A world-first N-polar GaN wafer created by Chinese scientists could be a game changer for the semiconductor industry.

February 7, 2024 — Worldwide silicon wafer shipments in 2023 decreased 14.3% to ... while weakening foundry and analog uptake accounted for a drop in shipments of 8-inch wafers. "Shipments of 12-inch ...

MILPITAS, Calif. — February 7, 2023 — Setting new all-time highs, worldwide silicon wafer shipments in 2022 increased 3.9% to 14,713 million square inches (MSI) while wafer revenue rose 9.5% to $13.8 ...

On March 22, the JFS Laboratory research team in Wuhan, Hubei province, announced the world's first successful fabrication of 8-inch N-polar GaN-on-insulator (GaNOI) wafers on silicon substrate.