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Thursday 1 February 2018
SMIC obtains government fund for advanced node technology development
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has obtained financial support from the government to accelerate the development of its 14nm and more...
Monday 29 January 2018
TSMC to recoup 5nm fab investment when revenues reach NT$1.5 trillion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) estimates its revenues will expand at a 5-10% CAGR in the next five years, and will be able to secure a return of the NT$500 billion...
Friday 26 January 2018
TSMC breaks ground on 5nm fab in Taiwan
TSMC today (January 26) held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Fab 18, Phase 1 facility at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP). The plant will be TSMC's fourth 12-inch gigafab...
Monday 18 December 2017
Globalfoundries charts 2-pronged approach for FD-SOI process
Globalfoundries (GF) will have its 12-inch wafer fabs in Dresden, Germany focus on using FD-SOI (fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator) process technology to fabricate automotive-use...
Friday 8 December 2017
TSMC Nanjing fab to start volume production in May 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will see its 12-inch wafer fab in Nanjing, China start volume production in May 2018, more than one quarter ahead of its original...
Thursday 7 December 2017
Digitimes Research: 12-inch silicon wafer ASP to rise 20-30% on year in 4Q17
The average selling price (ASP) for 12-inch silicon wafers is estimated to surge 20-30% on year in the fourth quarter of 2017, and is expected to enjoy the same annual growth rate...
Friday 1 December 2017
China NOR flash maker GigaDevice launches strategic investment in SMIC
China-based NOR flash supplier GigaDevice Semiconductor has announced subscribing to HK$532.5 million (US$68.43 million) worth of new shares issued by Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Wednesday 29 November 2017
Downstream players scrambling to build up inventories amid tight wafer supply
The semiconductor supply chain - especially chip vendors - as well as downstream distribution channels and end-market customers, are rushing to pile up inventories by the end of 2017,...
Wednesday 29 November 2017
GlobalWafers inks deal with client for supply beyond 2020, says report
Taiwan-based GlobalWafers, a silicon wafer supplier, has signed a multiple-year contract with one of its customers to ensure its sufficient supply of silicon wafers after 2020, according...
Tuesday 28 November 2017
UMC Xiamen fab approved to gain US$600 million in capital
Taiwan's Investment Commission has approved an application filed by United Microelectronics (UMC) to indirectly inject a total of US$600 million into the pure-play foundry's new 12-inch...
Friday 24 November 2017
ChipMOS Shanghai to grab backend orders for China homegrown 3D NAND chips
ChipMOS Technologies (Shanghai), of which Tsinghua Unigroup is a major stakeholder, is expected to secure backend orders for 3D NAND flash chips developed by Yangtze River Storage...
Thursday 23 November 2017
China firm starts equipment move-in at DRAM fab, says report
China-based Fujian Jin Hua Integrated Circuit, which broke ground for a new DRAM fab in July 2017, has started equipment move-in for the facility, according to a report from Taiwan's...
Thursday 23 November 2017
Global Unichip opens new office in Nanjing
Taiwan-based Global Unichip, a fabless ASIC design house, has announced the opening of a new branch office in Nanjing, China where its major foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Tuesday 21 November 2017
ASE to expand WLCSP capacity at Singapore plant, sources say
In the wake of robust demand for wearable devices and automotive electronics applications, packaging and testing company Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is set to expand...
Tuesday 21 November 2017
SPIL to build new factory in China
Packaging and testing company Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has gained land use rights for a 147,097-square meter industrial site located at the Fujian (Jinjiang) IC Industrial...
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