GlobalWafers Secures $406 Million Subsidy for Expanding Advanced 12-Inch Silicon Wafer Production On December 18, GlobalWafers, a leading semiconductor silicon wafer manufacturer, announced that its U.S. subsidiaries, GlobalWafers America (GWA) and MEMC LLC (MEMC), have received direct subsidies ...

Taiwan's semiconductor factories operate around the clock, consuming significant amounts of electricity. Taiwan Power Company has raised industrial electricity rates twice this year, and the financial impact is now starting to appear in corporate earnings. According to Economic Daily News, TSMC C...

According to a report from UDN, TSMC held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for its Dresden, Germany plant, offering a significant boost to the EU's efforts to stabilize its chip supply. TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei led a team of top executives at the event, joined by key officials including German ...

On July 17th, silicon wafer giant GlobalWafers announced that it is setting up a research and development center in Sherman, Texas, and constructing a 12-inch silicon wafer production line in St. Peters, Missouri. This move is expected to strengthen its US semiconductor supply chain. It is worth ...

As memory prices and demand rise, memory manufacturers Nanya Technology and Winbond have resumed normal production, no longer reducing output as they did last year. TrendForce and industry sources cited in a report from Liberty Times Net also indicate that memory shipments will continue to recover...