Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) up to $325 million in direct funding under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication facilities.
Semiconductors
Eighteen New Semiconductor Fabs to Start Construction in 2025
The semiconductor industry is expected to start 18 new fab construction projects in 2025. The new projects include three 200mm and fifteen 300mm facilities, the majority of which are expected to begin operations from 2026 to 2027.
Applying Visual Data Science and AI to Solve Complex Manufacturing Challenges
Spotfire’s immersive analytics experience aligns with natural human interactions, offering features like AI-powered recommendations, real-time data integration, and intuitive visual manipulation.
2025: A Blend of Challenges and Opportunities
The semiconductor industry remains a dynamic landscape, propelled by technical advancements and shifting market demands.
DreamBig Semiconductor Announces Partnership with Samsung Foundry
DreamBig empowers customers to forge the future of AI, datacenter, edge, storage, and automotive solutions by developing application specific processor/accelerator chiplets and composing products by adding the chiplets to MARS Chiplet Platform with world leading Chiplet Hub for scale-up and Networking IO Chiplets for scale-out.
Littelfuse Completes Acquisition of the 200mm Wafer Fab Located in Dortmund, Germany
Acquisition supports long-term growth strategy by enhancing power semiconductor capabilities.
ASU Research Park Named as Planned Site for Third CHIPS for America R&D Flagship Facility
Facility is expected to host the world’s first 300mm front-end semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging research facility.
2025 Outlook: Executive Viewpoints
Each year, Semiconductor Digest turns to industry leaders and analysts to get their viewpoints on what they expect to see in the coming year in terms of critical tech and business trends.
2025: Navigating Shifts in Semiconductor Demand
I would expect numbers for wafer fab equipment (WFE) to be between 5% and 10% growth, reaching the low $100 billions for 2025.
2025: AI, Device Complexity Will Continue to Drive Packaging and Test Demands
The products used to power today’s AI/ML applications are far more complex than anything our industry has seen before.
