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Monday 2 April 2012
TSMC expected to hit high-end of 1Q12 guidance
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for the first quarter of 2012 are expected to be at the high-end of the foundry's previously-issued guidance...
Friday 30 March 2012
IC foundry market grows 5.1% in 2011, says Gartner
The worldwide semiconductor foundry market totaled US$29.8 billion in 2011, a 5.1% increase from 2010, according to Gartner. The semiconductor supply chain experienced some impact...
Friday 30 March 2012
Topco, MIC expected to see growth in sales due to greener semiconductor processes
Various industries have been focusing on making processes greener. Industry leading firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has been implementing measures...
Friday 30 March 2012
TSMC to fab Dialog chips used in Apple devices, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which reportedly has cut into the supply chain for the existing iPhones and iPads through providing foundry services for Broadcom,...
Friday 30 March 2012
STATS ChipPAC Taiwan expects 1Q12 sales to rise 15-20%
Testing house STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Singapore-based STATS ChipPAC, expects its revenues to increase 15-20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2012...
Thursday 29 March 2012
Taiwan industries going green
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) Taiwan conducted a forum discussing the experience and challenges of the green energy industry on March 27, 2012. Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Tight foundry capacity stabilizes ASP for IC designers
With tight capacities at foundry service providers, major Taiwan-based IC design houses expect the short supply to give their downstream customers less bargaining power and help maintain...
Friday 23 March 2012
Altera, TSMC develop 3D IC test vehicle
Altera and TSMC have announced the joint development of what they claim is the world's first heterogeneous 3D IC test vehicle using TSMC's chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) integration...
Tuesday 20 March 2012
ASE, SPIL remain conservative on business outlook
While the recent news that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is mulling an upward revision in 2012 capex has boosted market observers' confidence in the outlook for...
Tuesday 20 March 2012
TSMC likely to expand 28nm manufacturing capacity
With current capacity for 28nm processes filled up, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is likely to expand the leading-edge process capacity later in 2012, according...
Thursday 15 March 2012
Analog/mixed-signal IC startup contracts TSMC for Class-D amplifiers
NeoEnergy Microelectronics (NEM), a startup IC design company specializing in analog and mixed-signal chips, has released a Class-D audio power amplifier targeting slim type digital...
Thursday 15 March 2012
UMC 2Q12 utilization to reach above 90%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) utilization rate in March is rumored to be around 95%. Industry sources noted that as demand continues to grow in the second quarter,...
Monday 12 March 2012
CIGS thin-film solar makers await for better market condition
CIGS solar product makers may have to wait longer to prosper. The solar market has been off-balanced since 2011. This has been causing many solar firms to suffer losses. The market...
Friday 9 March 2012
TSMC reports flat revenues for February
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$33.86 billion (US$1.15 billion) for February, representing a decrease of 2.1% on month...
Friday 9 March 2012
TSMC may increase 2012 capex
Due to supply shortages, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to expand capacity by installing new equipment at 12-inch wafer facilities. Industry sources...