The number of 300mm wafer fabrication facilities in operation continues to increase. With nine new 300mm wafer fabs scheduled to open in 2019, the worldwide number of operational 300mm wafer fabs is ...

Specialty foundry Globalfoundries and GlobalWafers, among the world's top-3 silicon wafer producer, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a long-term supply agreement for 300mm ...

Yesterday, GlobalWafers and the U.S. government officially inked an agreement under which the U.S. government will provide $406 million funding to GlobalWafer. The funding will help GlobalWafers ...

The industry's shift to 300mm-wafer production gained momentum last week when Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Xilinx Inc. separately launched products based on the large-scale silicon media, but ...

El Segundo, Calif., April 26, 2010—Following a weak 2009, global demand for silicon used in semiconductor manufacturing is expected to rebound robustly in 2010, led by shipments of cutting-edge 300mm ...

Nine new 300mm wafer fabs scheduled to open in 2019, five of them in China IC Insights recently released its Global Wafer Capacity 2019-2023 report that provides in-depth analyses and forecasts of IC ...

Semiconductor research lab imec is to develop processes for growing GaN power semiconductors on 300mm wafers – capacity is now mostly on 200mm. It will be working with Aixtron, GlobalFoundries, KLA, ...

The supply chain for bare wafers is off-kilter. Demand is appreciably higher than the wafer suppliers can keep up with, creating shortages that could last for years. For 300mm starting wafers, the top ...

German chipmaker Infineon has successfully developed the world’s first 300mm power gallium nitride (GaN) wafers. The company said that the breakthrough will help to boost the market for GaN-based ...

After a downturn in 2019, the silicon wafer market is expected to rebound in 2020. 2021 looks even better for silicon wafers. Silicon wafers are a fundamental part of the semiconductor business. Every ...

What just happened? Texas Instruments announced it will build 300mm wafer fabrication plants in Sherman, Texas, to tackle the increasing demand for semiconductors worldwide. Construction of the first ...

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