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Wednesday 11 November 2015
TSMC board approves US$4 billion for advanced technology capacity expansion
The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved capital appropriations of US$3.96 billion for expanding capacity for advanced-node manufacturing, and packaging...
Tuesday 10 November 2015
TSMC October revenues rise 27%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$81.74 billion (US$2.5 billion) for October 2015 representing increases of 26.7% on month...
Tuesday 10 November 2015
TSMC 'grand alliance' more powerful than China's 'red supply chain,' says Chang
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) "grand alliance" with its ecosystem partners and customers has already been enhanced for years, while China's so-called...
Monday 9 November 2015
MediaTek, TSMC urge Taiwan government to ease restrictions on China investment in chipmakers
The chairmen of MediaTek and TSMC both agree that Taiwan's government should be more liberal towards the issue of allowing China-based firms to invest in the local IC industry sectors,...
Friday 16 October 2015
TSMC cuts 2015 chip growth forecast to zero
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has cut its 2015 outlook for the global semiconductor industry to zero growth. It is the third time the foundry has lowered its chip...
Thursday 15 October 2015
TSMC reports 3Q15 EPS of NT$2.91
TSMC has announced net profits of NT$75.33 billion (US$2.34 billion) on consolidated revenues of NT$212.51 billion for the third quarter of 2015. EPS for the quarter came to NT$2.9...
Thursday 15 October 2015
TSMC rolls out low-cost version of 16nm FinFET
TSMC has quietly rolled out a compact, low-power version of its 16nm FinFET fabrication process - 16nm FinFET Compact (16FFC). With the availability of three series of its 16nm FinFET...
Thursday 15 October 2015
Samsung eyeing 14nm chip orders from HiSilicon
Samsung Electronics is offering HiSilicon Technologies lower prices for its 14nm FinFET production in a bid to vie for mobile chip orders from the China-based fabless vendor, according...
Wednesday 14 October 2015
TSMC seeing brisk demand for 16nm chips from China
Almost 10 China-based IC design houses have already entered design-in process using TSMC's 16nm FinFET technology, which is ready for rapid demand growth in China, according to Roger...
Monday 12 October 2015
Pure-play foundry market to grow 6% in 2015, says IC Insights
The total pure-play foundry market is forecast to grow 6.1% to US$44.9 billion in 2015, according to IC Insights. The entire increase in pure-play foundry sales is forecast to be...
Thursday 8 October 2015
TSMC 3Q15 revenues rise 3.4%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its third-quarter revenues increase 3.4% sequentially to reach the company's third-highest quarterly figure on record.
Friday 2 October 2015
Xilinx ships 16nm chips ahead of schedule
Xilinx has announced it is shipping 16nm multiprocessor SoCs (MPSoC) to customers a quarter ahead of schedule. The early release of the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC enables Xilinx customers...
Friday 2 October 2015
Imagination receives TSMC 2015 Graphics Partner of the Year Award
Imagination Technologies (IMG.L) announces that it was awarded a Partner of the Year Award from TSMC during the TSMC Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum. Imagination received...
Friday 25 September 2015
IC backend houses to stay cautious as TSMC warns of sales drop in 4Q15
With Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) forecasting a sequential decline in fourth-quarter revenues, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and other backend companies...
Wednesday 23 September 2015
TSMC expects sales drop in 4Q15
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced that its third-quarter revenues will exceed its guidance given in mid-July, thanks to a more favorable US dollar exchange...