Category Archives: Wafer and Foundries

Top Semiconductor Foundries 2024 Revenue

The accompanying table provides a summary of the full-year 2024 performance, including revenue (in USD billions), year-over-year (YoY) growth, and relevant notes for each company. Below are some highlights from the individual company reports:
 
TSMC: The world’s leading foundry, TSMC, continued its strong performance, reporting exceptional growth. While specific

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Texas Instruments (TI) 2024 Financial Report: A Year of Solid Performance Despite Market Slowdown

Texas Instruments’ 2024 financial report reveals a year of stable performance amidst a challenging macroeconomic environment. While revenue experienced a slight decline, the company demonstrated strong cash generation and significant returns to shareholders, highlighting the resilience of its business model and the effectiveness of its long-term strategy.
 
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X-FAB 2024 Financial Report: Navigating a Challenging Year

X-FAB’s 2024 financial report reflects a year of navigating significant market headwinds, primarily driven by industry-wide destocking, particularly impacting the automotive sector. Despite these challenges, the company demonstrated resilience, maintaining profitability and laying the groundwork for future growth.
 
Key Highlights of 2024:
 

Revenue Performance: Full-year 2024 revenue

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1nm Revolution: TSMC’s Next-Gen Chip Plant to Transform Southern Taiwan

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February-7, 2025 — TSMC , Taiwan’s leading semiconductor manufacturer, is reportedly planning a new 1-nanometer fabrication plant in Tainan’s Shalun area. This massive facility, a Giga-Fab capable of housing six 12-inch wafer fabs, aims to leverage the existing advanced manufacturing cluster in the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP). Its location

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GlobalFoundries Announces Leadership Transition

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February 6, 2025  — GlobalFoundries (GF), a leading semiconductor manufacturer, announced a significant leadership transition and outlined ambitious expansion plans this week. Effective April 28th, 2025, Tim Breen, currently the Chief Operating Officer (COO), will succeed Thomas Caulfield as President and CEO. Caulfield, who has served as CEO since 2018,

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Chipmakers Rush to Build New Fabrication Plants in 2025

The semiconductor industry is poised for a significant expansion in 2025, with plans to commence construction on 18 new fabrication plants (fabs). This surge, detailed in SEMI’s World Fab Forecast, reflects the industry’s projected growth to $697 billion in 2025, an 11.2% increase from 2024. While some fabs are slated

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