HONG KONG, Feb 7, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – HG Semiconductor Limited (“HG Semiconductor”, together with its subsidiaries, “the Group”; stock code: 6908. HK) today announced the appointments of Dr. XU Zhihong (“Dr. Xu”) as Vice Chairman and Executive Director; Dr. CAO Yu (“Dr. Cao”) as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director; and... » read more
HONG KONG, Dec 13, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – HG Semiconductor Limited (“HG Semiconductor”, together with its subsidiaries, “the Group”; stock code: 6908. HK) announced that the resolution of the extraordinary general meeting was duly passed in relation to the investment agreement dated on 4 August 2022 (the “Investment Agreement”), which the Group... » read more
TOKYO, Dec 13, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation announced today the launch of the LS9600, a new system for detecting particles and defects on non-patterned wafer surfaces. It features a new high-output, short-wavelength laser that improves throughput at the sensitivity levels required for the mass production of cutting-edge semiconductor devices... » read more
SINGAPORE, Dec 13, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Rokko Holdings Ltd (“Rokko”) has marked its 30th anniversary as a proven specialist in the global semiconductor industry, having overcome successive challenges and business cycles through its commitment to innovation and R&D, with a focus on quality and strong technical support at the core of... » read more
HONG KONG, Nov 2, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – HG Semiconductor Limited (“HG Semiconductor”, together with its subsidiaries, “the Group”; stock code: 6908.HK) is pleased to announce that the Group has recently started manufacturing its own 6-inch gallium nitride (“GaN”) power electronics epitaxial wafer (the “Wafer”). The successful manufacturing of the Wafer happens... » read more
HONG KONG, Oct 24, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials Limited (“Niche-Tech Semiconductor” or the “Company”, with its subsidiaries collectively referred as the “Group”; HKEx Stock Code: 8490.HK), a leading semiconductor packaging materials manufacturer, is pleased to announce that Mr. Chow Bok Hin Felix, Executive Chairman and Executive Director of the... » read more
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Oct 17, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Recent economic and geopolitical developments, on top of the supply chain shortages and tight inventories in some markets, have driven market watchers to reduce their forecast growth for the semiconductor industry this year. Gartner Inc., for one, reduced its earlier forecast of 13.6% global... » read more
The global semiconductor revenue is expected to reach $661 billion in 2022, up by 13.7% year-over-year, according to International Data Corp. (IDC). While industry demand was driven by the industrial and automotive industries in 2021, IDC expects 5G, consumer electronics, wireless technologies, datacenters, and wearables will continue drive demand this year. The Asia Pacific region,... » read more
HONG KONG, Aug 30, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – HG Semiconductor Limited (“HG Semiconductor”, together with its subsidiaries, “the Group”; stock code: 6908.HK) is pleased to announce its unaudited consolidated results for the six months ended 30 June 2022 (the “first half of 2022” or the “Period”). Business ReviewDuring the Period, while developing... » read more
HONG KONG, Jun 7, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – HG Semiconductor Limited (“HG Semiconductor”, together with its subsidiaries, “the Group”; stock code: 6908.HK) is pleased to announce that two of the shareholders of the Group, including major shareholder GSR Capital Special Opportunity Fund L.P. (“GSR Capital”) and strategic shareholder Great Ocean Prime Holding... » read more
TOKYO, Jun 7, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device, Ltd. (HPSD) has developed two High-Voltage Motor Driver ICs primarily for room air-conditioners. The single-chip IC products ‘ECN30216’ & ‘ECN30624’ are able to tolerate large variation of supply voltage. Both products possess the function of shutting down all the output devices... » read more
TOKYO, Jun 3, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation announced the launch of the Hitachi Dark Field Wafer Defect Inspection System DI2800, a critical component in any semiconductor manufacturer’s metrology capabilities. The DI2800 is a high-speed metrology system designed to identify defects and particles on patterned wafers up to 8 inches... » read more
HONG KONG, May 19, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – HG Semiconductor Limited (“HG Semiconductor”, together with its subsidiaries, “the Group”; stock code: 6908.HK) is pleased to announce the introduction of a new strategic investor, Wide Yield Investment Holding Limited (“Wide Yield Investment”), which supports the vision and expansion of the Group to building... » read more
Kariya, Kuwana, Japan/Hsinchu, Taiwan, Apr 26, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – DENSO Corporation, a leading mobility supplier, and United Semiconductor Japan Co., Ltd. (“USJC”), a subsidiary of global semiconductor foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303)(“UMC”), today announced that the companies have agreed to collaborate on the production of power semiconductors at... » read more
Building up its Core Capabilities in GaN to Lay an All-round Strategic Layout for Business TransformationStriving to Become a Leading Supplier of Third-generation GaN Semiconductors in Greater China HONG KONG, Mar 31, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – HG Semiconductor Limited (“HG Semiconductor”, together with its subsidiaries, “the Group”; stock code: 6908.HK) is pleased to announce its... » read more
TOKYO, Mar 28, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) (TOKYO: 4004) has launched mass production of silicon carbide single crystal wafers (SiC wafers) with a diameter of 6 inches (150 mm), which are used as materials for SiC epitaxial wafers*1 to be processed and installed into SiC-based power semiconductors (SiC... » read more
Kyoto Semiconductor expands customer access worldwide and offers long-term customer support by providing Rochester Electronics with high quality optical semiconductors for communication and sensing. NEWBURYPORT, MA, March 9, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – Rochester Electronics LLC (Massachusetts, USA) is partnering with Kyoto Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan), a leading optical device solution manufacturer with world-class technologies and Japanese... » read more
KARIYA, JAPAN, Feb 15, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM), Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (“SSS”) and DENSO Corporation (“DENSO”) today announced that DENSO will take a minority stake in Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc. (“JASM”), TSMC’s majority-owned manufacturing subsidiary in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan with a US$0.35 billion investment. With... » read more
TOKYO, Feb 10, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) has demonstrated that it is possible to dramatically speed up the time required to search for optimal formulations of semiconductor materials, from several decades to several tens of seconds, using quantum computing technology. Image of optimization of semiconductor materials formulation... » read more
TOKYO, Feb 10, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) has demonstrated that it is possible to dramatically speed up the time required to search for optimal formulations of semiconductor materials, from several decades to several tens of seconds, using quantum computing technology. Semiconductor materials contain a large number of... » read more