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Thursday 8 December 2016
Prices of 12-inch blank wafers to rise 10-20% in 1Q17
Chipmakers including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics (UMC) and Micron Technology have been informed by their upstream suppliers that prices...
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Spreadtrum places 40nm chip orders with UMC Xiamen fab
Spreadtrum Communications has placed 40nm chip orders with United Microelectronics' (UMC) recently-opened 12-inch wafer fab in Xiamen, China, according to industry sources.
Thursday 30 June 2016
UMC orders equipment for Xiamen fab
United Microelectronics (UMC) has purchased NT$562.88 million (US$17.42 million) worth of equipment from ASML for its 12-inch wafer fab in Xiamen, according to a company filing with...
Thursday 4 February 2016
Taiwan MOEA approves TSMC 12-inch fab investment in China
The Investment Commission of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has approved TSMC's proposal to set up a 12-inch wafer fab and a design service center in Nanjing, China...
Thursday 28 January 2016
UMC buys equipment from Lam, Tokyo Electron
United Microelectronics (UMC) has purchased a total of NT$1.96 billion (US$58.4 million) worth of equipment from Lam Research and Tokyo Electron for its 12-inch wafer fab in Xiamen,...
Friday 8 January 2016
UMC buys more equipment for Xiamen fab
United Microelectronics (UMC) has purchased a total of NT$1.98 billion (US$59.5 million) worth of equipment from Murata Machinery and Applied Materials for its 12-inch wafer fab in...
Wednesday 6 January 2016
UMC orders equipment for Xiamen fab
United Microelectronics (UMC) has purchased NT$1.05 billion (US$31.8 million) worth of equipment from KLA-Tencor for its 12-inch wafer fab in Xiamen, according to a company filing...
Monday 7 December 2015
TSMC applies for 12-inch wafer fab and design service center in China
TSMC today submitted an application to the Investment Commission of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs for an investment project to build a wholly-owned 12-inch wafer manufacturing...
Wednesday 2 December 2015
UMC Xiamen fab to go online as early as 3Q16, says report
Operations at United Microelectronics' (UMC) 12-inch wafer fab in Xiamen are expected to kick off as early as third-quarter 2016, according to a report from Japan's Nikkei Asian...
Tuesday 20 October 2015
Samsung Xian fab generates CNY11.51 billion in January-August output value, says China paper
Samsung's 12-inch wafer fab in Xian, China generated a total of CNY11.509 billion (US$1.81 billion) in the first eight months of 2015, according to China-based newspaper Xian...
Wednesday 6 May 2015
Winbond reportedly to place orders with China 12-inch foundry
Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics will likely place orders with Shanghai Huali Microelectronics (HLMC), a 12-inch wafer foundry in China, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 14 April 2015
Powerchip reportedly to set up 12-inch wafer fab in China
Powerchip Technology will partner with the Hefei city government to set up a joint-venture fab in the capital city of China's Anhui Province, according to industry sources. The JV...
Thursday 9 April 2015
TSMC to construct Fab 15 Phase 5 facility starting May
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will break ground for the fifth phase construction of its 12-inch wafer plant in central Taiwan in May, according to industry sour...
Tuesday 24 March 2015
Former SMIC CEO to set up 12-inch wafer plant in Shanghai
Richard Chang, former CEO of China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), reportedly will set up a new firm in Shanghai for producing 12-inch silicon...
Thursday 12 March 2015
TSMC affiliate Xintec to list on OTC in end-March, says report
Image sensor packaging house Xintec, an affiliate of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), will list on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) stock market at the end of March...