Hardest hit are ≤200mm wafer fabs; 70% of closures in Japan and North America. March 26, 2020 -- Over the past decade, the IC industry has been paring down its older capacity as manufacturers have ...

Currently deployed in multiple advanced wafer fabs ... to the autonomous fab." Dextro is a mobile unit with a robotic arm operated by a fab technician or engineer. The system uses various end ...

TSMC's first wafer fab in Kumamoto ... inspect the facility's wastewater management systems. Local residents have voiced concerns regarding the fab's extensive groundwater consumption and ...