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Tuesday 13 November 2018
Nine of top-15 2018 semi suppliers forecast to post double-digit gains, says IC Insights
The world's top-15 semiconductor companies are forecast to see their combined sales climb 18% in 2018, according to IC Insights, which estimated the overall semiconductor industry...
Monday 12 November 2018
China smartphone AP shipments – 3Q 2018
Having posted a sequential gain of 13.9% in the third quarter of 2018, shipments of smartphone-use application processors in China are expected to decrease 4.6% in the fourth quarter...
Monday 12 November 2018
Opto firms urged to smartize operations, leverage Taiwan ICT prowess
Taiwan's optoelectronics industry players must pursue the development of smart optoelectronics and leverage the prowess and advantages of the country's ICT industry to find a solid...
Monday 12 November 2018
TSMC October revenues up 7%
A ramp-up of chip orders for Apple's new iPhone devices boosted Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) October revenues to the second-highest monthly levels in the contract...
Thursday 8 November 2018
Qualcomm to better partner with TSMC for HPC chips fabrication
Qualcomm is expected to significantly enhance its partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for the production of high-performance computing (HPC) chips for...
Thursday 8 November 2018
Global heavyweight clients touting adoption of TSMC 7nm node
Global heavyweight customers of TSMC are rushing to highlight the foundry giant's 7nm process support as a major booster for their new products, the latest case being AMD announcing...
Friday 2 November 2018
China not necessarily top job destination for Taiwan IC packaging talent
China backend service providers such as Tongfu Microelectronics, Tianshui Huatian Technology, Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology have been actively raiding talent from Taiwan's...
Thursday 1 November 2018
Global foundry industry forecast, 2019 and beyond
The production value of the global foundry industry is expected to grow by a CAGR of 6.2% to reach US$81.94 billion in 2023, the final year of a five-year forecast period, driven...
Thursday 1 November 2018
TSMC opens 12-inch fab in Nanjing
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) held a ceremony on October 31 to mark the opening of its 12-inch wafer plant in Nanjing, China. Company chairman Mark Liu and CFO...
Tuesday 30 October 2018
Intel to outsource entry-level processor, chipset production
As its processor supply continues to fall short of demand, Intel reportedly has begun planning to outsource production for its entry-level Atom processors and some of its chipsets...
Friday 26 October 2018
TSMC enhances backend CoWoS technology
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has made progress in enhancing its backend chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) technology to support diverse high-performance computing...
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Chipmakers advancing 5G chips rollout by one quarter
As leading brand vendors are set to roll out 5G-based smartphone models in the first half of 2019, chipmakers such as Qualcomm and MediaTek have advanced the launch schedules for...
Monday 22 October 2018
Serious talent shortage posing challenges for China IC development
Despite China's semiconductor industry aggressively carrying out diverse development projects, increasingly serious talent shortage is casting clouds over the development, making...
Friday 19 October 2018
TSMC expects 7nm chip sales to account for 10% of 2018 revenues
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is set to tape out more than 50 chip designs with its 7nm process technology by the end of 2018, and over 100 chip designs with both...
Thursday 18 October 2018
TSMC reports 3Q18 EPS of NT$3.44
TSMC has announced consolidated revenues of NT$260.35 billion (US$8.41 billion), net income of NT$89.07 billion, and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of NT$3.44 (US$0.56 per ADR unit)...