Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology are slowing down production at their memory chip plants in Xi’an, China. The reason is that Xi’an, a city with a population of 12 million, went into lockdown on December 23, 2021, due to the spread of COVID-19. If more stringent restrictions are added, it… Read More »Will Xian lockdown affect DRAM supply?
SK hynix is making a move to diversify the sources of procurement for hafnium (Hf)-based high-k (high permittivity) precursors, which are being supplied solely from affiliate SK Trichem. SK hynix started evaluation work from the second half of last year to apply the Hf precursor of Mecaro, a South Korean… Read More »Competition to increase in Hafnium precursors
South Korean Park Systems, a company specializing in atomic force microscopy (AFM) based nano measurement, has developed a mask inspection equipment for EUV. It is capable of inspecting and improving defects without damaging the mask. Park Systems’ solution is currently undergoing equipment testing with major global foundry companies. EUV has… Read More »Atomic Force Microscope for EUV masks inspection
TSMC is currently in the process of steadily expanding production of products using the “N5” process node, and has announced plans to begin mass production of the “N4” node, a more advanced version of the N5 node, in 2021. The company also plans to begin volume production of the N3… Read More »TSMC move to N3 and what does it mean for the industry
Microsoft and Qualcomm will lead the second phase of a U.S. Department of Defense chip project that aims to secure the technology supply chain and strengthen U.S. production capabilities. The two companies were responsible for the initial development, which began in 2020 under the Department of Defense’s Rapid Assured Microelectronics… Read More »Department’s of Defense chip project
The International Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Association (SEMI) announced on the 3rd of December, that global semiconductor equipment sales recorded $26.8 billion in the third quarter of this year. This is a 38% increase from the same period of the previous year and an 8% increase from the previous quarter.… Read More »Semiconductor equipment sales hit a new record
Semiconductor-related companies, universities, and research institutes located in Incheon will establish a cooperative system for the development of the local semiconductor industry cluster. The ‘2021 Incheon Semiconductor Forum’ was held at Songdo Convensia in Incheon on the 9th December, co-hosted by Incheon Metropolitan City, Inha University, and Incheon Technopark. The… Read More »New Incheon semiconductor cluster
Semiconductors have been developed by narrowing the nano-scale circuit line width. To use ultra-fine processes in production, the exposure process technology that draws patterns on circuits must be improved. This can be only achieved with more sophisticated exposure equipment. The performance of exposure equipment depends on the maximum resolution in… Read More »How the EUV development spurs innovation in manufacturing ecosystem
Recently it unveiled three next-generation semiconductors including: a communication chip (Exynos Auto T5123), an infotainment processor (Exynos Auto V7), and a power management chip (S2VPS0). ‘Exynos Auto T5123’ is the first 5G communication chip on the market dedicated exclusively to vehicles. With a speed of up to 5.1Gb per second,… Read More »Samsung Electronics gears up to conquer the automotive semiconductor market
Samsung’s foundry partner, CoAsia, began to produce tangible results after two years and six months of entering the semiconductor design business. It is planning to supply SoC (System-on-Chip) samples for e-cigarettes to Company A in South Korea and begin mass production soon. Marketing efforts are also underway with major overseas… Read More »CoAsia to supply SoCs for e-cigarettes