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Monday 26 March 2018
Foundry capacity in Taiwan, China to remain tight throughout 2018
Taiwan and international IC designers have advanced fabrication orders with foundry houses to early 2018 to support shipments in the traditional boom season in the second half, amid...
Wednesday 14 March 2018
Taiwan top-3 foundries to see combined revenues rise 10% on year in 1Q18, says Digitimes Research
Combined revenues of Taiwan's top-3 foundries - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) - are...
Friday 9 March 2018
TSMC February revenues fall to 10-month low
Consolidated revenues at pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) fell to a 10-month low of NT$64.64 billion (US$2.2 billion) in February 2018.
Monday 12 February 2018
UMC January revenues increase, VIS drop
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its January revenues hit a three-month high, while fellow company Vanguard International Semiconductor's (VIS) saw revenues decrease...
Friday 9 February 2018
VIS expects flat revenue growth in 1Q18
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post revenues of between NT$6.2 billion (US$211 million) and NT$6.6 billion in the first quarter of 2018, compared with NT$6.38...
Tuesday 6 February 2018
VIS posts profit drop on lower revenues
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported net profits declined 18.7% from a year earlier to NT$4.51 billion (US$153.6 million) in 2017, when consolidated...
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Global MOSFET suppliers seeking capacity support from Taiwan, China players
With global shipments of electric cars seen to grow sharply in 2018, the supply of vital components, particularly high-voltage MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor)...
Friday 10 November 2017
UMC posts record October revenues
Pure-play IC foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$13.81 billion (US$457.6 million) for October 2017, rising 16.4% sequentially and hitting...
Wednesday 8 November 2017
VIS expects about flat revenue growth in 4Q17
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post revenues ranging from NT$6.2 billion (US$205.4 million) to NT$6.6 billion in the fourth quarter of...
Wednesday 8 November 2017
Strong demand prompts VIS to mull new fab plan
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is evaluating the feasibility of establishing a new fab or buying an existing one to ramp up capacity to meet increasing...
Tuesday 5 September 2017
Commentary: Cabinet reshuffle casts uncertainty over Taiwan AI, IoT development
Premier Lin Chuan, who once served as chairman of Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), and his Cabinet members will resign en masse on September 7, casting uncertainty over...
Wednesday 9 August 2017
UMC, VIS July revenues down
Pure-play wafer foundries United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have reported sequential decreases in July consolidated revenues of 2.4% and...
Monday 31 July 2017
VIS expects to post up to 11% revenue growth in 3Q17
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has forecast consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2017 will be between NT$6.1 billion (US$201.7 million)...
Monday 10 July 2017
TSMC, UMC June revenues rise
Pure-play foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have reported sequential increases in June consolidated revenues of 15.6% and...
Thursday 6 July 2017
Taiwan foundries to see 8-inch fabs run at full utilization till October
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) will see...