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Tuesday 1 February 2022
New semiconductor fabs in Japan to go online in 2022-2024
With the Japan government stepping up their support for the local IC manufacturing sector, several new wafer fabs, including a joint venture (JV) between TSMC and Sony, will be constructed...
Friday 28 January 2022
Samsung foundry revenue sets record high in 4Q21
Samsung Electronics has reported consolidated revenue climbed to a record high of KRW76.57 trillion (US$63.65 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2021, when its foundry business posted...
Thursday 27 January 2022
UMC warns of potential 28nm chip oversupply
The 28nm process market segment may experience an oversupply beyond 2023, according Jason Wang, president for pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC).
Wednesday 26 January 2022
UMC posts record profit for 2021
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported net profits surged 91.1% on year to a record high of NT$55.78 billion (US$2.01 billion) in 2021, with EPS reaching NT$4...
Monday 24 January 2022
TSMC reportedly to build new advanced packaging fab in southern Taiwan
TSMC reportedly is planning to build a new advanced packaging plant in Chiayi or Yunlin county, southern Taiwan as it is fast revising its production roadmaps in response to rapid...
Wednesday 19 January 2022
TSMC bold capex challenging Samsung foundry biz
TSMC has outlined plans to spend a record US$40-44 billion in capital expenditure for 2022, which could further strengthen its lead as the world's largest logic IC foundry, according...
Friday 14 January 2022
TSMC expects up to 29% sales growth in 2022
TSMC expects to see its 2022 revenue in US dollar terms increase 25-29% on year, outperforming the industry average.
Thursday 13 January 2022
TSMC expects 7.4% sales growth in 1Q22
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$16.6 billion and US$17.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, which is a 7.4% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Thursday 13 January 2022
What motivates TSMC to spend big on capacity expansion
TSMC's planned US$100 billion in capex from 2021 to 2023 will not be sufficient to carry out its capacity expansion projects in Taiwan and overseas, market observers believe. The...
Friday 7 January 2022
TSMC may have to raise capex for 2022
TSMC may have to budget a higher capex for 2022 than the record-high US$30 billion allocated last year, as strong 5nm, 7nm and 28nm chip demand encourages it to build additional fab...
Wednesday 29 December 2021
KYEC budgets NT$11.7 billion for 2022 capex
Testing company King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) plans to budget NT$11.71 billion (US$423.7 million) in capex for 2022 to expand production capacity, according to a resolution passed...
Wednesday 22 December 2021
ABF substrate supply to see 20% shortage throughout 2022, says Unimicron
The supply of ABF substrates will continue to be at least 20% short of demand in 2022, and the crunch may start to ease only after most of new capacities at suppliers come online...
Monday 20 December 2021
Unimicron to increase 2022 capex on ABF substrate capacity for non-Intel clients
Taiwan's leading IC substrate maker Unimicron Technology has recently scaled up its capital expenses for 2022 to NT$35.858 billion (US$1.287 billion) from the originally planned level...
Thursday 16 December 2021
UMC board commits NT$76.27 billion capex for equipment procurement
United Microelectronic (UMC) has announced that its board meeting has approved to commit NT$76.27 billion (US$2.72 billion) in capital expenditure for equipment purchases for a fab...
Tuesday 14 December 2021
Semiconductor capex on pace for 34% growth in 2021, says IC Insights
Worldwide semiconductor capex is on track to surge 34% in 2021, its strongest percentage gain since a 41% increase in 2017, according to IC Insights.