150mm and 200mm wafer fabs accounted for two-thirds of total closures. March 01, 2018 -- Since the global economic recession of 2008-2009, the IC industry has been on a mission to pare down older ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of Economic Affairs announced Tuesday that Taiwan’s integrated circuit production in the first two months of the year hit an all-time high, growing by 21.74%.

Mixing financial data with manufacturing analytics can boost efficiency, but there are still pockets of resistance.

Wafer capacity growth of 8% forecast for 2018 and 2019 versus 4.8% average yearly growth from 2012-2017. February 12, 2018 -- IC industry wafer capacity, specifically in the memory segment, was ...

These factors reduce the overall number of wafers an IC manufacturer can process in a given time, and also raise production costs per chip. Extreme ultraviolet lithography can achieve these ...

From 2016 to 2018, silicon wafer makers saw booming demand, causing tight supply and high prices for wafers. In 2019, though, the IC market is slowing, which impacts the silicon wafer industry on ...