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Friday 1 April 2022
SMIC posts 13% wafer ASP rise in 2021
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) saw its gross margin climb to a record high of 30.8% in 2021, when its wafer ASPs rose 13.1% to CNY4,763 (US$749.9) from CNY4,210...
Friday 1 April 2022
Samsung may outsource more OLED DDI production to Taiwan
Samsung Electronics is likely to step up its outsourcing of OLED display driver ICs in 2022 and 2023, with Novatek Microelectronics and other Taiwan-based DDI suppliers being pinpointed...
Monday 28 March 2022
TSMC says production unaffected by COVID lockdown in Shanghai
China has started locking down Shanghai in two phases for mass Covid-19 testing starting today (March 28) amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections. TSMC and other Taiwan-based...
Friday 25 March 2022
Foundries remain aggressive in fab capacity expansions
TSMC, Samsung Electronics, China's SMIC and other foundries are all poised to carry out their aggressive capacity expansion plans, despite heightened macroeconomic uncertainty.
Tuesday 22 March 2022
TSMC to see orders for auto chips ramp up
TSMC is expected to see orders for automotive electronics chips rise at a faster-than-expected pace, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 22 March 2022
NAND flash chipmakers step up controller chip purchases
NAND flash chip vendors including Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology have moved to increase more of their controller chip production to third-party suppliers, such as Phison...
Monday 14 March 2022
Nexchip approved to list on Shanghai STAR
Foundry house Nexchip Semiconductor, a joint venture between Taiwan's Power Semiconductor Manufacturing and the Hefei city government of China's Anhui province, has secured recently...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Networking device makers source 16nm chips
Networking device makers including Alpha Networks, Arcadyan Technology, and Gemtek Technology have decided to source 16nm Wi-Fi chips amid tight 28nm process capacity, according to...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Highlights of the day: Sales strategies for chip inventories
The customers of Taiwanese MCU makers are stockpiling, and MCU deliveries will proceed despite high buy inventories...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
UMC negotiates higher quotes for new contract with Samsung
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has managed to negotiate higher quotes for a new, long-term agreement (LTA) it struck with Samsung Electronics, according to sources...
Monday 7 March 2022
Phison expects NAND flash shortfall from mid-May to June
The global supply of NAND flash memory is expected to be significantly tight between mid May and the end of June, due mainly to a substantial cutback in output at Kioxia-Western Digital...
Thursday 3 March 2022
IC design houses competing for available 28nm process capacity
Despite growing concerns about oversupply, Taiwan-based IC design houses continue to vie for the available 28nm process capacity at foundries to fill orders through next year, according...
Tuesday 1 March 2022
New UMC fab in Singapore to generate profit in 1st year of operation
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics' (UMC) new 12-inch fab in Singapore is expected to generate profits in its first year of operation, according to industry sources.
Friday 25 February 2022
UMC to expand Singapore fab site for additional 22/28nm process capacity
United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced plans to set up a new advanced manufacturing facility adjacent to its Fab12i in Singapore. Dubbed Fab12i P3, the facility is designed for...
Thursday 24 February 2022
Taiwan chipmakers see their role in global EV supply chain grow
The role of Taiwan's IC industry is growing amid the persistent shortage of automotive chips.