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Tuesday 31 March 2020
TSMC reportedly to reschedule 3nm equipment installation
TSMC will start installing its advanced 3nm process manufacturing equipment at its new factory site in southern Taiwan in October 2020, according to a recent Chinese-language Economic...
Monday 30 March 2020
Intel to release new 14nm CPUs in April
Intel is set to unveil its new 14nm processors and chipsets in April, but the coronavirus pandemic may seriously hinder end-market demand for related PCs and motherboards, according...
Friday 27 March 2020
Taiwan fabless chipmakers see unclear order visibility for 2Q20
Taiwan-based IC design houses remain cautious about overall customer demand in the second quarter judging from limited order visibility, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 25 March 2020
TSMC may revise 2020 outlook
If the coronavirus outbreak fails to be under control by June, TSMC will likely revise its sales outlook this year despite its advanced technology leadership, according to market...
Friday 20 March 2020
China developing high-end ASICs for 5G base stations, servers
China-based cloud service providers and server vendors are keenly developing ASIC chips solutions on their own, particularly those for 5G base stations and servers, providing new...
Thursday 19 March 2020
Highlights of the day: All eyes on TSMC
Within the semiconductor ecosystem, TSMC is a barometer occupying a pivotal place giving it a comprehensive picture of the direction and outlook of the chip maket, and expectations...
Thursday 19 March 2020
TSMC outlook seen as indicator for 2H20 market conditions
Whether TSMC will turn pessimistic about its outlook this year will be an indicator suggesting how the coronavirus spread is impacting the pure-play foundry's target markets, according...
Thursday 19 March 2020
TSMC, university researchers achieve breakthrough in boron nitride synthesis
TSMC has the potential to produce Nobel Prize winners among its employees as long as it keeps deepening basic research, given its latest breakthrough in synthesizing boron nitride...
Thursday 19 March 2020
TSMC says one employee infected with coronavirus
A TSMC employee has been tested positive for the coronavirus Covid-19, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE).
Monday 16 March 2020
EDA, verification support crucial to HPC packaging
High-end high performance computing (HPC) chips solutions are entailing ever-rising packaging complexity along with their increasing applications to large-size datacenters and networking...
Monday 16 March 2020
SMIC gearing up for 7nm process manufacturing
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has moved 14nm FinFET process to volume production with orders from Huawei's chip arm HiSilicon, and is gearing up for its next-generation...
Monday 16 March 2020
TSMC tightens precautionary measures against coronavirus
TSMC has furthered tightened precautionary measures internally against the coronavirus, which has so far not affected its operations in Taiwan, according to the pure-play foundry.
Friday 13 March 2020
Backend, verification demand for HPC chips staying robust
Backend and verification demand for ASICs, AI chips and HPC (high performance computing) chips from segments of 5G base stations, servers and datacenters has remained strong despite...
Friday 13 March 2020
Taiwan design houses embracing robust ASIC orders
Taiwan-based chipmakers are gearing up to fulfill robust orders for ASIC services from clients in China and even from the world's first-tier brand vendors that are seeking to enhance...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC sees strong demand for 5nm process
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, many firms in the IT world have revised their business outlook for first-quarter 2020. But TSMC still sees significant demand for its foundry...