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Monday 5 June 2017
TSMC to foray into next generation memory market, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will further enhance its competiveness by stepping into production of next generation memory chips in addition to current mainstream...
Thursday 1 June 2017
MediaTek to enter mass production of 12nm mobile chips by end of 2017
MediaTek is expected to start mass production of 12nm mobile chips manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company around the end of 2017, according to industry sources...
Tuesday 30 May 2017
TSMC to start equipment move-in at Nanjing plant in September
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) new 12-inch plant in Nanjing, China will be ready for equipment move-in in September 2017, according to the Taiwan-based foundry...
Tuesday 30 May 2017
Topco 2017 revenues to rise over 10%
IC materials distributor Topco Scientific is expected to post more than 10% revenue growth in 2017 driven by robust demand for silicon wafers and photoresist solutions, according...
Friday 26 May 2017
New iPhone to come without home button, says paper
It is not a tip but true that the new iPhone devices scheduled to be rolled out in the second half of 2017 will come without a home button, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Thursday 25 May 2017
TSMC set to move 7nm to volume production in 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is set to move its 7nm process technology to volume production in 2018, an improved version of the 7nm process using extreme ultraviolet...
Wednesday 24 May 2017
ASE lands FOWLP packaging orders from Infineon, says paper
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has reportedly secured orders for providing fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) service for Infineon Technologies' power management (PWM)...
Wednesday 17 May 2017
Huawei to ramp up shipments of NB-IoT chips
Huawei will begin volume shipments of its NB-IoT (NarrowBand IoT) chip, the Boudica 120, in June, according to Jiang Wancheng, vice president of marketing and solutions department...
Tuesday 16 May 2017
TSMC capacity utilization ramping up
Taiwan Semiconductor Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which had disappointing sales results in April, has seen its capacity utilization soar in May, according to industry...
Monday 15 May 2017
Ardentec 1Q17 profits hike over 100%
Taiwan-based Ardentec, which specializes in testing services for logic and memory chips, has reported net profits surged 115% on year to NT$228 million (US$7.6 million) in the first...
Monday 15 May 2017
Sumco says new capacity to arrive in 2019
Sumco expects its additional new capacity to come online in 2019 at the earliest, according to the Japan-based silicon wafer vendor, adding that it will enhance and optimize its existing...
Thursday 11 May 2017
TSMC obtains 12nm chip orders from fabless firms
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has secured 12nm chip orders from Nvidia, MediaTek, Silicon Motion Technology and HiSilicon for the fabless firms' different chip...
Thursday 11 May 2017
Sumco lowering wafer shipments to XMC, say sources
Sumco has reportedly cut its wafer shipments to Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (XMC), and given priority to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Intel and...
Wednesday 10 May 2017
TSMC April revenues decrease
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) revenues for April 2017 fell to a new low in 37 months.
Wednesday 10 May 2017
TSMC board approves US$1.27 billion for advanced technology capacity expansion
The board of directrors of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved capital appropriations of US$1.269 billion for the purpose of upgrading and expanding capacity...