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Tuesday 6 February 2018
VIS posts profit drop on lower revenues
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported net profits declined 18.7% from a year earlier to NT$4.51 billion (US$153.6 million) in 2017, when consolidated...
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Global MOSFET suppliers seeking capacity support from Taiwan, China players
With global shipments of electric cars seen to grow sharply in 2018, the supply of vital components, particularly high-voltage MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor)...
Friday 10 November 2017
UMC posts record October revenues
Pure-play IC foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$13.81 billion (US$457.6 million) for October 2017, rising 16.4% sequentially and hitting...
Wednesday 8 November 2017
VIS expects about flat revenue growth in 4Q17
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post revenues ranging from NT$6.2 billion (US$205.4 million) to NT$6.6 billion in the fourth quarter of...
Wednesday 8 November 2017
Strong demand prompts VIS to mull new fab plan
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is evaluating the feasibility of establishing a new fab or buying an existing one to ramp up capacity to meet increasing...
Tuesday 5 September 2017
Commentary: Cabinet reshuffle casts uncertainty over Taiwan AI, IoT development
Premier Lin Chuan, who once served as chairman of Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), and his Cabinet members will resign en masse on September 7, casting uncertainty over...
Wednesday 9 August 2017
UMC, VIS July revenues down
Pure-play wafer foundries United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have reported sequential decreases in July consolidated revenues of 2.4% and...
Monday 31 July 2017
VIS expects to post up to 11% revenue growth in 3Q17
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has forecast consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2017 will be between NT$6.1 billion (US$201.7 million)...
Monday 10 July 2017
TSMC, UMC June revenues rise
Pure-play foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have reported sequential increases in June consolidated revenues of 15.6% and...
Thursday 6 July 2017
Taiwan foundries to see 8-inch fabs run at full utilization till October
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) will see...
Friday 9 June 2017
Pure-play foundries post increased May revenues
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have reported sequential...
Thursday 11 May 2017
Sumco lowering wafer shipments to XMC, say sources
Sumco has reportedly cut its wafer shipments to Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (XMC), and given priority to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Intel and...
Wednesday 10 May 2017
UMC, VIS April revenues down
Pure-play wafer foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its April revenues fall to a new low in 12 months, while fellow company Vanguard International Semiconductor's (VIS) April...
Tuesday 9 May 2017
VIS seeking 8-inch fab equipment from memory chipmakers
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is looking to expand its 8-inch fabs, and has approached several memory makers to buy their second-hand equipment,...
Monday 8 May 2017
VIS expects to post another sequential drop in 2Q17 revenues
Seasonality dragged down Vanguard International Semiconductor's (VIS) revenues in the first quarter of 2017, which saw a sequential decrease of about 5%. The specialty IC foundry...