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Friday 19 January 2018
TSMC to see revenues rise 10-15% on HPC, IoT, 7nm orders in 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will see its revenues grow 10-15% on year in 2018, mainly driven by the three major sectors of HPC (high performance computing),...
Wednesday 17 January 2018
MPI to ship more LED testing equipment on increasing VCSEL demand in 1H18
IC testing equipment maker MJC Probe (MPI) is expected to see its shipments of LED testing equipment expand significantly in the first half of 2018 thanks to growing demand for VCSEL...
Wednesday 17 January 2018
Southern Taiwan Science Park to see revenues break NT$1 trillion mark soon
The annual revenues scored by firms operating in the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) are expected to break the NT$1 trillion (US$33.84 billion) in the near future, as Taiwan Semiconductor...
Tuesday 16 January 2018
Xintec to see orders for 3D sensing from iPhone and Android camps
Taiwan-based IC packager Xintec is expected to enjoy significant 3D sensing business opportunities from both iPhone and Android-based smartphone camps in 2018 in its capacity as a...
Thursday 11 January 2018
TSMC December revenues up on year
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$89.897 billion (US$3 billion) for December, slipping 3.5% sequentially but growing 15.1%...
Thursday 11 January 2018
IC analysis service suppliers IST, MA-tek see robust revenues in 2017
Taiwan's dedicated semiconductor materials analysis and IC debugging services providers Integrated Service Technology (IST) and Materials Analysis Technology (MA-tek) have reported...
Tuesday 9 January 2018
AMD, Nvidia releases of new GPUs to benefit Taiwan OSAT players
As GPU suppliers AMD and Nvidia showcase their prowess at CES 2018, back-end service providers, such as Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and King Yuan Electronics, are expected...
Thursday 4 January 2018
TSMC to outpace Samsung in 7nm volume production in 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is ready to enjoy a sure win over Samsung Electronics in the race of 7nm process volume production in 2018, as it has secured orders...
Wednesday 3 January 2018
MediaTek may return to flagship-smartphone chip market in 2H18
Taiwan-based IC design house MediaTek's Helio X series flagship smartphone chipsets are expected to stage a comeback in the second half of 2018 at the earliest to brace for the advent...
Tuesday 2 January 2018
China major AI chipmakers maintain partnerships with TSMC
China's major AI chipmakers, including HiSilicon, Cambricon Technologies, Horizon Robotics and DeePhi Tech, are expected to reap rich harvests in 2018 from their launch of various...
Tuesday 2 January 2018
TSMC lands short lead-time HPC chip orders from China, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reportedly landed short lead-time orders for HPC (high-performance computing) chips from China-based clients, according to a...
Thursday 28 December 2017
MediaTek aims to hike market share, profitability in 2018
MediaTek will focus on further improving its market share, gross margin and overall earnings in 2018 through continued investments in new technologies, including AI, 5G, NB-IoT, 802.11ax...
Wednesday 27 December 2017
HBM2 memory solutions gaining popularity
The popularity of HBM2 (second-generation high bandwidth memory) solutions has been increasing recently due to the adoption of such products by Nvidia's Tesla P100 accelerator and...
Friday 22 December 2017
Taiwan wafer foundry revenues to surge 7.8% sequentially in 4Q17
Taiwan wafer foundry revenues for the fourth quarter of 2017 are estimated to surge 7.8% sequentially and 9.3% on year to US$10.54 billion, with the growth mainly seen in revenues...
Wednesday 13 December 2017
TSMC still upbeat about HPC chips, says chairman
Clients' demand for HPC (high-speed computing) chips at TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) has remained strong without signs of ebbing, according to company chairman...