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Tuesday 4 November 2014
Foundry chipmaker VIS expects flat shipment growth in 4Q14
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported record consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2014, when wafer shipments registered an about 9% sequential growth....
Tuesday 22 April 2014
Inotera 1Q14 earnings higher than expected
Memory chipmaker Inotera Memories has reported net profits of NT$11.25 billion (US$372.13 million) for the first quarter of 2014, higher than market expectations of NT$11 billion...
Thursday 12 December 2013
TSMC moves 16nm FinFET to risk production
TSMC's 16nm FinFET has entered risk production, with volume production scheduled to kick off within one year, according to the foundry chipmaker. Newly-appointed co-CEO Mark Liu said...
Thursday 5 September 2013
Austrian chipmaker ams to set up 3D IC production line
Austria-based ams, a provider of high performance analog ICs and sensor solutions, has announced plans to invest over EUR25 million (US$33 million) to install 3D IC production capacity...
Friday 12 April 2013
Winbond ramping up 58nm production for serial flash
Winbond Electronics has announced that it is ramping up production of serial NOR flash chips using 58nm process technology. At its 12-inch wafer fab in Taichung, central Taiwan, Winbond...
Tuesday 22 January 2013
The next 50 years: Q&A with Rohm CEO Satoshi Sawamura
Rohm Semiconductor is looking to go beyond traditional practices and strategies while insisting on its original purpose "quality first" to provide best products and services,...
Tuesday 18 December 2012
Global semiconductor revenues set to shrink in 2012, IHS says
Semiconductor silicon revenues will close the year at US$303 billion, down 2.3% from US$310 billion in 2011, according to IHS iSuppli. The projected decline comes in contrast to the...
Monday 17 December 2012
USB 3.0 chipmakers push into USB hub business
As Intel started natively supporting USB 3.0 technology with its Ivy Bridge platform, third-party chipmakers including Renesas Electronics, ASMedia, Etron Technology and VIA Labs...
Tuesday 13 November 2012
Powerchip accelerates shift to non-DRAM field, says new chair
Powerchip Technology has stepped up its efforts to transform into a foundry chipmaker focused on non-PC DRAM products, according to newly-appointed chairman Steve Chen.
Tuesday 30 October 2012
DRAM contract prices to fall at slower rate
Contract prices for DRAM memory are expected to fall less significantly in November, with the possibility of flat growth, according to Taiwan-based chipmaker Nanya Technology.
Friday 31 August 2012
Microsoft fails to pacify PC vendors about Surface tablets
To ease the impact created by its WoA Surface tablet PC, Microsoft has been negotiating with brand vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell since July hoping to pacify them;...
Monday 2 July 2012
China-based LED chipmaker obtains certification from Taiwan-based packaging houses
China-based LED chipmaker Sanan Optoelectronics may enter Taiwan's LED supply chain in third-quarter 2012. The firm has been certified by packaging houses such as Everlight and Unity...
Friday 25 May 2012
UMC revenues to grow through 3Q12, says CEO
United Microelectronics (UMC) expects continual sequential growth in revenues in the second and third quarters of 2012, according to company CEO Sun Shih-wei.
Thursday 8 March 2012
Winbond, Macronix post sales growth in February
Memory makers Winbond Electronics and Macronix International have reported sequential growth in February revenues of about 6% and 9%, respectively.
Friday 2 March 2012
Accounts receivable at Elpida estimated at NT$2 billion, says PTI
Packaging and testing house Powertech Technology (PTI) has said that its estimated accounts receivable at Elpida Memory, a major client in bankruptcy proceedings, have been revised...