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Monday 21 October 2013
Foundries gearing up for IC card market boom in China
Foundries including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and Huahong Grace Semiconductor are all gearing up for China's...
Monday 21 October 2013
Xilinx, TSMC reach volume production on 28nm 3D ICs
Xilinx and TSMC have jointly announced production release of the Virtex-7 HT family, what the pair claims is the industry's first heterogeneous 3D ICs in production.
Thursday 17 October 2013
Morris Chang to relinquish role as TSMC CEO by June 2014
Morris Chang has reiterated plans to step down as TSMC's CEO by mid-2014, but remain a "hands-on" chairman.
Thursday 17 October 2013
TSMC expects 10.5% revenue decrease in 4Q13
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects its fourth-quarter revenues to decline about 10.5% sequentially, due to an inventory correction currently experienced by...
Friday 11 October 2013
IC suppliers unlikely to cut orders at TSMC in 4Q13
The high wafer shipment growth recorded by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in August and September indicates that global IC suppliers are not pessimistic about their...
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.