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Thursday 25 April 2019
TSMC 12-inch fab capacity still in oversupply
Despite a ramp-up of orders for 7nm chips, TSMC is still seeing orders for other advanced process nodes remain sluggish which has kept its overall 12-inch fab capacity in oversupply,...
Wednesday 24 April 2019
PTI remains focused on FOPLP for advanced logic ICs
Memory backend specialist Powertech Technology is aggressively developing its advanced packaging technology capability for logic IC production, and will remain focused on fan-out...
Friday 19 April 2019
TSMC 7nm utilization to climb in 2H19, says CEO
TSMC will see its 7nm process utilization rate climb substantially in the second half of 2019, driven by a seasonal pick-up in demand for smartphones, as well as chip demand for HPC,...
Thursday 18 April 2019
ASE sees significant pickup in orders for customized SiP solutions
ASE Technology has landed more customized SiP (system-in-package) backend orders than expected earlier this year thanks to growing demand for heterogeneous integration of 5G chips,...
Thursday 18 April 2019
Renesas migration to fab-lite model to benefit Taiwan OSAT firms
Renesas is reportedly moving toward a fab-lite business model by temporarily shutting down some frontend and backend fabs, with its Taiwan-based OSAT partners including ASE, Ardentec,...
Thursday 18 April 2019
TSMC expects 6-8% revenue growth in 2Q19
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects to post consolidated revenues of between US$7.55 billion and US$7.65 billion in the second quarter of 2019, up 6.4-7.8% sequentially...
Thursday 18 April 2019
TSMC, Samsung to compete for 5G modem orders
TSMC and Samsung Foundry have both disclosed more updates on their EUV process technologies, and are gearing up for a pick-up in replacement demand for smartphones driven by 5G con...
Wednesday 17 April 2019
TSMC unveils 6nm process
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced its 6nm (N6) process, which provides a significant enhancement from its 7nm (N7) technology and offers customers a...
Tuesday 16 April 2019
Chip demand for more-than-Moore devices picking up
Chip demand for more-than-Moore device applications has been picking up, lifting 8-inch fab utilization rates at a rapid pace recently, according to industry sources.
Monday 15 April 2019
TSMC reportedly to enter 7nm EUV production in 2Q19
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is set to move 7nm EUV process technology to volume production in the second quarter of 2019, according to a recent Chinese-language...
Thursday 11 April 2019
Orders from Huawei, AMD key to driving TSMC growth in 2Q19
Orders placed by Huawei and AMD will play a critical role in driving TSMC's revenue growth in the second quarter of 2019, according to market watchers.
Wednesday 10 April 2019
TSMC March revenues rise over 30%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$79.72 billion (US$2.59 billion) for March 2019, up 30.9% on month but down 23.1% from a...
Monday 8 April 2019
TSMC and OIP ecosystem partners deliver complete design infrastructure for 5nm process
TSMC has announced delivery of the complete version of its 5nm design infrastructure within the Open Innovation Platform (OIP). This full release enables 5nm systems-on-chip (SoC)...
Wednesday 3 April 2019
MA-tek revving up organic IC materials analysis to tap 5G opportunities
Taiwan's Materials Analysis Technology (MA-tek), after gaining a solid presence in the silicon-based materials analysis business, is aggressively venturing into the analysis market...
Wednesday 3 April 2019
TSMC sees 7nm chip orders pick-up
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has seen 7nm chip orders ramp up and the process capacity utilization rate start picking up recently, according to industry source...