Lead frame makers expanding capacity to better serve IDMs
Taiwan-based le.....»»
Zhen Ding, Unimicron looking to extend lead over peers via bold capex injection
The coronavirus pandemic may force many Taiwan-based PCB makers to slow down their capacity expansion plans in the short term due to uncertain market prosp.....»»
China revving up IC backend equipment development
China is expanding its semiconductor equipment self-sufficiency, with homegrown makers stepping up development of wet process and high-end back-end packaging equipment to serve domestic foundry and backend houses, according to industry sources......»»
Chinese PCB makers expanding capacity for 5G applications
Driven by growing demand for 5G handset applications, China-based PCB makers are keenly expanding capacity for HDI and substrate-like PCB (SLP) products and IC substrates, according to industry sources......»»
Cell battery makers keen on capacity ramps to meet rising demand from TWS earbud sector
A number of lithium-ion battery makers in Germany, China and Taiwan are mulling expanding their production capacities for button cells to cash in on increasing demand from the TWS (true wireless stereo) headset sector, according to industry sources......»»
China AI chip development to spur ABF substrate capacity expansion
Taiwan IC substrate makers will have no time to lose in expanding their ABF substrate capacities as demand for such subs.....»»
Factbox: The world"s biggest electric vehicle battery makers
Asian companies dominate the market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries and they are expanding their production capacity in Europe, China and the United States in a fight to win lucrative contracts from global automakers......»»
Hinge makers expanding MIM capacity, eyeing foldable smartphones
Taiwan-based hinge makers including Shin Zu Shing (SZS) and Jarllytec ha.....»»
Taiwan makers enjoy stable consumer MCU orders from IDMs
With major international IDMs including STMicroelectronics failing to ease the prolonged lead time for MCU shipments, Taiwan-based MCU makers will continue to ben.....»»
Ronald McDonald House"s new Houston CEO uses military background to lead the nonprofit through growth phase
"We’re very much in a change phase — both where we’re physically changing and significantly increasing capacity and in how we’re able to serve.".....»»
China solar cell makers expanding PERC capacities
China-based Tongwei Solar is expanding annual production capacity for PERC solar cells to 9.0GWp by year-end 2018, including 6.0.....»»
Memory module makers continue stockpiling
Memory chipmakers continue to see their downstream module and device customers stockpile, while experiencing tight fab capacity, according to industry sources in Taiwan......»»
Drive-backed gene therapy startup raises $120M to amp up biotech manufacturing in Grove City
A gene therapy startup that launched last summer has raised $120 million toward expanding its biotech manufacturing capacity in Grove City. It's the largest Series B financing in Ohio history, according to PitchBook......»»
PTI to further expand DRAM backend capacity
Powertech Technology (PTI) plans to further expand production capacity for standard-type DRAM memory at its Xian plant in China to better serve major clients, according to the Taiwan-based OSAT......»»
BLU maker Coretronic gearing up for capacity expansion
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic is expanding its production capacity in Vietnam and China to meet increasing market demand, according to Sarah Lin, president of its energy-saving device unit......»»
Delivery lead times for MCUs prolonged to over 6 months, says Holtek
Delivery lead times for MCUs have been prolonged to more than six months due to tight capacity at foundry fabs and IC backend service providers, according to Armstrong Tsai, vice president of Holtek Semiconductor......»»
Highlights of the day: TSMC to expand capacity in China
TSMC has allocated a budget of almost of US$3 billion for expanding capacity of mature process technology. But until the capacity comes on line, mature process capacity will remain tight throught at least .....»»
ChipMOS to expand backend capacity for memory chips
Backend house ChipMOS Technologies will expand production capacity for memory chips by 30-40% in 2021 to meet strong demand from major memory module makers in Taiwan, according to industry sources......»»
Delivery lead times for USB PD chips prolonged
Delivery lead times for notebook-use USB power delivery (PD) chips at international vendors, such as Cypress, have been prolonged to at least 28 weeks due to tight capacity at 8-inch foundry fabs, according to industry sources......»»