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Why procurement professionals should pay attention to CSA Catapult

The Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult is the UK’s authority on compound semiconductor applications and commercialisation. Based in Newport, South Wales, it operates as a centre of excellence equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. The Catapult specialises in the measurement, characterisation, integration, and validation of compound semiconductor technologies across four areas: power electronics, advanced packaging, radio frequency

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Market Analysis

Japan’s return to semiconductor manufacturing: a strategic rebirth

One only needs to look back a few decades to see when the semiconductor landscape had Japan on top, controlling over 50% of the market. However, since then, a combination of geopolitical pressures, particularly from the United States, alongside increasing competition from rival Asian nations like South Korea and Taiwan has led to a steep

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New Infineon Fab in Malaysia
News

Infineon opens its new SiC power fab in Malaysia

In the back drop of growing global fab production, Infineon Technologies has officially opened the first phase of a new fab in Malaysia that will become the world’s largest and most competitive 200-millimetre silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor fab. Malaysian Prime Minister YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Chief Minister of the state of Kedah

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Industry Insights

Where are new advanced fabs being built currently?

Across the globe, a race is on to construct new advanced fabs (semiconductor fabrication plants), so where are these cutting-edge facilities being built exactly? The fab landscape Owing in large part to the current tense nature of the geopolitical landscape, countries across the globe have been pushing increasingly to build more semiconductor fabrication facilities, especially

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Regulation

Chips and Science Act of 2022 – What Could Go Wrong?

Its full name is Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors and Science Act of 2022. The CHIPS Act, as it is more commonly known, was signed into law on August 9, 2022. The Act provides for $280 billion in spending over the next ten years, with $200 billion targeting scientific R&D and commercialization, $52.7 billion

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