176 news items tagged 16nm
TSMC expects another record in 1Q21 revenue
Thursday 14 January 2021TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$12.7 billion and US$13 billion in the first quarter of 2021, which is a 1.3% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
TSMC reportedly plans capacity expansion at Nanjing fab
Monday 23 November 2020TSMC has decided to build new facilities at its 12-inch fab in Nanjing to satisfy growing demand from the foundry's local customers in China, according to a report by Taiwan's Central...
TSMC expects 2020 revenue to rise 30%
Thursday 15 October 2020TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$12.4 billion and US$12.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, which is a 3.4% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Taiwan backend houses enjoy strong pull-in of orders from China
Monday 28 September 2020Taiwan-based backend houses have seen orders pull in since early second half of 2020 for chips including base station chips, handset application processors and server-use solutions...
Taiwan OSAT providers expect Intel to step up outsourcing
Tuesday 28 July 2020Intel is expected to step up its outsourcing of chips and processors, particularly GPUs and IoT chips, for years to come, according to sources at Taiwan-based outsourced assembly...
TSMC expects 3Q20 revenue to increase 9%, raises outlook
Thursday 16 July 2020TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$11.2 billion and US$11.5 billion in the third quarter of 2020, which is a 9.3% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
TSMC sees mature process capacity utilization pick up
Wednesday 15 July 2020TSMC has seen capacity utilization rates for 16nm and more mature processs pick up recently, and has demanded sufficient supplies from related materials providers through October,...
Samsung reportedly to skip 4nm foundry process
Thursday 2 July 2020Samsung Electronics has revised its foundry process roadmap, skipping 4nm and jumping directly to 3nm from 5nm, according to industry sources.
TSMC Nanjing posts 170% revenue hike in 2019
Thursday 11 June 2020TSMC Nanjing posted revenue of CNY4 billion (US$566.7 million) in 2019, up 170% on year, making it the third-largest foundry chipmaker in China trailing behind Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Foxsemicon to enjoy revenue growth in 2020
Friday 29 May 2020Semiconductor equipment maker Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, an affiliate of the Foxconn Group, is expected to post on-year revenue growth in 2020, according to industry sources...
Escalating trade war to hit China foundry sector
Friday 15 May 2020With the US set to impose new restrictions on exports to China, including exports of some critical semiconductor equipment, the ban that will become effective on June 29 is likely...
TSMC lands additional InFO packaging orders from Nephos
Wednesday 29 April 2020TSMC has landed additional InFO (integrated fan-out) packaging orders requiring short lead times from MediaTek's Nephos, according to industry sources.
TSMC enjoys ramp-up in orders from AMD, Nvidia
Thursday 23 April 2020A ramp-up in short lead-time orders placed by AMD and Nvidia will allow TSMC to post relatively strong results compared to other foundries in the first half of 2020, according to...
TSMC 3nm process development remains on track
Friday 17 April 2020TSMC has disclosed that its 3nm technology development remains on track, with risk production scheduled for 2021 followed by volume production in the second half of 2022.
TSMC expects flat 2Q20
Thursday 16 April 2020TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$10.1 billion and US$10.4 billion in the second quarter of 2020, flat from its sales in the first quarter.
TSMC reiterates sales guidance for 1Q20
Thursday 6 February 2020TSMC currently has no plans to revise its sales and margin guidance for the first quarter of 2020, according to the pure-play foundry, which also disclosed non-production staff at...
TSMC expects slight revenue decrease in 1Q20
Thursday 16 January 2020TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$10.2 billion and US$10.3 billion in the first quarter of 2020, representing an about 1.4% sequential decrease. Gross margin and operation...
SMIC scaling up 14nm chip output
Thursday 16 January 2020Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has kicked off volume production of chips built using 14nm FinFET process technology at its manufacturing site in Shanghai since the...
Taiwan IC design houses ramping up output for 1Q20
Wednesday 15 January 2020Taiwan-based IC design houses have started ramping up their output for their customers' new products slated for launch mainly in China during the end of the first quarter and the...
SMIC likely to snatch HiSilicon chip orders from TSMC
Monday 13 January 2020China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) with its 14nm FinFET process manufacturing is likely to obtain orders from HiSilicon, which has been among the major clients...
TSMC Nanjing swings to quarterly profit
Tuesday 26 November 2019TSMC Nanjing Company has reported its first quarterly profit for the third quarter, which narrowed its losses to NT$1.41 billion (US$46.1 million) in the first three quarters of 2019...
TSMC, UMC enjoy ramp-up in China fab utilization rates
Tuesday 5 November 2019Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have both seen their China-based wafer fab utilization rates pick up recently, driven by growing...
Robust 7nm and 5nm chip demand to drive TSMC 2020 growth
Friday 18 October 2019TSMC is set to enjoy another year of record-high sales in 2019, but net profits are unlikely to break the record high set last year due mainly to disappointing results during the...
TSMC expects 9% sales growth to hit another record in 4Q19
Thursday 17 October 2019TSMC expects to enjoy another quarter of record high revenues, while adding an additional US$4 billion in its full-year capital budget. The pure-play foundry has forecast revenues...
TSMC 16nm production lead time stretched
Monday 14 October 2019TSMC has already seen its 16nm chip supply fall short of demand, with longer delivery lead times, according to sources at IC design service companies.