WASHINGTON—Mar. 6, 2025—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor sales hit $56.5 billion during the month of January 2025, an increase of 17.9% compared to the January 2024 total of $47.9 billion and 1.7% less than the December 2024 total of $57.5 billion. Monthly sales are compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization and represent a three-month moving average. SIA represents 99% of the U.S. semiconductor industry by revenue and nearly two-thirds of non-U.S. chip firms.

MANCHESTER, N.H., March 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allegro (NASDAQ: ALGM) ("Allegro" or the "Company") today confirmed that it received an unsolicited proposal from onsemi to acquire Allegro for $35.10 per share in cash on February 12, 2025. The Allegro Board of Directors reviewed the proposal, in consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors, and determined that the proposal was inadequate.

SINGAPORE: A new S$500 million (US$374 million) semiconductor fabrication research and development facility will be located in JTC nanoSpace @ Tampines and begin operations in 2027.

To remain a semiconductor powerhouse, Singapore must invest in research and development to drive innovation in the industry, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong said on Thursday (Mar 6).

Boston Scientific led a $175 million investment in heart disease device developer 4C Medical Technologies.
The investment, which 4C Medical disclosed Wednesday, will support an ongoing pivotal trial of the company’s transcatheter mitral valve replacement device in the U.S. and Europe.
4C Medical’s focus on minimally invasive therapies for structural heart disease aligns with Boston Scientific’s activities.

SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- Chip giant SK hynix Inc. said Thursday it has decided to withdraw from the image sensor business for smartphones and digital cameras to focus on artificial intelligence (AI) memory in a bid to strengthen its competitiveness as a leading AI memory provider.

"In order to solidify our position as a global AI company, we will integrate the image sensor business unit into the AI memory business," SK hynix said in a release.

The company said the decision will allow it to sharpen its focus on AI memory and establish itself as a "full-stack AI memory provider," offering a broad array of AI-centric memory products and technologies.

GlobalWafers Co (環球晶圓), the world’s third-largest silicon wafer supplier, yesterday said it would take longer for the company’s new US fabs to break even if it did not secure chip subsidies from the US government as estimated previously.

The company’s remarks came as US President Donald Trump’s call yesterday to scrap the US CHIPS and Science Act, or the US$52 billiion semiconductor subsiday program, stoked concerns about the profitability of its two new advanced fabs in Texas and Missouri.

KUALA LUMPUR: British chip giant Arm Holdings signed an agreement with Malaysia on Wednesday (Mar 5) to bolster the Southeast Asian country's efforts to produce high-end semiconductors amid the US-China tech trade war.

Malaysia is a key player in the vital chips sector but has been largely focused on packaging, assembly and testing services - the lower end of the market.

The agreement will see Softbank-owned Arm provide chip designs and other technology, helping Malaysia to move into more value-added production such as wafer fabrication and integrated circuit design.

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday U.S. lawmakers should get rid of a landmark 2022 bipartisan law to give $52.7 billion in subsidies for semiconductor chips manufacturing and production and use the proceeds to pay debt.

"Your CHIPS Act is a horrible, horrible thing. We give hundreds of billions of dollars and it doesn't mean a thing. They take our money and they don't spend it," Trump said in a speech to Congress. "You should get rid of the CHIPS Act and whatever is left over, Mr. Speaker, you should use it to reduce debt."

San Diego, CA, March 5, 2025: TECHCET — the electronic materials advisory firm providing semiconductor materials supply chain information — forecasts a steady improvement for the silicon wafers market, projecting an annual growth of ~7% in 2025, with stronger gains in 2026. While 300mm wafers will see the highest growth, fueled in part by increasing demand for advanced packaging, smaller diameters like 150mm are expected to decline as the legacy device segment of the market increasingly shifts toward 200mm. Overall, wafer shipments are expected to see a 5% CAGR through 2029, as inventory levels stabilize and demand picks up in the second half of the year, as indicated in TECHCET’s Critical Materials Report™ on Silicon Wafers.

MILPITAS, Calif. — March 4, 2025 — The Semiconductor Climate Consortium (SCC) today unveiled its four key initiatives for 2025, marking a significant step forward in advancing the industry’s commitment to decarbonization and transparency. These initiatives are designed to sharpen the focus on decarbonization and resource optimization, accelerating industry-wide progress and continuing to foster collaboration across the segment.