Category Archives: Wafer and Foundries

Biden-Harris Administration Announce Preliminary Terms with Coherent, SkyWater, and X-Fab to Advance U.S. Supply Chain Security

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Dec-11, 2024  — Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce signed three separate preliminary memoranda of terms (PMT) under the CHIPS and Science Act to provide up to $33 million in proposed direct funding to Coherent, up to $16 million in proposed direct funding to

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GlobalFoundries GaN Chip Manufacturing Advances with $9.5 Million U.S. Federal Funding

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ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt., December 4, 2024 — GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) has received an additional $9.5 million in federal funding from the U.S. government to advance the manufacturing of GF’s essential gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon semiconductors at its facility in Essex Junction, Vermont. The funding moves GF closer to large-scale

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VSMC Celebrates Breaking Ground on 300mm Fab in Singapore

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Singapore, Dec. 4, 2024 – VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Pte Ltd (VSMC), the joint venture formed in September, 2024 by Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS, TPEx 5347) and NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXP, NASDAQ: NXPI) today celebrated breaking ground at the site of the joint venture’s new 300mm wafer manufacturing facility

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TSMC Accelerates Construction of its First 2-Nanometer Fab in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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December 2nd, 2024 — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s leading contract chipmaker, today announced the commencement of equipment installation for its groundbreaking 2-nanometer fabrication facility in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. This milestone marks a significant acceleration of the project, with installation beginning six months ahead of schedule.
 
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GlobalFoundries Secures $1.5 Billion in CHIPS Act Funding to Expand US Semiconductor Production

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GlobalFoundries (GF), a leading semiconductor manufacturer, has been awarded up to $1.5 billion in funding under the US CHIPS and Science Act. This significant investment, part of GF’s larger $13 billion plan to expand its US production capacity over the next decade, will bolster domestic chip production and address critical

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Quantum-Si Expands Collaboration with SkyWater to Develop New Chip Production Process Critical for Groundbreaking New Proteomics Platform

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BRANFORD, Conn. and BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – November 20, 2024 – Quantum-Si Incorporated (Nasdaq: QSI) (“Quantum-Si,” or “QSI”), The Protein Sequencing Company™ and SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), the trusted technology realization partner, announced today they will jointly expand their relationship to support the development of Proteus, Quantum-Si’s next-generation platform designed to transform proteomic research.

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