A Remarkable Leap: China's IC Production Set to Soar Past 500 Billion Units

A Remarkable Leap: China's IC Production Set to Soar Past 500 Billion Units

The first half of 2025 has been a landmark period for China's integrated circuit (IC) industry. The country's IC production volume has hit an all-time high, reaching an impressive 239.5 billion uni...
Silicon Wafer Market Navigates a Challenging Landscape

Silicon Wafer Market Navigates a Challenging Landscape

The silicon wafer market finds itself in a precarious position, grappling with a confluence of factors that are hindering its recovery. Despite the strategic importance of silicon wafers as the fou...
Diamet and Nagoya University Achieve High Current Output

Diamet and Nagoya University Achieve High Current Output

Diamet Corp. and Nagoya University are developing a compact Point-of-Load (PoL) converter that achieves high efficiency and high current output using their unique insulated TriMagic Converter techn...
Noritake Develops Polishing Pad for GaN Wafers

Noritake Develops Polishing Pad for GaN Wafers

Noritake Co., Ltd. has successfully developed a new polishing pad specifically designed for GaN wafer polishing. This innovative product incorporates a unique composite technology of organic and i...
Tokuyama Develops PV Panel Decomposition Technology

Tokuyama Develops PV Panel Decomposition Technology

Tokuyama is making strides in recycling discarded photovoltaic (PV) panels. They've successfully recovered plate glass using a unique low-temperature thermal decomposition method. The company is n...
Tohoku University Japan: High-Temperature Single Crystal Production Using Tungsten

Tohoku University Japan: High-Temperature Single Crystal Production Using Tungsten

Tohoku University in Japan has developed a new technology to produce oxide single crystals at high temperatures of 2200°C or higher, using a tungsten crucible with a high melting point.Previously...
NVIDIA and AMD: 15% of China's AI Semiconductor Sales to the Government

NVIDIA and AMD: 15% of China's AI Semiconductor Sales to the Government

Former U.S. President Trump revealed that NVIDIA and AMD would pay 15% of their AI semiconductor sales revenue in China to the U.S. government. In return for this payment, NVIDIA and AMD were allow...
ST Microelectronics Launches High-Efficiency IGBT for Home Appliances

ST Microelectronics Launches High-Efficiency IGBT for Home Appliances

STMicroelectronics has launched the "STGWA30IH160DF2," a high thermal efficiency IGBT . With a rated voltage of 1600V, this IGBT is designed for high-power household appliances such as induction he...
Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market Surpasses ¥20 Trillion Milestone - Soka Technology

반도체 제조 장비 시장, ¥20조 돌파

반도체 제조장비 시장(36개 주요 기업의 매출을 기준으로 서비스 포함)은 2024년에 처음으로 ¥20조를 돌파했습니다. 전 세계 반도체 제조업체와 중국 현지 기업들의 공격적인 투자 계획에 힘입어 전년 대비 19.5%라는 높은 성장률을 기록했습니다. 또한 중국 장비 제조업체들도 전체 시장을 크게 웃도는 속도로 성장하고 있습니다. 조립 및 테스트 부문도 ...