1970 news items tagged foundry
China MOSFET suppliers to raise prices again
Thursday 25 February 2021China-based power MOSFET and other power device suppliers have already raised their quotes by 10-15% recently amid tight foundry capacity, and will make another upward price adjustments,...
Chip shortage likely to persist through 2022, says Silicon Motion
Thursday 25 February 2021Foundry and backend capacity constraints resulting in a global shortage of semiconductors will likely persist through 2022, according to Silicon Motion Technology, a Taiwan-based...
Foundry, packaging materials in tight supply
Tuesday 23 February 2021The supply of foundry and packaging materials, such as photoresist and leadframes, has already fallen short of demand, prompting related distributors to raise prices, according to...
IC design houses with strong backing more capable of winning foundry support
Tuesday 23 February 2021Taiwan-based IC design houses backed by large-scale and well-established parent companies, such as LCD driver IC firms Fitipower Integrated Technology and Raydium Semiconductor, will...
IDMs may evaluate more outsourcing
Tuesday 23 February 2021IDM vendors may consider outsourcing more of their production starting 2022, with Taiwan-based contract chipmakers being among the beneficiaries, according to industry sources.
Packaging quotes for MCU and other consumer ICs set to rise
Thursday 18 February 2021Packaging specialists, such as Greatek Electronics, plan to raise their quotes for MCU and other consumer IC products in the second quarter to reflect their tight capacities, according...
TSMC could set up fab in Europe
Thursday 18 February 2021TSMC could set up an advanced wafer fab in Europe, where demand for leading-edge chip fabrication is promising, according to industry observers.
Top-5 wafer capacity leaders raise share of global capacity to 54%, says IC Insights
Wednesday 17 February 2021The top-5 wafer capacity leaders saw their combined installed capacity represent 54% of total global wafer capacity in December 2020, according to IC Insights. In 2009, the top-10...
IC design houses see clients continue stockpiling
Wednesday 17 February 2021Taiwan-based IC design houses continue to see their clients make efforts to build up inventories, which may result in pressure on the supply chain, according to industry sources.
Taiwan foundries gearing up for capacity expansions
Tuesday 9 February 2021Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are gearing up for capacity expansions in 2021 to satisfy growing customer demand, according to industry observers.
TSMC ecosystem partners set to enjoy strong 1Q21
Monday 8 February 2021TSMC's ecosystem partners based in Taiwan are expected to post strong sales results for the first quarter of 2021, as well as the entire year, buoyed by brisk demand for chips fabricated...
Taiwan IC design houses to embrace strong 1Q21
Monday 8 February 2021Taiwan-based IC design houses are poised to embrace brisk sales in the first quarter of 2021 despite foundry capacity constraints, with first-tier players including MediaTek and Novatek...
Silicon Motion expects 7-12% revenue increase in 1Q21
Monday 8 February 2021Flash device controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$154 million and US$161 million in the first quarter of 2021, representing a 7-12%...
Political pressure challenging TSMC
Monday 8 February 2021TSMC is believed to have been under political pressure to set up an advanced wafer fab locally in the US in the wake of the US-China trade war. The pure-play foundry has also come...
Highlights of the day: AMD unlikely to change foundry partners for advanced nodes
Thursday 4 February 2021There has been speculation suggesting that AMD may turn to Samsung for making its 5nm and 3nm chips in as its currernt foundry partner TSMC has been unable to provide sufficient capacity...
Win Semi expects PA shipments for 5G handsets to double in 2021
Thursday 4 February 2021GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors expects sales of power amplifiers (PA) for 5G handsets to climb to 30-40% of its total PA revenues in 2021, with shipments for Wi-Fi 6E applications...
VIS raises 2021 capex
Wednesday 3 February 2021Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has budgeted NT$5.1 billion (US$182.33 million) in capex for 2021, up from the NT$3.54 billion allocated last year.
Highlights of the day: Automotive chip demand to further constrain foundry support
Tuesday 2 February 2021Taiwanese foundry houses' promises to devote more capacity to making automotive chips have raised concern among smaller IC designers. With the foundry capacity unlikely to see major...
Fabless chipmakers worry about further supply constraints
Tuesday 2 February 2021With major Taiwan-based foundries expressing their supply commitments to their automotive customers, fabless chipmakers particularly second-tier players have expressed concerns about...
DDR3 prices to rise 40-50% in 2021
Monday 1 February 2021DDR3 prices are expected to rise 40-50% in 2021, according to industry sources who estimated previously a slower 30% increase.
TSMC exploring growth beyond Apple
Monday 1 February 2021Pure-play foundry TSMC is aggressively looking for growth beyond demand from Apple, which is currently its biggest client, according to industry sources.
Automotive chip suppliers queuing up for capacity support
Thursday 28 January 2021Automotive chip suppliers are queuing up for capacity support from foundries, particularly 8-inch ones, and may be prompted to accept higher quotes for more capacity, according to...
UMC sees net profits top NT$10 billion in 4Q20
Thursday 28 January 2021Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its net profits exceed NT$10 billion (US$357.1 million) in the fourth quarter, with profits for 2020 reaching a 14-year high of...
MediaTek expects up to 8% revenue growth in 1Q21
Thursday 28 January 2021MediaTek expects to post revenue growth of up to 8% sequentially to between NT$96.4 billion (US$3.44 billion) and NT$104.1 billion in the first quarter of 2021. Despite foundry capacity...
TSMC to make 3nm chips for Intel, sources claim
Wednesday 27 January 2021TSMC has already struck a deal with Intel under which the pure-play foundry will use 3nm process technology to manufacture the US vendor's core CPU products, with volume production...
- ISSCC plenary: A bright foundry future (Feb 15) - EE Times
- EU weighs deal With TSMC, Samsung for semiconductor foundry (Feb 11) - Bloomberg
- Samsung lands foundry orders for Qualcomm 5G modem chips (Feb 17) - BusinessKorea
- Samsung seeks Texas tax cut for foundry, claiming $8.9b boost to economy (Feb 7) - The Korea Herald
- Samsung says Intel outsourcing will expand foundry market, mum on possible tie-up (Jan 28) - Reuters
- SMIC urges China's chipmakers to embrace advanced packaging as Moore's Law slows nanometre node progress and US sanctions bite (Jan 25) - South China Morning Post
- Let's talk in-cabin AI, DMS and Apple C1 processor (Jan 15) - EE Times
- Samsung set to win over TSMC in the end (Oct 19) - The Korea Times
- Samsung shares could rise 50% as chip business gets a boost and Huawei struggles in smartphones (Sep 2) - CNBC