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Monday 12 July 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC eyes bigger presence in automotive sector
TSMC is prioritizing supply of car-use ICs, and its newly-developed N5A process is set to be available in third-quarter 2022, enabling the foundry house to expand its presence in...
Monday 12 July 2021
TSMC gearing up for advanced process leadership for automotive
TSMC is gearing up for a bigger presence in the automotive IC foundry market segment, with its newly-developed N5A process set to be available in the third quarter of 2022, according...
Monday 12 July 2021
TSMC dossier (3): Tech leadership and aggressive investment
For the past few years, TSMC has consistently allocated around 8% of its revenue toward R&D. At the first glance, 8% may not seem like a large sum. However, TSMC generates a foundry...
Friday 9 July 2021
TSMC dossier (2): The 3 phases of transformation
Since its founding in 1987, TSMC has undergone three phases of development. The first phase saw it stress its position as a pure-play foundry. Like most other companies in Taiwan,...
Friday 9 July 2021
TSMC posts record revenue for June, 2Q21
TSMC has reported sales results for June and the second quarter of 2021 both hit record highs.
Thursday 8 July 2021
TSMC dossier (1): 3 pillars to foundry's competitiveness - process technology, customer relationship and industry ecosystem
Mainstream media including Wall Street Journal and the CEO of TSMC's rival GlobalFoundries have all pointed out that having TSMC manufacture a majority of semiconductor chips...
Wednesday 7 July 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC's China fab expansion project reportedly under pressure
TSMC has plans to expand its wafer fab in Nanjing, China, but the US government reportedly has raised concerns about the expansion project over its implications in China's...
Wednesday 7 July 2021
Automotive PCB vendors set to scale up shipments in 2H21
Taiwan's automotive PCB suppliers are poised to embrace notable shipment increases in the second half of the year, bolstered by the growing improvement to automotive IC supply, according...
Wednesday 7 July 2021
TSMC under US pressure over expansion at China fab
TSMC is coming under pressure from the US over its plan to expand foundry capacity in China, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 7 July 2021
Analog ICs vendors to face tighter 8-inch fab capacity in 2022
The semiconductor sector faces the prospect that foundry capacity supply could become even tighter in 2022, particularly at 8-inch fabs, although speculations have emerged that foundry...
Tuesday 6 July 2021
KYEC to regain growth in 3Q21 after 31% revenue fall in June
Taiwan's dedicated IC testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) will see its business operations return to a growth track in the third quarter of the year after its June revenues...
Tuesday 6 July 2021
TSMC overview
While there may be different views on the validity of Moore's Law, TSMC is confident that it can uphold Moore's Law as it makes smooth progress in advanced process technologies.
Tuesday 6 July 2021
Taiwan foundries strike 2022, 2023 orders for automotive chips
IC foundries including TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have signed supply contracts with their automotive customers for orders set...
Tuesday 6 July 2021
UMC enjoys another quarter of record revenue
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its revenue reach a record high for the second consecutive month in June. Revenue for the second quarter came to NT$50.91 billion...
Monday 5 July 2021
GF, PSMC see major business turnaround on robust foundry demand
Persistent foundry capacity crunch has not only ushered in high growth prospects for leading player TSMC, but also enabled some losses-ridden peers such as GlobalFoundries (GF) and...