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Monday 27 July 2015
Macronix reports another quarter of losses
Mask ROM and NOR flash chipmaker Macronix International has reported another quarterly loss, and net losses widened to NT$1.22 billion (US$39 million) in the second quarter from losses...
Wednesday 29 April 2015
UMC expects flat performance in 2Q15
Foundry chipmaker United Microelectronics (UMC) expects its wafer shipments and ASPs to stay flat sequentially in the second quarter of 2015, while sales generated from 28nm process...
Thursday 16 April 2015
TSMC hopes to build wholly-owned 12-inch fab in China
TSMC would prefer to set up its own 12-inch wafer fab in China, and management is evaluating the feasibility "aggressively," according to the Taiwan-based contract chipma...
Tuesday 31 March 2015
Foundry chipmaker Powerchip developing SoC for IoT
Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology is developing a single-chip solution integrating embedded flash memory and ARM-based processors, targeting Internet of Things (IoT), according to...
Thursday 26 March 2015
Inotera board approves NT$34.4 billion for transition to 20nm
DRAM chipmaker Inotera Memories' board of directors on March 25 approved a budget of NT$34.4 billion (US$1.1 billion) for transitioning the company's production node to 20nm process...
Wednesday 18 March 2015
NXP-Freescale merger to result in global 8th-largest chipmaker, IHS says
The recent acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor by NXP Semiconductors would catapult the merged entity into the world's eighth-largest chipmaker, positioning the newly minted giant...
Friday 13 March 2015
Nanya to pour NT$40 billion into technology transition
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology plans to invest a total of NT$40 billion (US$1.3 billion) to transition its production to a 20nm process node, according to company president Charles...
Tuesday 10 March 2015
Inotera buys equipment from Hermes Microvision
DRAM chipmaker Inotera Memories has announced the acquisition of a batch of production equipment from Hermes Microvision (HMI) for NT$934.63 million (US$29.7 million).
Wednesday 28 January 2015
Inotera reports record revenues and profits for 2014
DRAM chipmaker Inotera Memories has reported net profits of NT$52.91 billion (US$1.7 billion), or NT$8.32 a share, on consolidated revenues of NT$82.57 billion for 2014. Both figures...
Wednesday 7 January 2015
UMC orders NT$1.6 billion worth of equipment
Contract chipmaker United Microelectronics (UMC) has purchased machinery and engineering equipment from ASML and Tokyo Electron for a total of about NT$1.64 billion (US$51.07 million),...
Wednesday 17 December 2014
Inotera buys equipment for NT$1.72 billion
DRAM chipmaker Inotera Memories has purchased a batch of production equipment from Tokyo Electron for about NT$1.72 billion (US$54.7 million), according to a company filing with the...
Tuesday 9 December 2014
Macronix November sales fall 20%
Consolidated sales at mask ROM and NOR flash chipmaker Macronix International declined 20.4% on month in November, due mainly to a seasonal slowdown in chip orders for games consol...
Tuesday 2 December 2014
TSMC to hold annual supply chain forum on December 4
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will hold its annual supply chain management forum on December 4, and is expected to reveal the latest developments on its 16nm and...
Wednesday 12 November 2014
Chipmakers of Apple Watch supply chain gearing up production
Chip suppliers involved in the supply chain of the Apple Watch are gearing up to start production for the upcoming wearable device, according to industry sources.
Friday 7 November 2014
Inotera board approves NT$10 billion for process technology transition
DRAM chipmaker Inotera Memories' board of directors on November 6 approved a budget of NT$10 billion (US$326.8 million) for the purpose of transitioning to a newer 20nm process tec...