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Monday 18 February 2019
VIS to see revenues rebound in 2Q19
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is expected to see its revenues rebound to sequential growth in the second quarter of 2019, as the visibility of its...
Friday 15 February 2019
TSMC revenues fall to 6-month low
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues fell 13.1% sequentially to NT$78.09 billion (US$2.53 billion) in January, the lowest in six mon...
Friday 1 February 2019
VIS expects up to 13% revenue decrease in 1Q19
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post a revenue decrease of 8-13% sequentially in the first quarter of 2019, citing inventory adjustments...
Thursday 31 January 2019
VIS to acquire Globalfoundries fab in Singapore
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Globalfoundries (GF) have announced that the former will acquire the latter's Fab 3E in Tampines, Singapore.
Thursday 24 January 2019
Foundries cutting prices to lure orders
Several major China- and Taiwan-based contract chipmakers including United Microelectronics (UMC), Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), Vanguard International Semiconductor...
Friday 11 January 2019
VIS on track to expand 8-inch fab capacity in 2019
Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is on track to expand production capacity by acquiring production equipment for its existing fabs in 2019, when the company...
Friday 11 January 2019
UMC revenues fall to 12-month low
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its consolidated revenues fall to a 12-month low of NT$11.39 billion (US$369.6 million) in December, but revenues for all of 2018...
Monday 10 December 2018
TSMC and UMC revenues down in November, VIS up
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have reported sequential decreases in November consolidated revenues of 3.1% and 8.1%, respectively,...
Friday 30 November 2018
Pure-play foundry market visibility appears low for 1H19
Order visibility for the pure-play IC foundry sector for the first half of 2019 appears to be low. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has started negotiating with its...
Wednesday 21 November 2018
TSMC to see record 4Q18 revenues on more 7nm contribution
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to post record revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018, although many others in the semiconductor sector have turned...
Monday 12 November 2018
TSMC October revenues up 7%
A ramp-up of chip orders for Apple's new iPhone devices boosted Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) October revenues to the second-highest monthly levels in the contract...
Wednesday 31 October 2018
Specialty IC foundry VIS cautious about 2019 chip growth
Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has expressed caution about the IC market growth in 2019, citing the impact of the escalating US-China trade war and...
Tuesday 9 October 2018
UMC September revenues slip, VIS hit record
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported September consolidated revenues declined 10.1% sequentially to NT$11.86 billion (US$382.7 million), while revenues at...
Friday 5 October 2018
Taiwan firms eyeing automotive MOSFET processing orders from IDMs
As international IDMs are moving at full throttles to develop lucrative high-voltage automotive MOSFETs, Taiwan mid-end and back-end supply chain players are gearing up to win long-term...
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.
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