Silicon photonics technology was hotly discussed during the SEMICON Taiwan 2023. At the Silicon Photonics Global Summit held September 5 alongside the exhibition, I was invited to...
Taiwan's OSATs and foundry TSMC that boasts testing capacity have refrained from making the expected purchases of new wafer probers and automated testing equipment (ATE) from major...
While the Intel-initiated Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) consortium has attracted many participants, Japan's academic and industry players are also stepping up efforts...
Japan is set to officially tighten export controls on 23 semiconductor equipment items to China, starting in July, following the US-led containment against Chinese semiconductor industry...
Japanese semiconductor equipment suppliers Canon, Ulvac, Advantest, and material maker Sumitomo Bakelite are accelerating the R&D of back-end process products. Rapidus, a chip...
Delivery lead times for IC packaging and testing machines have shortened notably amid weakening demand and improving supply of basic ICs used in the machines, according to industry...
Semiconductor supply chain players will continue to face relatively high market uncertainty in 2023, and are not expected to embark on a clear growth track until 2024, according to...
AI-based system-level testing (SLT) solutions will be increasingly needed to support new chipsets and modules for server, industrial control and automotive applications, according...
Taiwan-based display driver IC backend specialists including Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies plan to procure additional high-end testing equipment, mainly from Japan's...
Display driver IC (DDI) backend houses Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies both plan to raise their quotes by 10-20% later in the first quarter of 2022, according to industry...
OLED display drive IC (DDI) demand for handset and automotive applications is set to grow sharply in 2022 allowing DDI backend specialists ChipMos Technologies and Chipbond Technology...
It will take at least six months for Advantest to deliver its high-end SoC testing equipment as shortage of key chip components needed to power the equipment has constrained the company's...
Display driver IC backend specialists including Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies will remain focused on expanding high-end testing capacity in 2022 to satisfy growing...
Taiwan-based IC testing houses including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec are all expected to post a particularly strong first quarter of 2022, as...
