Rapidus, a semiconductor company supported by eight major Japanese companies and funded by the government, is building its first wafer factory to challenge the 2-nanometer process and shoulder significant responsibility for revitalizing Japanese wafer manufacturing. In a recent interview, Rapidus President Toshiro stated that he is confident that the company can catch up with the two major wafer manufacturers TSMC and Samsung Electronics in a short period of time.   Bloomberg reported that 73 year old Toshiro is challenging Japan to build a globally competitive semiconductor manufacturing company within four years. Rapidus was only established in August last year and is spending billions of dollars to create an advanced wafer factory by 2027, becoming a domestic asset that can consolidate and strengthen the Japanese economy. Rapidus' goal is to have the ability t...

With the rapid popularization of new energy electric vehicles, automobile manufacturers are striving to improve powertrain efficiency while also paying attention to the cost-effectiveness of electric vehicles. On the 10th, DENSO, a globally renowned automotive electronics supplier, and USJC, a subsidiary of Lianhua Electronics Japan, jointly announced at USJC's wafer factory in Sanchong Prefecture, Japan that the insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) jointly produced by the two companies has entered mass production at USJC's 12 inch wafer factory. DENSO President Youma Haoer stated that he is pleased to participate in the shipment celebration ceremony and witness the firm partnership between DENSO, UMC, and USJC. Talents from both the semiconductor and automotive industries, with mutual respect and honest cooperation, have become the s...

South Korean media reported that after the United States strengthened its control over the export of chip equipment to Chinese Mainland, which caused anxiety in South Korea, the U.S. government is considering setting up new specifications and standards for chip manufacturers not in Chinese Mainland. In addition to being expected to benefit Korean factories such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, Taiwan factories may also be exposed to rain and dew.     The South Korean Economic Daily and BusinessKorea reported that the United States Department of Commerce is discussing with South Korean officials to draw up another set of equipment import standards to strengthen the predictability of non Chinese Mainland chip manufacturers and minimize the interference to the global supply chain,   According to the new specification, Korean manufactur...

Hon Hai Technology Chairman Liu Yangwei stated today that Hon Hai Group will complete the final testing phase of its low orbit satellite and launch it into space in the fourth quarter. The group is also developing augmented reality (AR) eyewear sightseeing applications, and it is estimated that the revenue share of AI servers will increase this year.   Hon Hai held an online legal representative briefing in the afternoon, looking forward to the semiconductor layout. Liu Yangwei pointed out that the third generation semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) wafer foundry has had more than 5 customers put it into trial production, and advanced wafer level packaging and testing factories have already mass-produced and shipped it. In the automotive system on a chip, Liu Yangwei pointed out that Hon Hai launched the automotive Virtual Platform development platform, w...

TSMC's 3 nanometers were mass-produced last year, and the 2 nanometers are expected to be mass-produced in 2025. Zhang Xiaoqiang, Senior Vice General Manager of Business Development, stated that TSMC's 3 nanometers are the world's leading technology and will also lead the world in the production of 2 nanometers.   TSMC held the 2023 Taiwan Provincial Technology Forum today. Zhang Zongsheng, Deputy General Manager of Advanced Technology and Mask Engineering, stated that in order to meet customer needs, TSMC has rapidly and steadily increased the production capacity of advanced processes at 7nm, 5nm, and 3nm, with an estimated compound growth rate of 40% from 2019 to 2023. Zhang Zongsheng pointed out that the improvement of yield at 5 nanometers is better than that at 7 nanometers during the same period. Currently, 3 nanometers are in mass produ...