GlobalWafers Co (環球晶圓) yesterday said shipments from most of its factories that suffered hacker attacks last week are expected to resume today.

GlobalWafers, the world’s third-largest silicon wafer maker, said in a statement that information systems operated by some of its factories suffered hacker attacks on Wednesday last week.

According to a report from Nikkei, Japanese memory manufacturer Kioxia has ended production cuts amidst a recovery in the memory market and has secured new bank credit support. The company’s plants in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, and Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, have restored their production lines to 100% capacity, focusing mainly on NAND flash production.

June 13 (Reuters) - Onsemi, opens new tab said on Thursday it would cut its global workforce by about 1,000 employees, as the chipmaker looks to streamline its operations and reduce costs.

Singapore, June 12, 2024 – Today marks a milestone in the history of Siltronic AG: After more than 500 construction days and roughly 23 million working hours, Siltronic inaugurated one of the world’s most advanced wafer fabs. The inauguration of the new production facility, which is one of the most modern and cost-efficient of its kind, took place today.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it will invest about 100 billion yen ($636 million) to expand its power semiconductor production over three years through March 2027, aiming to ramp up sales of chips widely used for power control in electric vehicles and industrial devices as part of its turnaround efforts.

JERUSALEM, June 10 (Reuters) - Intel Corp (INTC.O), opens new tab is halting plans for a $25-billion factory in Israel, Israeli financial news website Calcalist said on Monday, in a report that the chipmaker did not confirm or deny.

WASHINGTON - US job growth blew past estimates in May even as unemployment edged up, data showed on June 7, underscoring the labour market’s resilience as policymakers seek to cool the economy gradually.

But the hotter-than-expected figures could complicate the Federal Reserve’s calculus as it weighs the right time to lower interest rates.

ASML Holding NV will ship its latest chipmaking machine to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) this year.

Two of ASML’s biggest customers, TSMC and Intel Corp, will get the so-called high-NA extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machine by the end of this year, ASML chief financial officer Roger Dassen told analysts in a recent call, according to the company spokesperson.

Hsinchu, Eindhoven, June 5, 2024 – Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (“VIS”, TPEx 5347) and NXP Semiconductors N.V. (“NXP”, NASDAQ: NXPI) today announce the plan to create a manufacturing joint-venture VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Pte Ltd (“VSMC”) which will build a new 300mm semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility in Singapore. The joint-venture fab will support 130nm to 40nm mixed-signal, power management and analog products, targeting the automotive, industrial, consumer and mobile end markets. The underlying process technologies are planned to be licensed and transferred to the joint venture from TSMC.

Transaction related to Irish factory continues Intel’s Smart Capital strategy to support flexible and capital-efficient growth.