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Wednesday 25 August 2021
TSMC to raise quotes for advanced, mature process technologies by 10-20%
TSMC has notified clients an about 10% price hike for its sub-16nm process manufacturing, with the new prices set to be effective starting 2022, according to sources at IC design...
Thursday 19 August 2021
China foundries enjoy robust demand from domestic market
China-based pure-play foundries including Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and Huahong Group have enjoyed robust demand from China's domestic IC sector thus far this...
Friday 13 August 2021
Semiconductor prosperity to last through 2022
A new wave of prosperity is taking place in the global semiconductor industry. Fabless chipmakers, foundries and backend houses have all seen their supplies fall short of customer...
Monday 9 August 2021
TSMC to freeze quotes for 28nm process, sources say
Having already raised its quotes for 28nm process technology, TSMC has moved to maintain the prices throughout the second half of this year, according to industry sources.
Thursday 22 July 2021
HiSilicon faces difficulty gaining manufacturing support for OLED DDI
HiSilicon is gearing up in-house development of OLED display driver chips (DDI), but has encountered difficulty in gaining sufficient support from foundries and OSATs capable of providing...
Wednesday 21 July 2021
MCU prices to rise through year-end
MCU prices are poised to rise through the end of 2021, due to the impact of a nationwide lockdown in Malaysia and a cutback in support from China-based foundries, according to industry...
Tuesday 20 July 2021
China MEMS foundry startup boosts monthly output to 70,000 wafers
Semiconductor Manufacturing Electronics (ShaoXing), a China-based MEMS foundry startup formed by Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and the local government, has managed...
Monday 19 July 2021
TSMC dossier (8): Can China establish leadership in semiconductor sector?
China imported more semiconductor chips than oil for the first time in 2013. According to BCG, China imported US$350 billion worth of semiconductor chips in 2020, which represented...
Thursday 8 July 2021
China foundries cut capacity support for Taiwan chipmakers
China-based foundries including Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and Huahong Group have cut back their capacity support for orders placed by Taiwan's fabless chipmakers...
Monday 28 June 2021
Foundries accelerating 28nm process capacity expansions
Foundries including TSMC and UMC, and China's SMIC, have all stepped up their capacity expansions particularly for 28nm process, according to industry sources.
Friday 25 June 2021
Huawei to run foundry biz
Huawei will set up its first wafer fab in Wuhan, China's Hubei province, with production expected to kick off in phases starting 2022, according to industry sources.
Monday 21 June 2021
China top-3 foundries to see combined revenue hit record high in 2021, says Digitimes Research
China's top-3 pure-play foundries are expected to see their combined revenue grow 16% on year to hit another record high in 2021, buoyed by continued strong demand for power devices,...
Thursday 17 June 2021
China wafer foundry industry, 2021

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Tuesday 1 June 2021
GigaDevice eyeing bigger share in TWS earbuds market
NOR flash chipmaker GigaDevice is reportedly ramping up its output at Hua Hong Semiconductor, eyeing a bigger share in the TWS earbuds market segment.
Monday 24 May 2021
Foundries to continue raising quotes in 3Q21
Taiwan-based United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International...