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Wednesday 10 July 2019
Gudeng posts record 2Q19 revenues
Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer specializing in mask solution products and wafer handling equipment, saw its revenues climb...
Tuesday 9 July 2019
Taiwan chipmakers gearing up for 3D sensor market boom
Foundries including Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC), epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC), fabless chipmaker Himax Technologies,...
Monday 8 July 2019
Highlights of the day: TSMC outlook
Despite hiccups over the last few months, including the US trade ban on Huawei that has roiled the smarrtphone market, TSMC's...
Monday 8 July 2019
AMD releases 7nm desktop CPUs, GPUs; server CPUs to come
AMD on July 7 began selling its third-generation Ryzen 3000 series processors along with its RDNA-based Radeon RX 5000 series graphics cards codenamed Navi, both adopting Taiwan Semiconductor...
Monday 8 July 2019
TSMC extending tech lead over peers in 5G era, defying pricing threats
TSMC is widely expected to adjust downward its revenue and profit guidance for 2019 at its upcoming investor conference set for July 18 due to recent operational hiccups. But the...
Thursday 4 July 2019
Highlights of the day: Why did Nvidia switch to Samsung from TSMC?
Nvidia has recently revealed that its next-generation GPU will be manufactured by Samsung on 7nm EUV process. The revelation should not have come as a big surprise, as Nvidia probably...
Thursday 4 July 2019
What is behind Nvidia switch from TSMC to Samsung?
Nvidia has decided to choose Samsung Electronics over TSMC for producing next-generation GPUs in 2020 on 7nm EUV (extreme ultraviolet) node despite Samsung's yield rates for the process...
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Taiwan forms alliance to develop AI chips
Taiwan has formed an AI on Chip Taiwan Alliance (AITA) - an ecosystem consisting of 56 IT and semiconductor manufacturing companies, IC design and software firms aiming to foster...
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Ambiq Micro adopts TSMC 40ULP process in wireless SoC production
Ambiq Micro and TSMC have jointly announced that Ambiq's Apollo3 Blue wireless SoC, built on TSMC's 40nm ultra-low power (40ULP) process, has achieved world-leading power consumption...
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Foxconn set to build 12-inch wafer fab in 2020 as IDM
Foxconn Technology Group is likely to kick off construction of a 12-inch wafer fab in 2020 in Zhuhai, southern China in cooperation with the city government there, and will operate...
Tuesday 2 July 2019
TSMC to get new CFO September 1
TSMC CFO Lora Ho will leave her current position on September 1 as she will move forward to oversee the pure-play foundry's Europe and Asia business. Ho's CFO vacancy will be filled...
Tuesday 2 July 2019
Chipmakers likely to post disappointing 2H19 results
Most of Taiwan-based chipmakers will likely experience a particularly weak second half of 2019, due to macro headwinds facing the chipmaking sector, according to industry observers...
Monday 1 July 2019
AMD, Nvidia to fire up graphics card competition in early July
The competition between AMD and Nvidia in the graphics card market is expected to heat up in early July as AMD is set to release its new 7nm Navi series products on July 7, while...
Thursday 27 June 2019
Silicon wafer suppliers see demand fade, spot prices plummet
Silicon wafer manufacturers have experienced a slowdown in orders from the chipmaking industry, while spot prices for silicon wafers are falling fast, according to industry sources...
Friday 21 June 2019
Intel to slash desktop processor prices by up to 15%
Intel is planning to cut prices of its eighth- and ninth-generation desktop processors by 10-15% and has already notified its downstream PC and motherboard partners, according to...