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Thursday 10 March 2022
UMC and VIS February revenues up, TSMC down
Pure-play wafer foundries United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) each saw revenue grow by a slight 1.6% sequentially in February, while revenue...
Thursday 10 March 2022
TSMC, Unimicron to offer production solutions for Apple M1 Ultra
Apple has just unveiled its M1 Ultra SoC built using in-house-developed UltraFusion packaging architecture, which will be fabricated by TSMC with a 5nm process node and advanced packaging...
Thursday 10 March 2022
Apple orders account for 26% of TSMC 2021 revenue
TSMC saw revenue generated from orders placed by its largest customer climb about 20% on year to NT$405.4 billion (US$14.3 billion) in 2021, or nearly 26% of the foundry's total wafer...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
TSMC plans price hike for 8-inch foundry services
TSMC plans a 10-20% price hike for its 8-inch foundry services, with the new prices to be effective starting the third quarter of 2022, according to sources at IC design houses.
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,...
Monday 7 March 2022
Can SMIC help Russia survive tech sanctions?
Governments around the world have imposed harsh export restrictions against Russia to limit its access to semiconductors and other tech goods from overseas. Taiwan and South Korea...
Monday 7 March 2022
Taiwan foundries may be haunted by power shortage
A recent unexpected large-scale power outage in Taiwan has rekindled worries among foundries that they could suffer not only insufficient power supply during the peak power-consumption...
Friday 4 March 2022
Marketech, Gudeng, and GPI see strong demand from TSMC
Fab toolmakers Marketech International, Gudeng Precision Industrial, and Gongin Precision Industrial (GPI) have enjoyed strong demand from TSMC, which is gearing up for volume production...
Friday 4 March 2022
IT product brands and distributors clearing inventory in Russia
IT product brands and their channel distributors have been keen on cashing out in Russia or relocating their inventory to other offices in Europe or in China in response to the sanctions...
Friday 4 March 2022
Intel, other industry leaders set up UCIe consortium
Intel has announced it is among industry titans working to advance the future of semiconductor architectural innovations with new UCIe standard.
Thursday 3 March 2022
TSMC reportedly to break ground for new Japan fab in April
TSMC is scheduled to break ground for its new wafer fab in Kumamoto, Japan in April 2022, according to Japanese media reports.
Wednesday 2 March 2022
Highlights of the day: TSMC refuses to sell chips to Russia
Due to sanctions on Russia, TSMC has stopped selling chips to Russia, but the amount of lost revenue is so tiny that...
Wednesday 2 March 2022
TSMC stops exporting chips to Russia
TSMC has suspended all chip supplies to Russia, mainly those for defense and military applications, to comply with new export control rules announced by Taiwan's government.
Wednesday 2 March 2022
Semiconductor industry capex to surge 24% in 2022
After surging 36% in 2021, semiconductor industry capital spending is forecast to jump 24% in 2022 to a new all-time high of US$190.4 billion, according to IC Insights.
Thursday 24 February 2022
Taiwan chipmakers see their role in global EV supply chain grow
The role of Taiwan's IC industry is growing amid the persistent shortage of automotive chips.