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Thursday 10 February 2022
What it takes for Made-in-Europe chips to thrive besides TSMC and EUR42 billion
The European Union announced its version of Chips Act on February 8, aiming to provide at least EUR42 billion (US$48 billion) by 2030 to push its global market share of semiconductors...
Wednesday 9 February 2022
China smartphone AP shipments, 4Q 2021
Fourth-quarter 2021 smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors amounted to 171.2 million units, plunging 30.8% from the prior quarter mainly as China-based vendors faced the situation...
Tuesday 8 February 2022
Wi-Fi chip vendors working closely with foundries
Wi-Fi core chip suppliers, including MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductor, have moved to work more closely with their foundry partners, eyeing a more significant market share this year,...
Tuesday 1 February 2022
New semiconductor fabs in Japan to go online in 2022-2024
With the Japan government stepping up their support for the local IC manufacturing sector, several new wafer fabs, including a joint venture (JV) between TSMC and Sony, will be constructed...
Friday 28 January 2022
IC design houses with strong backing gain sufficient foundry support
Taiwan's IC design houses with strong backgrounds have all managed to obtain sufficient foundry support, which will drive further their sales growth in 2022 after helping them score...
Thursday 27 January 2022
UMC warns of potential 28nm chip oversupply
The 28nm process market segment may experience an oversupply beyond 2023, according Jason Wang, president for pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC).
Wednesday 26 January 2022
Highlights of the day: TSMC leads the pack in Market Cap 100 ranking
In the Asia Supply Chain Market Cap 100 ranking, TSMC garnered the top place with a market cap of US$576.3 billion as...
Monday 24 January 2022
TSMC reportedly to build new advanced packaging fab in southern Taiwan
TSMC reportedly is planning to build a new advanced packaging plant in Chiayi or Yunlin county, southern Taiwan as it is fast revising its production roadmaps in response to rapid...
Wednesday 19 January 2022
TSMC bold capex challenging Samsung foundry biz
TSMC has outlined plans to spend a record US$40-44 billion in capital expenditure for 2022, which could further strengthen its lead as the world's largest logic IC foundry, according...
Wednesday 19 January 2022
Taiwan ABF substrate makers eyeing new profits with new capacities
Taiwan-based ABF substrate suppliers expect the activation of new production capacities later this year and in 2023 to boost their profits amid tight supplies, according to industry...
Wednesday 19 January 2022
Samsung wafer foundry aims to overtake TSMC by 2030
Samsung Electronics recently announced its wafer foundry now serves over 100 customers. Based on current conditions, the wafer foundry market in 2022 looks to be just as hot as it...
Tuesday 18 January 2022
PC processor prices poised to rise in 2022
PC processor prices are poised to rise substantially in 2022 to reflect rising foundry costs; processors fabricated using sub-7nm process nodes are particularly likely to rise in...
Tuesday 18 January 2022
Supply chains feel green energy pressure from Apple, TSMC
While meeting net-zero carbon emissions goals by 2050 has become a globally important topic, meeting Apple's 2030 carbon-neutral goal for its supply chain is more immediately pressing...
Monday 17 January 2022
Highlights of the day: TSMC steps up green initiatives
The manufacturing of semiconductors using EUV process produces a lot of carbon dioxide, but TSMC is striving to reduce...