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Tuesday 9 June 2020
Fab toolmaker Marketech may see profit hit 10-year high in 2020
Semiconductor 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...
Thursday 28 May 2020
Marketech, Gudeng see orders for EUV tools ramp up
Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision and Marketech International have seen orders for EUV-based process manufacturing equipment ramp up recently as TSMC is accelerating its enhanced 5nm...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
VIS to see revenue hit another record high in 2Q20
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post revenue growth of 2-7% sequentially in the second quarter, thanks to robust demand for power management...
Friday 10 April 2020
VIS posts record 1Q20 revenues
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported record revenues of NT$7.84 billion (US$260.9 million) for the first quarter of 2020, up 13.6% on year...
Monday 10 February 2020
TSMC revenues up in January, VIS down
TSMC has reported consolidated revenues for January 2020 increased 32.8% on year and 0.4% sequentially to NT$103.68 billion (US$3.45 billion), while revenues at specialty IC foundry...
Thursday 6 February 2020
TSMC reiterates sales guidance for 1Q20
TSMC 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...
Friday 31 January 2020
TSMC, UMC say production in China remains normal
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have both said that production at their fabs in China stays on track and has not been affected...
Monday 6 January 2020
Good year ahead for pure-play foundries
With silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers recently expressing optimism about its order visibility for the first quarter of 2020, TSMC and other pure-play foundries are also expected...
Friday 3 January 2020
VIS to scale up output in 2020
Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects its overall production capacity this year to grow over 15%, thanks to the completion of its acquisition of Globalfoundries'...
Tuesday 24 December 2019
Goodix to be biggest client for TSMC 8-inch fab capacity
China-based fabless chipmaker Goodix has booked considerable 8-inch fab capacity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for its optical in-display fingerprint sensor...
Thursday 19 December 2019
Foundries see orders for driver ICs, sensors ramp up
Taiwan- and China-based foundries have seen increases in orders for display driver ICs and sensors for use in 5G smartphones and other devices recently, with 12- and 8-inch fab utilization...
Friday 13 December 2019
Goodix to ramp up optical in-display fingerprint sensor shipments in 2020
Goodix Technology is set to ramp up shipments of its optical in-display fingerprint sensors in 2020, and has reportedly reserved sufficient 8-inch fab capacity from TSMC, according...
Thursday 28 November 2019
UMC enters risk production for 5G RF switches
Pure-play foundry UMC has kicked off risk production for 5G RF switches using its 12-inch wafer fabrication lines, which are also looking to be validated for other 5G chip designs,...
Tuesday 22 October 2019
VIS expects revenue surge in 2020
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) will see its revenues rise sharply in 2020, thanks mainly to its acquisition of Globalfoundries' 8-inch fab in Singapore, according to Fang...
Monday 2 September 2019
Eight-inch foundries see demand pick up
Eight-inch IC foundries have seen their fabless customers engaged in the fingerprint sensor, touchscreen IC, analog chip and LCD driver IC sectors step up their pace of orders recently,...