China to become world's largest source of IC wafer capacity by 2026
Wafer capacity for IC production is expanding globally, but China is growing fastest and likely to become the world's largest source by 2026.
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2024 edition of Global Wafer Capacity report now available
We have completed the 17th annual edition of the Global Wafer Capacity report. The report analyzes the industry's capacity as it stood at the end of 2023 and provides a forecast through 2028.
Despite market weakness, new 300mm fabs still opening in 2023, many for power discretes
While the semiconductor market downturn persists, 13 new 300mm wafer fabs are still being brought online in 2023. These new fabs are mostly for the production of power transistors, advanced logic, and foundry services.
Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix Account for Three-Fourths of Leading-Edge Wafer Capacity
In analyzing the IC industry's installed wafer capacity for its new Global Wafer Capacity 2023 report, Knometa Research compiled data to identify the top companies in the segments of leading-edge, lagging-edge, mature, and large-feature technologies. At the end of 2022, Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix accounted for 76% of leading-edge capacity, with the vast majority of it for advanced DRAM and 3D NAND production.