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Friday 13 April 2018
GlobalWafers order visibility clear through 2020
Taiwan-based GlobalWafers, a supplier of semiconductor silicon wafers, has reported clear order visibility through 2020.
Tuesday 10 April 2018
Micron to expand NAND flash site in Singapore
Micron Technology is adding a new facility to its existing 12-inch wafer plant for the manufacture of NAND flash memory in Singapore. The new facility is expected to come online by...
Friday 30 March 2018
TSMC revenues to rebound in March
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see its March revenues rebound to over NT$100 billion (US$3.43 billion), driven by a ramp-up of 16nm and 12nm chip...
Monday 26 March 2018
Formosa Sumco profit hits 10-year high
Formosa Sumco Technology (FST), a Taiwan-based manufacturer of 8- and 12-inch semiconductor silicon wafers, saw its net profit hit a 10-year high of NT$2.24 billion (US$76.8 million)...
Wednesday 21 March 2018
China Big Fund unlikely to invest in SAS
Rumors have claimed China's Big Fund is looking to invest in Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) in order to secure wafer supply, but sources close to the semiconductor...
Monday 19 March 2018
Powerchip posts profit growth for 2017
Foundry chipmaker Powerchip Technology has reported net profits climbed 23% on year to NT$8.08 billion (US$276.8 million) in 2017, with EPS reaching NT$3.54. The year also marked...
Tuesday 13 March 2018
Tight supply boosting profits for wafer suppliers
Silicon wafers will continue to experience tight supply in 2018, driven by robust demand from IC foundries. Taiwan-based GlobalWafers and Formosa Sumco Technology (FST) are both among...
Friday 9 March 2018
Silicon wafer prices to rise over 30%, says Macronix chairman
Prices for upstream wafers will rise more than 30% in 2018, according to Miin Wu, chairman for Taiwan-based Macronix International, a supplier of flash memory and mask ROM chips.
Monday 12 February 2018
Chipmakers expect bundle deal to promote NAND flash sales
Memory makers are demanding their downstream clients place orders for DRAM chips bundled with certain amounts of NAND flash, according to industry sources. Such bundled deals are...
Friday 9 February 2018
Globalfoundries 22FDX process to attract more orders, says company executive
After securing orders from STMicroelectronics, Globalfoundries' 22nm FD-SOI (22FDX) process is being evaluated by hundreds of potential customers looking to use a more advanced fully-depleted...
Thursday 1 February 2018
SMIC obtains government fund for advanced node technology development
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has obtained financial support from the government to accelerate the development of its 14nm and more...
Monday 29 January 2018
TSMC to recoup 5nm fab investment when revenues reach NT$1.5 trillion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) estimates its revenues will expand at a 5-10% CAGR in the next five years, and will be able to secure a return of the NT$500 billion...
Friday 26 January 2018
TSMC breaks ground on 5nm fab in Taiwan
TSMC today (January 26) held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Fab 18, Phase 1 facility at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP). The plant will be TSMC's fourth 12-inch gigafab...
Monday 18 December 2017
Globalfoundries charts 2-pronged approach for FD-SOI process
Globalfoundries (GF) will have its 12-inch wafer fabs in Dresden, Germany focus on using FD-SOI (fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator) process technology to fabricate automotive-use...
Friday 8 December 2017
TSMC Nanjing fab to start volume production in May 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will see its 12-inch wafer fab in Nanjing, China start volume production in May 2018, more than one quarter ahead of its original...