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Tuesday 30 October 2018
Winbond set to ramp up 25nm DRAM chip production in 4Q18
Winbond Electronics saw shipments of chips built using 38nm process technology ramp up substantially to account for 24% of the chipmaker's total DRAM sales in the third quarter of...
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Chipmakers advancing 5G chips rollout by one quarter
As leading brand vendors are set to roll out 5G-based smartphone models in the first half of 2019, chipmakers such as Qualcomm and MediaTek have advanced the launch schedules for...
Wednesday 17 October 2018
Nanya cuts capex outlook
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has revised downward its capex outlook for 2018 to NT$21 billion (US$681.7 million), down from the NT$24 billion set previously, in a move to decelerate...
Friday 12 October 2018
TSMC to be only supplier of Apple A13 chips in 2019
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is set to win all orders for A13 chips that Apple will reelase in 2019, extending its dominance in the pure-play foundry sector,...
Thursday 4 October 2018
Nanya 3Q18 revenues slip
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology saw its third-quarter revenues slip nearly 1% on quarter, which came below market watchers' expectation of sequential growth.
Wednesday 3 October 2018
IC packagers warming up to 5G opportunities
Globally leading IC designers are keen to develop 5G-related chipsets as the new generation mobile communications technologies are set to kick off commercial applications in 2020,...
Tuesday 25 September 2018
Chipmakers to gain from robust demand for smart voice-based devices
MediaTek is likely to land handsome orders for smart voice service chipsets from Amazon as the web giant is extending its built-in Alexa smart voice software to a variety of devices...
Friday 21 September 2018
AP Memory gearing up for transformation
AP Memory will be executing its business transformation between the fourth quarter of 2018 and first-half 2019, as the company is looking to improve its gross margin and profit performance,...
Friday 14 September 2018
Specialty IC foundry VIS cuts outlook following power blackout
Eight-inch IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has trimmed its financial guidance for the third quarter following a power blackout that hit one of its wafer fabs.
Wednesday 5 September 2018
FCBGA substrate supply tight on packaging demand for pre-5G chips
Taiwan IC backend service firms have seen increasing flip-chip packaging orders from China chipmaker HiSilicon now actively carrying out volume production of pre-5G chip products,...
Tuesday 4 September 2018
Nanya set to post record 3Q18 revenues
Nanya Technology is expected to see its third-quarter revenues hit a record high, according to market watchers. The DRAM chipmaker saw its August revenues hit the third-highest quarterly...
Tuesday 28 August 2018
Powerchip to build 2 new 12-inch fabs in Taiwan
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Technology has disclosed plans to construct two new 12-inch wafer fabs in Taiwan with total investment estimated at NT$278 billion (US$9.05 billion).
Thursday 23 August 2018
TSMC to start making Qualcomm Snapdragon chips in 4Q18, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will start fabricating Qualcomm's next-generation Snapdragon 800 series SoC chips in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a report...
Wednesday 22 August 2018
Nvidia May-July revenues backed by massive contracted GPU shipments
GPU chip leader Nvidia has managed to score better than expected revenues of US$3.123 billion for the second quarter ending July 29 of fiscal 2019 despite a significant shrinkage...
Monday 6 August 2018
Apple reportedly among affected 7nm clients in TSMC virus incident
The computer virus outbreak at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has raised concerns about its impact on the foundry house's shipments particularly its 7nm chip output...