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Friday 19 March 2021
IC designers may hike quotes to reflect further foundry cost increases
Taiwan's IC design houses will have no other choice but to directly pass increased costs to downstream clients if their foundry partners raise quotes again in the second half of the...
Thursday 18 March 2021
Samsung, TSMC to see combined capex account for 43% of global semi industry spending in 2021
Samsung Electronics and TSMC will see their combined capex account for as high as 43% of the worldwide semiconductor industry capital spending this year, according to IC Insights'...
Wednesday 17 March 2021
Taiwan foundries running at full capacity for mature processes
TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) continue to run at full capacity for their 28nm and...
Tuesday 16 March 2021
Backend firms to gain growth momentum from car chips till 3Q21
Taiwan's backend service firms will see their ratios of revenues from processing automotive chips ramp up through at least the third quarter 2021, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 16 March 2021
TSMC 2Q21 capacity filled by orders for 5G, HPC and auto chips
TSMC has seen its production capacity during the second quarter filled by a strong pull-in of orders for 5G, HPC and automotive electronics chips, according to industry sources.
Monday 15 March 2021
Semiconductor materials and equipment vendors gaining presence at STSP
The Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) Administration is enlisting more semiconductor upstream materials and equipment vendors to further strengthen the core IC manufacturing ecosystem...
Friday 12 March 2021
Scientech to post double-digit revenue growth in 2021
Scientech, a provider of silicon wafer reclaim services and chipmaking equipment, is expected to post a double-digit revenue increase in 2021, according to market sources.
Friday 12 March 2021
IC vendors grab extra TSMC 5/7nm capacity for 2Q21
Part of TSMC's 5nm and 7nm process capacity for Apple has been released as the US vendor is transitioning from old to new offerings, with the foundry capacity soon shared out by other...
Friday 12 March 2021
SMIC striving to regain chip orders
With the US trade restrictions on Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) reportedly easing, the China-based pure-play foundry is striving to regain orders particularly those...
Thursday 11 March 2021
Japan fab toolmaker eyeing Macronix 6-inch fab for acquisition
A Japan-based semiconductor equipment vendor is looking to acquire Macronix International's 6-inch wafer fab in Taiwan that has been put on sale, reportedly eyeing a closer tie with...
Wednesday 10 March 2021
TSMC revenue hits 7-month low
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its February revenues fall 15.9% sequentially to NT$106.53 billion (US$3.76 billion), the lowest in seven months.
Wednesday 10 March 2021
Taiwan OSATs post revenue increases in February
Taiwan-based OSAT providers including ASE Technology, King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Tong Hsing Electronic Industries have posted on-year revenue increases for February 2021, and...
Tuesday 9 March 2021
Israeli firm joins TSMC IP alliance
Israel-based proteanTecs has announced its participation in TSMC's IP alliance, which includes major IP companies to provide the semiconductor industry's largest catalog of silicon-verified,...
Thursday 4 March 2021
TSMC sees revenue per wafer surge
TSMC was the only pure-play foundry manufacturing ICs using both 7nm and 5nm process nodes, which boosted its overall revenue per wafer significantly in 2020, according to IC Insig...
Thursday 4 March 2021
IC analyzer MA-tek raises quotes for short lead-time orders by 20-50%
IC analysis and certification lab Material Analysis Technology (MA-tek) has decided to raise quotes for short lead-time orders by 20-50%, particularly for surface analysis (SA) services,...