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Wednesday 6 March 2019
What makes Intel-Unisoc 5G partnership fall apart
Intel has quietly ceased its 5G partnership with China's state-owned Unisoc, previously know as Unigroup Spreadtrum & RDA, amid ongoing trade tensions between the US and China.
Tuesday 5 March 2019
Taiwan top-3 foundries to see combined revenues fall in 1Q19, says Digitimes Research
Combined revenues of Taiwan's top-3 foundries - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) - are...
Friday 22 February 2019
Advances in logic IC process technology move forward
There is more variety than ever among the logic-oriented process technologies that companies offer, and derivative versions of each process generation between major nodes have become...
Friday 22 February 2019
TSMC with EUV process gearing up for AI, 5G boom
Chipmakers are expected to showcase their new-generation chip solutions for AI and 5G applications at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade fair, with Taiwan Semiconductor...
Thursday 21 February 2019
Taiwan must run faster in IC development: Q&A with science minister Chen Liang-gee
TSMC is likely to kick off volume production of 3nm manufacturing process in 2022-2023, when AI and 5G applications are seen to explode to drastically drive the growth of mobile communications,...
Thursday 21 February 2019
Infineon stepping up outsourcing to Taiwan makers
Infineon will be stepping up its outsourcing of commodity products to Taiwan-based foundries and backend houses, while keeping the production of its differentiated products that generate...
Wednesday 20 February 2019
TSMC to pay NT$10 cash dividend in 2019
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has decided to distribute a total of NT$10 (US$0.32) cash dividend per share this year.
Tuesday 19 February 2019
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2018
Smartphone application processor (AP) shipments to China in fourth-quarter 2018 declined 10% quarter over quarter with system manufacturers adjusting shipment targets downward.
Monday 18 February 2019
VIS to see revenues rebound in 2Q19
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is expected to see its revenues rebound to sequential growth in the second quarter of 2019, as the visibility of its...
Monday 18 February 2019
TSMC lowers 1Q19 guidance after defective material impact
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has revised downward its first-quarter 2019 guidance following the completion of an assessment of all wafers recently affected by...
Friday 15 February 2019
TSMC revenues fall to 6-month low
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues fell 13.1% sequentially to NT$78.09 billion (US$2.53 billion) in January, the lowest in six mon...
Friday 15 February 2019
TSMC gearing up for 7nm chip production for Qualcomm
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will soon kick off commercial production for Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 processor designed for high-end smartphones,...
Thursday 14 February 2019
Taiwan silicon wafer firms post mixed January results
GlobalWafers has disclosed revenues for January 2019 hit the third highest monthly levels in the company's history, while Formosa Sumco Technology (FST) saw its January revenues slip...
Thursday 14 February 2019
Taiwan maintains largest share of global IC wafer fab capacity, says IC Insights
Taiwan led all regions/countries in wafer capacity with 21.8% share, a slight increase from 21.3% in 2017, according to IC Insights. Taiwan first became the global wafer capacity...
Wednesday 13 February 2019
Global Unichip posts record 2018 profit
IC design service company Global Unichip has reported net profits of NT$988 million (US$32 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$13.46 billion for 2018, with both results hitting...