SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Dec. 9, 2024 – onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Silicon Carbide Junction Field-Effect Transistor (SiC JFET) technology business, including the United Silicon Carbide subsidiary, from Qorvo for $115 million in cash. The acquisition will complement onsemi’s extensive EliteSiC
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – January 15, 2025 – SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), the trusted technology realization partner, today announced the launch of ThermaView℠ Solutions, a complete suite of services and technologies designed to meet the evolving needs of thermal imaging system designers. These solutions will deliver capabilities to support development and production of state-of-the-art,
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HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C. – Jan. 10, 2025 – TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenue for December 2024: On a consolidated basis, revenue for December 2024 was approximately NT$278.16 billion, an increase of 0.8 percent from November 2024 and an increase of 57.8 percent from December 2023. Revenue
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Wafer fabrication, or wafer fab, plays a crucial role in transforming raw materials into the intricate microchips that power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles.
The process of wafer fabrication involves various sophisticated techniques and technologies that ensure precision and efficiency in creating integrated circuits. With the growth of
MILPITAS, Calif. — January 7, 2025 — The semiconductor industry is expected to start 18 new fab construction projects in 2025*, according to SEMI’s latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report. The new projects include three 200mm and fifteen 300mm facilities, the majority of which are expected to begin operations from 2026 to 2027.
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Jan. 6, 2025–According to Ben Bajarin, CEO and Principal Analyst at Creative Strategies, the cost of manufacturing Apple’s chips has skyrocketed. The transition from the A7’s 28nm process to the A18 Pro’s cutting-edge 3nm node has seen wafer prices increase from $5,000 to $18,000 per wafer, a nearly fourfold increase.
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