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Wednesday 24 August 2022
Taiwan chipmakers visiting India, reportedly exploring investment opportunities
A Semiconductor delegation from Taiwan is visiting India, with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) reportedly exploring opportunities in India. Still, the chip...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Foundries see IC design houses scale back orders for 4Q22
Foundries particularly second- and third-tier players continue to see their fabless clients scale back orders that will drag down further their fab capacity utilization in the fourth...
Tuesday 26 July 2022
Second-, third-tier foundries drop prices
With demand for consumer MCUs and other mass-market chips falling, second- and third-tier foundries have started cutting their prices, according to sources at IC design houses.
Monday 25 July 2022
Foundries reportedly adjusting capacity expansion plans in 2H22
Many foundry houses and IDMs are mulling scaling back or postponing their capacity expansions amid sharply weakening chip demand for consumer applications, except for TSMC, which...
Monday 18 July 2022
PSMC see DDI clients violate long-term contracts
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has reported contract violations by its display driver IC clients who would rather honor punitive payments than see their inventories...
Monday 18 July 2022
PSMC turns cautious as fabless customers start inventory correction
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has turned conservative about its business prospects for the rest of 2022, as display driver IC and other fabless chip customers kick...
Monday 6 June 2022
UMC reportedly mulling 6% quote hikes for 22/28nm chips in 2023
United Microelectronics (UMC) reportedly is mulling raising its 2023 quotes by around 6% for 22/28 nm processes that have been in strong demand, despite uncertainties associated with...
Wednesday 11 May 2022
PSMC to fully utilize fab capacity over next 2 quarters
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) will be running its 12- and 8-inch fabs at full capacity utilization in the next couple of quarters, according to the pure-play foundry...
Wednesday 27 April 2022
Pure-play foundries see automotive chip orders continue ramping up
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries continue to see orders for automotive semiconductors ramp up while stepping up their capacity expansion pace, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Foundry PSMC sees 1Q22 gross margin exceed 50%
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) saw its gross margin climb to a record high of 51% in the first quarter of 2022, when net profits grew 6.8% sequentially...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
PSMC to ramp capacity at new 12-inch plant in 3Q23
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) held recently a beam-raising ceremony to mark the completion of its new 12-inch plant construction at the Tongluo campus of Taiwan's Hsinchu...
Thursday 7 April 2022
Automotive CIS emerging as new blue-ocean market for supply chain
It seems that CMOS image sensor (CIS) demand momentum for mainstream handset applications has become stagnant amid unclear market prospects, but the automotive CIS segment is emerging...
Thursday 31 March 2022
TSMC to reiterate sales and capex outlook at upcoming investor meeting
TSMC is expected to reiterate its sales growth outlook for 2022 of 25-29% while maintaining its capex target this year of US$40-44 billion at its upcoming investor conference call...
Tuesday 22 March 2022
TSMC to see orders for auto chips ramp up
TSMC is expected to see orders for automotive electronics chips rise at a faster-than-expected pace, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Taiwan MCU suppliers see customers start stockpiling
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers have seen their customers start stockpiling amid unstable international conditions, with clear order visibility extended to the end of the second quarter,...