
Foundry houses increase eight-inch capacity
Vanguard buys a fab from Globalfoundries
Foundry houses are expanding their eight-inch wafer capacities and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has even bought a fab from Globalfoundries.

Silicon wafer prices will rise this year due to demand increase
After reaching 11 year low per square-inch
Prices of semiconductor-grade silicon wafers are expected to rise this year thanks to a ramp-up of demand coming from China-based foundries, according to Doris Hsu, chairman and CEO of GlobalWafers.

Wafer prices to soar next year
It’s the thin edge of the wedge
Prices of 12-inch silicon wafers may rise by as much as 20 percent in 2017.