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Monday 18 April 2016
Number of 300mm IC wafer fabs expected to reach 100 in 2016, says IC Insights
In 2008, 300mm wafers took over as the industry's primary wafer size in terms of total surface area used. The number of 300mm wafer fabrication facilities in operation continues to...
Friday 15 April 2016
TSMC reiterates revenue target for 2016
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) target of 5-10% growth in 2016 consolidated revenues remains unchanged, according to the pure-play foundry.
Thursday 14 April 2016
TSMC 1Q16 profits fall 18%
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced net profits of NT$64.78 billion (US$2 billion) on consolidated revenues of NT$203.50 billion for...
Wednesday 13 April 2016
Global IC foundry market grows 4.4% in 2015, says Gartner
Breaking a three-year double-digit-growth streak, the worldwide semiconductor foundry market grew 4.4% in 2015 to achieve US$48.8 billion in revenues, according to final results by...
Tuesday 12 April 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$2 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased engineering and facility equipment from Applied Materials, Fu Tsu Construction and Tokyo Electron for a total of about...
Tuesday 12 April 2016
TSMC likely to bring forward 7nm schedule, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to detail its roadmap for 7nm process, including a revised production schedule for the node technology, at an investors...
Friday 8 April 2016
TSMC March revenues rise
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues for March 2016 increased 22.7% sequentially and 1.1% from a year ago to NT$73.09...
Wednesday 6 April 2016
Global Unichip reports brisk March results
IC design services provider Global Unichip has reported March revenues soared 13.8% sequentially and 81.4% from a year earlier to NT$926 million (US$28.5 million).
Thursday 31 March 2016
MediaTek shipments unlikely to rebound until May or June
MediaTek's shipments are still affected partially by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) wafer delivery delays caused by an earthquake that hit southern Taiwan in...
Wednesday 30 March 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$2.6 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased a batch of machinery and facility equipment from Jienshian Information Engineering, Lam Research International, Tokyo...
Monday 28 March 2016
TSMC and Nanjing sign 12-inch fab investment agreement
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced on March 28 that the company and the municipal government of Nanjing, China have signed an investment agreement. This agreement...
Wednesday 23 March 2016
TSMC buys equipment from Applied, Lam
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased a batch of machinery and engineering equipment from Applied Materials and Lam Research for a total of about NT$2.88...
Tuesday 22 March 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 1Q16 top foundries combined revenues to decrease
Combined revenues of Taiwan's major foundries: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) are...
Tuesday 22 March 2016
TSMC orders NT$1.32 billion of equipment
Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased a batch of facility equipment from Cica-Huntek Chemical Technology Taiwan and Marketech International...
Monday 21 March 2016
TSMC likely to raise 2016 capex
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is likely to revise upward its capex for 2016 as equipment purchases thus far this year have been made in advance, according to industry...