In total, there are more than 200 fabs worldwide that produce chips using 200mm (8-inch) diameter wafers. Today, China has several new 200mm fab projects on the drawing board. More advanced chips are ...

150mm and 200mm wafer fabs accounted for two-thirds of total closures. March 01, 2018 -- Since the global economic recession of 2008-2009, the IC industry has been on a mission to pare down older ...

Littelfuse LFUS recently completed the acquisition of the 200mm wafer fab in Dortmund, Germany, from Elmos Semiconductor SE, a move set to become effective on Dec. 31, 2024. The acquisition aligns ...

90% of closures were ≤200mm wafer fabs; greatest number of closures in Japan. February 28, 2019 -- The IC industry has been on a mission to pare down older capacity (i.e., ≤200mm wafers) in order to ...

IT is common knowledge that the Electrical and Electronics (E&E) sector is a major economic driver for Malaysia. In 2019, it contributed 38% to Malaysia’s exports, of which 52% comprised ...

Chip giant TSMC is investing a historic $165 billion in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, the company announced earlier this month. However, not much of that, if any, is expected to come to the compan ...

The company said that it was about to release the first products based on its advanced 200 mm SiC technology to customers in Q1 ... from 150-millimeter wafers to the larger and more efficient ...

MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are estimated to increase 200mm fab capacity 20% from 2021 through 2025, adding 13 new 200mm lines as the ...

Poro Technologies (Porotech) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) have formed a partnership to develop and manufacture 200mm GaN-on ... runs only 8-inch wafer fabs, reportedly plans ...