147 news items tagged 8-inch fab
UMC 8-inch fab capacity may tighten further
Tuesday 12 January 2021A recent power outage at UMC's 8-inch wafer fabs may exert pressure on its already-tight supply of 8-inch wafer capacity, according to industry sources.
Foundries see clearer order visibility for automotive chips
Wednesday 6 January 2021Foundries including TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have seen the visibility of orders for automotive chips extended to the end...
VIS to disclose details about new acquisition in 1Q21
Tuesday 5 January 2021Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is expected to announce details regarding a new acquisition later in the first quarter of 2021, according to market so...
China IC foundry output to continue growth in 2021, says Digitimes Research
Wednesday 16 December 2020China's IC industry will register another growth in output next year, driven by the country's efforts in boosting its IC self-sufficiency, as well as international chipmakers' intention...
VIS in talks to acquire 8-inch wafer fab from target seller
Monday 14 December 2020Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is again seeking to expand its 8-inch wafer foundry capacity through acquisitions to meet ever-booming demand from vendors of power management...
VIS set to post record 4Q20 revenues
Wednesday 9 December 2020Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is on track to post record-high revenues for the fourth quarter of 2020, according to market watchers.
Addition of Toshiba fabs unlikely to relieve 8-inch fab capacity shortage
Thursday 26 November 2020Toshiba is reportedly seeking to sell its 8-inch fabs in the first quarter of 2021, but the global 8-inch foundry capacity shortages will still hardly be relieved even if the Japanese...
TSMC in talks for new orders for OLED driver IC
Wednesday 18 November 2020TSMC is in talks with a Korean client for manufacturing OLED driver ICs using the foundry's 28nm high-voltage process, according to industry sources.
Silicon Motion expects foundry supply to stay tight through end-2021
Tuesday 10 November 2020Flash device controller developers, including Silicon Motion Technology, have seen their foundry partners encounter tight capacity particularly at 8-inch fabs, which may persist through...
Power management chips in severe shortages
Monday 9 November 2020The global supply of ICs demanding 8-inch wafer fabrication services has been tight, with shortages of power management chips (PWM IC) being particularly severe, according to industry...
Second-tier foundries eyeing bigger share in 8-inch foundry market
Friday 6 November 2020With 8-inch wafer fabrication demand rising rapidly for chips including ultra-thin fingerprint sensors, power management ICs, MOSFET chips and display driver ICs, second-tier foundries...
Old fabs draw acquisition interest from 8-inch foundries
Wednesday 28 October 2020Mature but idle wafer fabs have drawn interest from 8-inch foundries that have seen tight capacity, such as United Microelectronics (UMC), according to market sources.
Taiwan foundries to hike quotes for 8-inch capacity
Tuesday 29 September 2020Taiwan-based pure-play foundries will raise their 8-inch foundry quotes by more than 15% starting the first quarter of 2021, according to industry sources.
Eight-inch foundry lead time extended
Tuesday 22 September 2020Delivery lead times at Taiwan-based 8-inch foundries have been extended to more than three months, according to sources at fabless chipmakers who are aggressively seeking support...
Eight-inch foundry quotes set to rise
Tuesday 22 September 2020Taiwan-based 8-inch foundries will raise their quotes for short lead-time orders by about 10% in the fourth quarter to reflect their extremely tight supply, according to industry...
Taiwan foundries see bright prospects ahead
Friday 11 September 2020Pure-play foundries including TSMC, UMC and VIS are poised to see their fab capacities continue being fully utilized through the end of 2020, according to industry sources.
Highlights of the day: 8-inch fab tools hard to come by
Tuesday 18 August 2020The semiconductor industry may be watching closely TSMC's fast expansion of 12-inch fab capacity for advanced-node manufacturing, but supply at 8-inch fabs has been tight. As equipment...
Eight-inch fab capacity to stay tight in 2021
Thursday 13 August 2020Eight-inch fab capacity will remain tight until 2021, due mainly to strong demand for display driver ICs and power management chips, according to industry sources.
UMC posts record July revenue
Tuesday 11 August 2020Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its July revenue increase 6.3% sequentially to a record high of nearly NT$15.5 billion (US$527.4 million).
Eight-inch foundry quotes rise 10-20%
Thursday 6 August 2020Pure-play foundries including TSMC, UMC and VIS have raised their 8-inch wafer fabrication quotes by 10-20% recently to reflect their tight capacities, according to industry source...
VIS sees 8-inch fab capacity fall short of demand
Thursday 6 August 2020Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), which runs only 8-inch wafer fabrication lines, has already seen its supply fall short of demand with order visibility...
UMC upbeat about 8-inch foundry quotes
Thursday 30 July 2020Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) expects 8-inch foundry quotes to be favorable to the company in 2021, judging from the already tight capacities at 8-inch foundries...
UMC, VIS see 2Q20 revenue hit record highs
Friday 10 July 2020Pure-play foundries United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) both saw their consolidated revenues hit record-high levels of NT$44.39 billion (US$1.51...
Major Taiwan fabless firms strive for more foundry support
Tuesday 7 July 2020Taiwan's first-tier IC design houses, such as MediaTek, have demanded more capacity support from their foundry partners recently, according to industry sources.
Fab toolmaker Marketech may see profit hit 10-year high in 2020
Tuesday 9 June 2020Semiconductor equipment maker Marketech International, which has cut into the supply chain for TSMC's EUV process manufacturing, is likely to see its profit climb to a 10-year high...