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Tuesday 2 May 2023
TSMC overseas foundry quotes to be 10-30% higher than in Taiwan
TSMC has begun to formulate pricing strategies for its new overseas wafer fabs. Quotes for advanced chips to be fabricated by its plant in Arizona are estimated to be 20-30% higher...
Thursday 13 April 2023
90% of vehicles do not need advanced chips, according to auto industry skeptics
Automotive supply chain players are skeptical if TSMC, Intel and Samsung's pursuit of advanced process technologies and capacity expansions will bring real benefits in the long run...
Wednesday 12 April 2023
China's focus on mature node IC technology may provide it a bargaining advantage
China's focus on the development of mature-node process technology for ICs may provide it with a bargaining advantage, according to industry observers.
Tuesday 11 April 2023
Taiwan IC design firms threatened by China's attempt to build its own IC standards
China is looking to develop its own IC standard specs, which Taiwan-based IC design firms perceive as a challenge.
Tuesday 11 April 2023
China puts focus on mature node manufacturing for ICs
China intends to put its focus on mature-node manufacturing for ICs instead of process miniaturization, aiming to elaborate innovation to boost the country's homegrown chipmaking...
Tuesday 11 April 2023
Foundry houses invest big in advanced and mature process equipment
Sharp increases in global demand for advanced and mature chip manufacturing processes continued to significantly bolster equipment purchases by TSMC and other Taiwanese foundry peers...
Thursday 9 March 2023
TSMC keeps fab utilization rate at 70% or higher
TSMC's fab utilization in the first quarter of 2023 is being dragged down by a rapid slowdown in 7nm and 6nm chip orders, but the foundry has managed to keep its overall fab utilization...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
China OSATs drop prices for mature ICs
Chinese OSATs JCET, Tongfu Microelectronics, and HT-Tech are reportedly lowering prices to attract orders for mature ICs while also making progress in advanced packaging technology...
Monday 20 February 2023
US-initiated joint export curbs on China leave critical loopholes?
The Netherlands and Japan reportedly have struck a deal with the US to jointly restrict exports of chipmaking tools to China, which will further cripple the development of China's...
Wednesday 15 February 2023
UMC offers price discounts for customers willing to raise orders
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has offered 10-15% price discounts to customers willing to ramp up their wafer starts in the second quarter of 2023, according to industry...
Wednesday 11 January 2023
Huawei keen to rebuild semiconductor ecosystem via multiple approaches
China's tech giant Huawei Technologies is aggressively striving to rebuild its semiconductor ecosystem through multiple approaches including teaming up with other US-sanctioned Chinese...
Wednesday 4 January 2023
Huawei gets rid of crisis mode after years of US sanctions, says rotating chair
Huawei's top management recently said the company in 2022 already successfully pulled itself out of crisis mode after weathering years of trade sanctions from the US, sparking market...
Tuesday 27 December 2022
China chipmaker breaks ground for 12-inch MEMS fab line
Zen Semiconductor (Zensemi) recently broke ground for its new 12-inch fabrication line for MEMS sensors, and other specialty sensors and chips, according to industry sources in Chi...
Wednesday 21 December 2022
Government subsidies may allow China IC backend houses to cut prices
With China stepping up the subsidizing of its IC industry, China-based IC backend houses would be able to initiate effective price cuts to attract orders in 2023, according to industry...
Wednesday 14 December 2022
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