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Monday 17 May 2021
Semiconductor equipment supplier Trusval enjoys robust orders
Trusval Technology has disclosed that customer orders it holds on hand are already at record-high levels, buoyed by robust demand from its chipmaking customers looking to spend more...
Monday 17 May 2021
Concerns rising over Taiwan chip supply stability
With Taiwan encountering a sudden rise in the number of domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections, concerns about the stability of Taiwan's IC industry supply chain have emerged...
Friday 14 May 2021
TSMC, high-tech firms unscathed by massive outage in Taiwan
TSMC and other major high-tech firms in Taiwan have reported little impact from a five-hour rolling power blackout that affected many parts of the country on May 13.
Monday 10 May 2021
TSMC, UMC and VIS post on-month revenue drops
Pure-play foundries TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have reported sequential decreases in April revenues of 13.8%, 1.4% and 11.5%,...
Monday 10 May 2021
MediaTek looking to use TSMC InFO_PoP for handset APs
MediaTek is developing new flagship handset SoCs with performance specs comparable to Apple's A series APs for iPhones, and may also adopt TSMC's advanced InFO_PoP packaging technology...
Thursday 6 May 2021
ASML, Applied hiring talent in Taiwan
Semiconductor equipment vendors ASML and Applied Materials have been hiring talent for their local operations in Taiwan.
Thursday 6 May 2021
TSMC sees orders for cryptomining chips pick up
Bitmain, a vendor of bitcoin mining ASICs and equipment, has placed 5nm chip orders with TSMC with production slated to kick off starting the third quarter, according to industry...
Thursday 6 May 2021
Suppliers to gear up for PS5 redesign
Suppliers including foundry TSMC are expected to kick off production for the redesign of Sony's PlayStation 5 (PS5) games console between the second and third quarters of 2022, according...
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Automotive chip probing demand to stay robust through end-2021
Wafer probing service providers have seen the visibility of orders for automotive chips extended to the end of 2021, as TSMC has committed capacity support to chip vendors, according...
Monday 3 May 2021
Highlights of the day: Demand for TSMC 28nm process remains strong
Sony's CIS orders may have failed to materialize, but strong demand from other major clients have quickly filled the gap that would have been occupied by the Japanese vendor at ...
Monday 3 May 2021
TSMC ramping 28nm chip output despite cutback in orders from Sony
Despite weakened orders from Sony, TSMC still has been ramping up its 28nm chip output with plans to build additional production capacity at its Nanjing fab in China, according to...
Friday 30 April 2021
Intel may face challenges in providing foundry services
Intel has advanced chip manufacturing technologies, but it may still experience challenges in its bid to provide wafer foundry services to third-party companies, according to sources...
Thursday 29 April 2021
VIS to buy AUO fab for NT$905 million
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has announced plans to take over the L3B plant of LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), and related equipment and facilities,...
Friday 23 April 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC to expand capacity in China
TSMC has allocated a budget of almost of US$3 billion for expanding capacity of mature process technology. But until the capacity comes on line, mature...
Friday 23 April 2021
TSMC to expand capacity for 28nm process at China fab
TSMC's board of directors has approved a budget of about US$2.89 billion for installation of mature technology capacity, the pure-play foundry announced on April 22.