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Wednesday 15 March 2023
TSMC fab utilization to recover starting 2Q23
Part of TSMC's fab utilization rates, including those for 7/6nm process nodes, will begin to recover in April, sooner than previously predicted by the market, according to sources...
Monday 13 March 2023
TSMC new US fab to dent profits, hard to transfer costs to customers
TSMC could hardly achieve profitable mass production of 5/4/3nm chips at its new plant under construction in the US, and will find it a tough challenge to transfer part of its huge...
Monday 13 March 2023
Gudeng sees February revenue surge
Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer, has reported its revenue surged 35% sequentially and 54% on year to NT$427 million (US$13.8 million)...
Thursday 9 March 2023
TSMC keeps fab utilization rate at 70% or higher
TSMC's fab utilization in the first quarter of 2023 is being dragged down by a rapid slowdown in 7nm and 6nm chip orders, but the foundry has managed to keep its overall fab utilization...
Monday 6 March 2023
Top 3 memory vendors account for three-fourths of leading-edge wafer capacity
According to Knometa Research, Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology, and SK Hynix held 76% of the leading-edge capacity at the end of 2022, with the majority of it going toward...
Thursday 2 March 2023
Next iPhone utilizing TSMC 3nm tech may spark replacement demand
The next-generation iPhone slated for launch later in 2023 will be powered by Apple's custom-designed 3nm SoC fabricated by TSMC, marking the market's long-awaited transition from...
Tuesday 21 February 2023
Intel defers placing 3nm chip orders with TSMC
Intel will delay placing orders for 3nm chips with TSMC until the fourth quarter of 2024, according to sources at PC makers.
Tuesday 21 February 2023
Qualcomm, MediaTek to adopt TSMC N3E process
Qualcomm is expected to be the second customer of TSMC's N3E process, while MediaTek may use the process for its 3nm chip slated for release around the end of this year, according...
Wednesday 1 February 2023
Samsung sticks to non-artificial production cut despite poor memory sales
Samsung Electronics has reiterated its policy of non-artificial production cut and will keep its 2023 capex budget unchanged at the 2022 level, aiming to boost its cost competitiveness...
Wednesday 18 January 2023
TSMC 3nm capacity ramp-up to benefit Gudeng and other equipment makers
TSMC's 3nm process capacity ramp-up will benefit ecosystem partners including Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision Industrial, Kinik and Materials Analysis Technology (MA-tek), which are...
Friday 13 January 2023
TSMC to see sales disappoint in 1H23
Pure-play foundry TSMC has warned of a disappointing first half of 2023, but is confident that the second half will make up for it.
Wednesday 11 January 2023
TSMC obtains 3nm chip orders from Broadcom
Broadcom has placed 3nm chip orders with TSMC, joining Apple, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Nvidia and AMD in queue for the foundry's N3 and N3E process manufacturing, according to sources...
Friday 6 January 2023
TSMC, GF to be main AMD foundry partners
TSMC and GlobalFoundries are expected to remain AMD's main foundry partners through 2025, while Samsung Electronics has secured only 14nm chip orders for the processor vendor's APU...
Wednesday 4 January 2023
Samsung said to use high-end EUV pellicles to stabilize 3nm yield
Samsung Electronics reportedly will incorporate the latest EUV mask pellicles with a light transmittance rate of over 90% into its 3nm process for yield improvement, with the pellicles...
Wednesday 4 January 2023
TSMC obtains sub-5nm chip orders from system vendors
TSMC has received chip orders from system vendors including Google, Tesla, and Oppo, in addition to Apple, utilizing its sub-5nm process technologies, according to industry sources...