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Tuesday 20 August 2019
China foundry HSMC to push chiplet standard formulation, says CEO Shang-yi Chiang
While Moore's Law is approaching its physical limits, only a few could still afford the expensive game of process shrink. And when the post-Moore's Law era comes, semiconductor firms,...
Tuesday 20 August 2019
Goodix to acquire NXP voice and audio solutions biz
Shenzhen Goodix Technology has reached a definitive agreement with NXP Semiconductors under which it will acquire all assets of NXP's voice and audio solutions (VAS) business, according...
Monday 19 August 2019
NAND flash wafer prices rise above cash cost levels
NAND flash wafer prices have been rising in the third quarter of 2019, and have exceeded manufacturers' cash cost levels, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 6 August 2019
Nanya expects double-digit shipment rise in 3Q19
Nanya Technology has reiterated its previous remark that the company's DRAM bit shipments are expected to register a double-digit sequential increase in the third quarter.
Tuesday 6 August 2019
TSMC enjoys robust 7nm chip demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has enjoyed strong demand for 7nm chips and already utilized 100% of the process capacity since the third quarter of 2019, with orders...
Monday 5 August 2019
US new tariffs on Chinese imports may dim TSMC, Intel prospects
The Trump administration's latest move to slap a 10% tariff on the remaining US$300 billion worth of Chinese imports, including handsets, notebooks and TVs, starting September 1 may...
Thursday 1 August 2019
ASE gaining ground in SiP on heterogeneous integration demand
Taiwan's top IC backend specialist ASE Technology Holding has seen its SiP (system in package) business expand substantially so far this year amid growing demand for heterogeneous...
Friday 26 July 2019
Macronix posts profit surge in 2Q19
Mask ROM and flash memory chipmaker Macronix International has reported net profits surged 86% sequentially to NT$264 million (US$8.5 million) in the second quarter of 2019, with...
Thursday 25 July 2019
SK Hynix posts sharp decreases in 2Q19 revenues and profits
SK Hynix saw its operating profits fall 89% from a year earlier to KRW638 billion (US$540.8 million) in the second quarter of 2019, when consolidated revenues slid 38% on year to...
Tuesday 23 July 2019
Winbond on track to open new memory fab by 2021
Specialty DRAM and flash memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics on July 22 held a beam-raising ceremony for its new 12-inch wafer plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. The new facility...
Friday 19 July 2019
TSMC to enter new growth phase in 5G era
Foundry chipmaker TSMC is looking to enter a new phase of growth when 5G commercialization kicks off, market observers believe.
Tuesday 9 July 2019
Taiwan chipmakers gearing up for 3D sensor market boom
Foundries including Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC), epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC), fabless chipmaker Himax Technologies,...
Monday 17 June 2019
Winbond to open new fab in southern Taiwan by 2021
Winbond Electronics expects to start operating a new 12-inch wafer plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan by 2021, when the DRAM and flash memory chipmaker has its in-house developed...
Wednesday 12 June 2019
HiSilicon sees growth trapped by US Huawei ban
HiSilicon, Huawei's chip design subsidiary, will likely fail to beat MediaTek and become the largest Asia-based fabless chipmaker in 2019 as its shipment growth will be affected negatively...
Friday 31 May 2019
Nanya expects ramp-up in server DRAM shipments starting 4Q19
Nanya Technology expects to see its server DRAM shipments start ramping up substantially in the fourth quarter of 2019. The product segment will account for about 10% of the company's...