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Friday 8 September 2023
TSMC sees August revenue reach 7-month high
TSMC saw its August revenue increase 6.2% to reach a 7-month high, while revenue at fellow company United Microelectronics (UMC) slipped 0.6% on month halting a 5-month streak of...
Wednesday 6 September 2023
Intel strikes new foundry deal with Tower Semiconductor
Intel Foundry Services (IFS) and Tower Semiconductor have reached a new agreement in which IFS will provide foundry services and 300mm manufacturing capacity to assist Tower in serving...
Friday 18 August 2023
Advanced packaging becomes next battlefield for Intel and TSMC
The importance of advanced packaging to the continuation of Moore's Law has already attracted TSMC and Intel to the field.
Tuesday 15 August 2023
TSMC should be able to keep its new overseas JV fabs profitable
Market observers view TSMC's overseas expansion strategy with skepticism, which also presents some opportunities for the pure-play foundry. Despite the fact that its wholly owned...
Wednesday 9 August 2023
TSMC unveils plan for JV foundry in Dresden
TSMC has announced that it will invest alongside Robert Bosch, Infineon Technologies, and NXP Semiconductors in European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) in Dresden, Germany...
Monday 7 August 2023
Winbond slowing output cut, to equip new plant in 4Q23
The 30–40% reduction in output at Winbond Electronics' wafer fab in Taichung (central Taiwan) has been reduced to less than 20%, and the memory chipmaker plans to begin installing...
Monday 7 August 2023
UMC posts flat July revenue
Pure-play foundry United Mircroelectronics (UMC) has reported revenue of NT$19.06 billion (US$601.3 million) for July 2023, essentially unchanged sequentially. However, compared to...
Thursday 3 August 2023
China foundries enhancing mature node manufacturing capability for automotive chips
Chinese foundries including CanSemi Technology, GTA Semiconductor, and Nexchip Semiconductor have stepped up enhancing their mature-node manufacturing capability for automotive ICs,...
Wednesday 19 July 2023
South Korea's 8-inch wafer fabs see utilization fall under 50%
The capacity utilization rates of 8-inch wafer fabs in South Korea are halved from their 2022 levels, with the exception of DB Hitek, due to sluggish demand for information technology...
Monday 17 July 2023
UMC fully owns 12-inch foundry subsidiary in Xiamen
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has completed acquiring the rest of the shares from its Chinese partners in the Xiamen joint venture, United Semiconductor, for a total...
Tuesday 11 July 2023
Japan's METI considering to subsidize Sumco's new silicon wafer plant -- Report
In an effort to revitalize its domestic semiconductor supply chain, the Japanese government has subsidized a number of semiconductor-related manufacturers to produce in Japan. A news...
Thursday 6 July 2023
Powerchip to set up 12-inch wafer fab in Japan
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has reached a deal with SBI Holdings under which the Taiwan-based company will gain the investment firm's support to...
Thursday 1 June 2023
Renesas head of automotive solutions visits Taiwan for 2nd time
Takeshi Kataoka, SVP and GM of Renesas Electronics' automotive solutions is in Taiwan for the second time this year and will deliver a remark at a Computex 2023 forum on Friday (June...
Thursday 1 June 2023
UMC sees no signs of substantial demand recovery in 2H23
United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) continues to observe customers adjusting inventory levels, albeit at a slower rate than expected, while cyclical shifts in the business climate...
Thursday 11 May 2023
UMC reportedly mulling new fab in Japan
United Microelectronics (UMC) reportedly is considering constructing a new 12-inch wafer fab in Japan.