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Wednesday 9 October 2013
TSMC 3Q13 sales in line with guidance
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported record consolidated revenues of NT$55.38 billion (US$1.88 billion) for September 2013. Consolidated sales for the third...
Monday 7 October 2013
Inspection tool maker HMI posts record September, 3Q13 revenues
Hermes Microvision (HMI), which provides electron beam (e-beam) inspection tools and solutions for the production of semiconductors, has reported record consolidated revenues for...
Thursday 3 October 2013
TSMC to spend record budget on R&D in 2013
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) R&D spending, which reached almost NT$40 billion (US$1.36 billion) in 2012, is expected to hit another all-time high in 2013,...
Thursday 3 October 2013
Pure-play foundries spending big, says IC Insights
Semiconductor capital spending has increased significantly among pure-play foundries, as more IDMs shift to a fabless/fab-lite business model while new foundry participants intensify...
Monday 30 September 2013
TSMC to cover 60-70% of Apple A8 chip production, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will handle the majority of the manufacturing for Apple's next-generation A8 processors, and the remainder will go to Samsung Electronics,...
Monday 30 September 2013
TSMC co-chief operating officer Chiang to retire
TSMC has announced that executive VP and co-chief operating officer overseeing R&D, Shang-yi Chiang, will retire from the company on October 31, 2013. The R&D organization...
Friday 27 September 2013
Americas region remains largest market for pure-play foundry sales, says IC Insights
Customers in the Americas region (primarily the US) are expected to account for nearly two-thirds of pure-play foundry sales in 2013, a slight increase from 2012, according to IC...
Thursday 26 September 2013
TSMC stepping up purchases of 20nm manufacturing equipment
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has stepped up its purchases of manufacturing equipment for its 20nm process which is slated to enter volume production in the first...
Monday 23 September 2013
Samsung to build 20nm foundry capacity, sources say
Samsung Electronics plans to build up foundry capacity of 30,000 wafers operating at 20nm, signaling that it is joining rival TSMC in the process race, according to industry source...
Monday 23 September 2013
Leading-edge 28nm to drive pure-play foundry sales growth in 2013, says IC Insights
All of the increase in pure-play foundry sales in 2013 is expected to come from 28nm and more advanced process technologies, according to IC Insights.
Tuesday 17 September 2013
TSMC and OIP ecosystem partners deliver 16FinFET and 3D IC reference flows
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has released three silicon-validated reference flows within the Open Innovation Platform (OIP) that enable 16FinFET system-on-chip...
Thursday 12 September 2013
TSMC 12-inch fabs running at 75-80% of capacity, say sources
The capacity utilization rates of 12-inch fabs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have dropped to 75-80% recently as slow demand for high-end smartphones in the...
Tuesday 10 September 2013
TSMC August sales up, UMC down
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its August consolidated revenues increase 5.7% sequentially, while fellow foundry chipmaker United Microelectronics' (UMC) sales...
Thursday 5 September 2013
Fabless-foundry model remains major trend, says Qualcomm executive
The fabless-foundry business model is still a major trend in the semiconductor industry, whereas the IDM model that achieves efficiency through vertical integration has proven it...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Globalfoundries growing its 28nm customer base, says CEO
At least more than 12 companies have adopted 28nm chips manufactured by Globalfoundries, said company CEO Ajit Manocha on September 3.