Capacity leaders in each wafer size
It is not surprising that the 300mm ranking includes only DRAM and NAND flash memory suppliers like Samsung, Micron, SK Hynix, and Kioxia/WD; four of the world’s largest pure-play foundries TSMC, GlobalFoundries, UMC, and Powerchip (including Nexchip); and Intel, the industry’s biggest manufacturer of microprocessors.
TSMC has the largest capacity in the main wafer sizes, with Intel No.6 in 12 inch and ST No.2 in 8 inch and No.5 in the ≤150mm category, reports IC Insights in its
Global Wafer Capacity 2021-2025 report. Infineon is No.4 in eight inch.
Figure 1. compares the relative amounts of capacity held by the top 10 leaders.
Chipmakers reallocate wafer capacity to ease global chip shortage for vehicles
Zhang Dan Published: Jan 28, 2021 09:23 PM
More than 4,000 vehicles produced by Chinese automakers wait to be loaded on a ship in Lianyungang, East China s Jiangsu Province over the weekend. The cars will be exported to countries including the UK and Belgium. Photo: cnsphoto
Chip producers in China are churning out wafers to support carmakers around the world while a global shortage of vehicle chips persists, leaving some automakers around the world with no choice but to shut down assembly lines.
The world s largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), said that it is expediting critical automotive products.