WASHINGTON—March 4, 2024—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor industry sales totaled $47.6 billion during the month of January 2024, an increase of 15.2% compared to the January 2023 total of $41.3 billion but a decrease of 2.1% from the December 2023 total of $48.7 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.

BEIJING, March 4 (Reuters) - Chinese chip assembly and testing firm JCET Group (600584.SS), opens new tab said on Monday it plans to buy an 80% stake in a Shanghai flash memory facility owned by Western Digital Corporation (WDC.O), opens new tab for about $624 million in cash.

WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting an environmental review of Micron's (MU.O), opens new tab plans for a manufacturing mega campus to make dynamic random-access memory chips in central New York state, the agency said on Friday, opens new tab.
Micron intends to invest up to $100 billion over the next 20-plus years to construct the 1,400-acre (570-hectare) campus in Clay, New York, with $20 billion planned by 2030.

The takeover of the former Newport Wafer Fab factory has been cleared after years of uncertainty.

India has approved building three semiconductor plants with investments of more than $15 billion as the country aims to become a major chip hub.

Earlier this week, Apple supplier ams OSRAM announced it would "re-assess its microLED strategy" after a "cornerstone project" was "unexpectedly cancelled." Counterpoint Research's Display Supply Chain Consultants informed MacRumors that this project related to the rumored Apple Watch with a microLED display.

GlobalWafers Co (環球晶圓), the world’s No. 3 silicon wafer supplier, on Tuesday posted a record profit for last year on the back of more long-term supply agreements (LTA) with customers, despite industry headwinds.

Net profit grew 28.6 percent to NT$19.77 billion (US$626.2 million), compared with NT$15.37 billion in 2022. Earnings per share jumped to NT$45.41 from NT$35.31 the previous year.

HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., Feb. 29, 2024 – The TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) Board of Directors today held a special meeting and approved the appointment of Senior Vice President of R&D Dr. Y.J. Mii and Senior Vice President of Operations Mr. Y.P. Chyn as Executive Vice Presidents and Co-Chief Operating Officers of TSMC.

Altera prioritizes customers with end-to-end FPGAs, accessible AI, software and supply resilience.

Rohinni Inc., a Liberty Lake-based LED manufacturing company, has filed for liquidation under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court after reporting a 96% drop in revenue in 2023, court filings with the Eastern District Court of Washington show.