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Tuesday 28 August 2018
TSMC, Foxconn 4Q18 revenues to hit new highs on iPhone shipments
Shipments of new iPhone series to be unveiled in mid-September are expected to reach 70-75 million units by the end of the year, the best performance since the launch of iPhone 6...
Tuesday 28 August 2018
Powerchip to build 2 new 12-inch fabs in Taiwan
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Technology has disclosed plans to construct two new 12-inch wafer fabs in Taiwan with total investment estimated at NT$278 billion (US$9.05 billion).
Thursday 23 August 2018
TSMC to start making Qualcomm Snapdragon chips in 4Q18, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will start fabricating Qualcomm's next-generation Snapdragon 800 series SoC chips in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a report...
Wednesday 22 August 2018
TSMC 7nm, 5nm to enjoy strong demand for AI chips
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has landed new orders for mainly advanced AI solutions requiring its 7nm and 5nm process capacities in 2019, according to industry...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Samsung extends semiconductor market lead in 1H18, says IC Insights
With the continuation of the strong surge in the DRAM and NAND flash markets over the past year, Samsung Electronics went from having only 1% more total semiconductor sales than Intel...
Thursday 16 August 2018
TSMC sees pickup in orders for mining ASICs
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and its design services partners have recently seen orders for cryptocurrency mining chips pick up, as major crypto mining machine...
Thursday 16 August 2018
China smartphone AP shipments – 2Q 2018
With smartphone vendors putting in aggressive efforts toward second-half sales in an attempt to reach their whole-year objectives, smartphone AP shipments will likely benefit from...
Thursday 16 August 2018
Cadence to open subsidiary in Nanjing
EDA vendor Cadence Design Systems is scheduled to start operating a new subsidiary in Nanjing, China in September, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 15 August 2018
TSMC board approves US$4.5 billion for capacity expansion
The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved capital appropriations of approximately US$4.49 billion for new fabs construction, advanced-node and specialty...
Tuesday 14 August 2018
CHPT supplies probe cards for mining ASICs
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has obtained probe card orders for the production of 7nm mining ASICs developed by Canaan Creative, according to industry sources. The orders will...
Tuesday 14 August 2018
China new fabs to join competition for foundry orders in late 2018
As most of the 12-inch wafer foundry fabs built in China in 2016-2017 will kick off commercial run in late 2018, China's combined monthly foundry capacities at 12-inch fabs will surge...
Monday 13 August 2018
TSMC posts increased July revenues
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$74.37 billion (US$2.41 million) for July 2018, up 5.6% sequentially and...
Friday 10 August 2018
Taiwan tech firms expand capacities to fulfill rush orders from US
Taiwan-based semiconductor and electronics makers are busy expanding their local production capacities, importing more machinery equipment to fulfill robust rush orders from customers,...
Thursday 9 August 2018
Network security enhancement investments crucial for IIoT
Long noted for stringent computer system security management, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) recently unexpectedly suffered a virus infection at part of its fab...
Tuesday 7 August 2018
Virus incident to affect less than 2% of 3Q18 revenues, says TSMC CEO
TSMC has made its full recovery after being hit by a computer virus, said company CEO CC Wei at a press event on August 6. The impact on its third-quarter revenues is expected to...