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Tuesday 27 September 2022
TSMC sees major fabless clients scale back orders for 2023
TSMC has seen its major fabless customers start cutting back wafer starts for 2023, which may prompt the pure-play foundry to revise its sales outlook at an investors conference in...
Friday 23 September 2022
TSMC & UMC profit margins likely to benefit from a strong dollar
The aggressive interest rate hikes of the US Federal Reserve have pushed the dollar index above 111 to hit a 20-year high, triggering an 11.7% depreciation of the Taiwan dollar against...
Friday 23 September 2022
TSMC advanced chips score high energy efficiency
Semiconductor energy efficiency has improved 1X every two years over the past 15 years, with advanced chips showing particularly strong performance, according to TSMC chairman Mark...
Friday 23 September 2022
Foundries under pressure to renegotiate quotes and orders for 2023 with automotive customers
TSMC and other pure-play foundries will be under pressure to renegotiate quotes and orders for 2023 with their automotive customers, according to industy sources. The renegotiation...
Wednesday 21 September 2022
AMD keen to secure capacity support from Taiwan
AMD CEO Lisa Su will meet with her TSMC counterpart CC Wei during her upcoming visit to Taiwan, as the US chip vendor looks to secure support from the foundry house and other value...
Wednesday 21 September 2022
Nvidia launches next-gen GeForce RTX built on TSMC N4 node
Nvidia has launched its next-generation GeForce RTX gaming GPUs built using TSMC's 4nm process technology.
Wednesday 21 September 2022
AMD CEO to visit Taiwan in early October
AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su will arrive in Taiwan in early October to meet major suppliers including TSMC and ASE Technology, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Samsung's ups and downs (5): Who are its major foundry clients?
In the second quarter of 2020, Samsung Electronics landed Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 orders with its 5nm EUV process, the first major case where the Korean tech giant did not have...
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Semiconductor probe card suppliers may see earnings erode in 2023
Companies specializing in probe cards for wafer tests and load boards for final tests may see their profits erode in 2023 as chipmakers including foundry TSMC and fabless firm MediaTek...
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Incomplete factory engineering supply chain could slow new fab construction in Europe, US
Incomplete factory engineering industry supply chains, as well as insufficient manpower, could slow the construction of new wafer fabs in Europe and the US, according to industry...
Monday 19 September 2022
MediaTek to mass produce HPC chips with CoWoS tech in 2023
MediaTek is set to mass produce its new HPC chips at TSMC in 2023 using advanced process node and CoWoS (chip on wafer on substrate) packaging technology, according to backend supply...
Monday 19 September 2022
Samsung's ups and downs (4): The manufacturing capability of Samsung's foundry biz
In 2020, Samsung Electronics had a monthly capacity of 260,000 wafers for its 8-inch and 12-inch fabrication each, which increased to 265,000 and 325,000 respectively in 2021. It...
Monday 19 September 2022
The making of TSMC and its ecosystem
Usually a low-key company that has always been adhering to its principle of not engaging in competition with clients, TSMC is being drawn into the limelight for its dominant position...
Friday 16 September 2022
Chip autonomy, regionalization become the undertone of Semicon Taiwan 2022
As visitors return to Taipei's exhibition halls for the semiconductor industry's annual event, Semicon Taiwan 2022, browsing as usual through the hundreds of exhibitors specialized...
Friday 16 September 2022
TSMC urges companies to build automotive IC buffer stock now
Cars will require more chips as they become electrified and intelligent. A TSMC executive on Thursday said companies should build their inventory for automotive ICs now as the chip...