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Tuesday 21 April 2020
Global semi capex forecast to drop 3% in 2020, says IC Insights
IC Insights has reiterated its semiconductor industry capital spending forecast for 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic. Although essentially all of the risk to the current -3%...
Monday 20 April 2020
TSMC optimistic about HPC products in 2020
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects significant sales from the the high performance computing (HPC) sector in 2020, an indication that chip vendors are still...
Monday 20 April 2020
TSMC ecosystem players to see positive 2020 despite pandemic
Members in the TSMC Grand Alliance have been fully assured that their revenue and profit growth momentum will not slow down in the months ahead, bolstered by the foundry's better-than-expected...
Monday 20 April 2020
Nova Tech sees pick-up in equipment demand
Taiwan-based factory equipment supplier Nova Technology expects its sales to grow mildly in the second quarter of 2020, as factories in China have gradually resumed normal operations,...
Friday 17 April 2020
UMC, SPIL, Emerging Display rush supply for Ventec ventilator production
United Microelectronics (UMC), Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and Emerging Display Technologies have rushed shipments to US-based medical equipment vendor Ventec Life Systems...
Friday 17 April 2020
ASML 1Q20 results meet revised guidance
ASML saw its first-quarter revenue and gross margin results come within the guidance adjusted previously.
Friday 17 April 2020
Taiwan IC design houses to remain beneficiaries of US-China trade war
The lingering US-China trade tensions are set to further encourage Huawei and other China smartphone vendors to reduce their dependence on their US chip suppliers, which will continue...
Friday 17 April 2020
Competition in 5G chip market to heat up as phone shipment outlook turns weak
Competition in the 5G SoC solution and related chip segments is set to become fiercer in the second half of 2020 as demand for 5G phones has been deferred and the forecasts of global...
Friday 17 April 2020
TSMC 3nm process development remains on track
TSMC has disclosed that its 3nm technology development remains on track, with risk production scheduled for 2021 followed by volume production in the second half of 2022.
Friday 17 April 2020
TSMC cuts market outlook for 2020
TSMC has revised downward its global semiconductor market outlook this year to flat growth or a slight decrease, compared to the 8% increase estimated in January. The outlook excludes...
Thursday 16 April 2020
Specialty semiconductor chemicals in strong demand for advanced processes
Taiwan's suppliers of specialty chemicals for semiconductors will continue to enjoy strong demand in 2020 for process chemicals needed to support advanced fabrication and backend...
Thursday 16 April 2020
TSMC expects flat 2Q20
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$10.1 billion and US$10.4 billion in the second quarter of 2020, flat from its sales in the first quarter.
Thursday 16 April 2020
Nearly 95% of AmCham Taipei members satisfied with Taiwan diseases control
Of the members of American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (AmCham Taipei), 94.8% are satisfied with the Taiwan government's efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic, according to...
Thursday 16 April 2020
AiP substrate shipments for mmWave 5G handsets may not take off in 2020
It remains premature for Taiwan's IC substrate makers to expect AiP (antenna in package) substrate shipments for mmWave 5G smartphones to contribute positively to their revenues in...
Thursday 16 April 2020
5G phones key to chip market recovery
The coronavirus pandemic has had an adverse impact on the global IC market, particularly the smartphone segment, but sales of 5G smartphones will be key to the overall demand recovery...