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Tuesday 19 October 2021
IC design houses set to continue stockpiling specific chips
IC design houses intend to continue scaling up their inventory levels for specific chips or applications, despite a recent slowdown in end-market demand for consumer devices, according...
Tuesday 19 October 2021
HPC chips to drive TSMC 2022 revenue growth
In addition to orders from Apple and MediaTek, orders for HPC processors from AMD and Nvidia will be another major driver for TSMC's revenue growth in 2022, according to supply chain...
Monday 18 October 2021
IDMs, chipmakers on track to raise automotive MCU output
International IDMs and chipmakers are set to ramp up their output for automotive MCUs in the next few years to meet ever-growing demand for such chips, according to industry source...
Friday 15 October 2021
Will foundry expansions lead to capacity glut?
Many IDMs and pure-play foundries, including second-tier ones, are all poised to expand their fab capacities sparking concerns that the arrival of the additional capacities could...
Friday 15 October 2021
TSMC talks about 3nm variant
TSMC is on track to move N3 (namely 3nm process) technology to volume production in the second half of 2022, and plans to roll out an enhanced version of the process dubbed N3E with...
Friday 15 October 2021
TSMC sees fab capacity stay tight, mulls new fab in Japan
TSMC will see its 12- and 8-inch fab capacities stay tight in 2021 and throughout 2022, and is gearing up for its next stage of growth, said company CEO CC Wei at an earnings earnings...
Thursday 14 October 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC expects 24% sales growth in 2021
TSMC has narrowed its revenue growth outlook this year to 24%, based on its forecast of 4.5% sales rise at the midpoint of the foundry...
Thursday 14 October 2021
TSMC expects 4.5% revenue growth in 4Q21
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$15.4 billion and US$15.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, which is a 4.5% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Thursday 14 October 2021
Chip delivery times reportedly reach nearly 22 weeks
The impact of government-led power restrictions on China's local industry supply chains is threatening to prolong delivery lead times for ICs, according to industry sources in Chin...
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Taiwan IC design houses combat rising wafer foundry costs
TSMC's plans to raise its foundry service quotes have caused a stir among its customers. Wafer foundry and packing/testing production capacity prices have been going up. The price...
Tuesday 12 October 2021
Will Samsung beat TSMC in GAA process segment?
Samsung Electronics has outlined plans to move its 3nm GAA process to volume production in the first half of 2022, which could allow the South Korea-based foundry to beat TSMC in...
Friday 8 October 2021
TSMC posts record revenues for September and 3Q21
Pure-play foundry TSMC has reported sales results for September and the third quarter of 2021 both hit record highs.
Thursday 7 October 2021
Pure-play foundries poised to enjoy profit growth in 2022
Rising wafer ASPs will continue to drive pure-play foundries' profit increases next year, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 6 October 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC to expand capacity for both advanced and mature nodes
With foundry supply short of demand at both advanced and mature nodes, TSMC is expected to expand capacity for both...
Wednesday 6 October 2021
TSMC to expand 7nm and 28nm fab capacities
TSMC is poised to comprehensively expand production capacities for both its 7nm and 28nm process technologies, in addition to its planned 5nm process expansion, which may prompt the...