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28nm chips in short supply at TSMC
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 28nm foundry capacity has been short of demand. Volume production of the process kicked off in October 2011.
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Tuesday 21 August 2012
TSMC 28nm process yields break 80%, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 28nm processes have topped a yield rate of 80%, the Chinese-language Commercial Times cited unnamed equipment suppliers...
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Globalfoundries to expand Fab 8
Globalfoundries has announced it is moving forward with the final construction for the extension of Module 1 at its Fab 8 campus in New York. The project will add 90,000 square feet...
Friday 13 July 2012
Globalfoundries to fab 28nm chips for Qualcomm, says paper
Qualcomm has contracted Globalfoundries' Dresden fab to manufacture 28nm chips, the Chinese-language Commercial Times cited unnamed equipment makers as saying in a recent...
Monday 2 July 2012
UMC reportedly to start building 28nm chips for Qualcomm in 4Q12, says report
United Microelectronics (UMC) reportedly has secured orders for 28nm Snapdragon S4 chips from Qualcomm with volume production slated for the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a...
Wednesday 13 June 2012
TSMC reiterates supply of 28nm chips to come close to demand in 4Q12
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reiterated its previous remarks that supply of 28nm chips would come close to meeting demand in the fourth quarter of 2012, in...
Thursday 3 May 2012
28nm represents fundamental shift in foundry industry
While the recent focus of attention concerning the roll out of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 28nm process has been on tight supply and yield issues, with fabless...
Wednesday 2 May 2012
TSMC eyeing advanced process chip orders from Apple
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) plans to ramp up 20nm production ahead of schedule have prompted industry sources to speculate that the foundry will be aggressively...
Friday 27 April 2012
TSMC to increase 2012 capex to US$8-8.5 billion
During a company investors conference on April 26, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chairman Morris Chang revealed 2012 capex will be increased to US$8-8.5 billion,...
Tuesday 17 April 2012
TSMC 28nm ramp-up within expectations, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) could ramp up its 28nm production capacity at a much faster pace than older 40/45nm and 65nm process nodes, according to Digitimes...
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Xilinx collaboration with TSMC said to extend to 20nm
The successful roll-out of Xilinx devices on 28nm at TSMC has encouraged the FPGA design firm to utilize TSMC's 20nm technology for its next-generation products, with the tape-out...
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Qualcomm, Nvidia said to approach other foundries for 28nm production
The reported tight supply of chips built using TSMC's 28nm process technology is likely to drive Nvidia and Qualcomm toward other foundries as a second source, industry sources have...
Tuesday 10 April 2012
TSMC to revise 2012 capex, says Chang
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will announce its revised capex budget for 2012 at its upcoming investors meeting on April 26, according to company chairman and...
Friday 6 April 2012
TSMC 28nm capacity in large shortage
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 28nm foundry capacity has been drastically short of demand from Qualcomm, AMD and Nvidia mainly, but the shortage is expected to...
Tuesday 20 March 2012
TSMC likely to expand 28nm manufacturing capacity
With current capacity for 28nm processes filled up, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is likely to expand the leading-edge process capacity later in 2012, according...
Friday 25 November 2011
TSMC seeing tight capacity for 28nm processes
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) continues to see orders heat up for advanced 28nm technology, despite a general slowdown in the semiconductor industry, according...