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Tuesday 18 April 2023
System-level testing demand rising; TSMC, Intel, and other foundries are in
System-level testing demand for advanced ICs has been rising. Foundries including TSMC, Intel and Samsung Electronics, as well as OSATs such as ASE Technology, are already involved,...
Monday 17 April 2023
Japan keen on building chiplet technology and ecosystem
While the Intel-initiated Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) consortium has attracted many participants, Japan's academic and industry players are also stepping up efforts...
Monday 17 April 2023
ASML reportedly sees first big EUV equipment order cut from TSMC
ASML reportedly has seen the first cutback in orders for EUV equipment from TSMC, its largest customer, which market insiders speculate is on track to slash such orders by over 40%...
Friday 14 April 2023
IC designers facing uphill battle in demanding foundry quote cuts
With TSMC also reportedly to slow down capacity expansions in Taiwan, IC design houses will find it even more difficult to expect a downturn in their chips foundry costs, according...
Friday 14 April 2023
TSMC's presence highlights misalignment between Berlin's semiconductor and defense policies
The vast stretch of land lying a kilometer north of the German city of Grossenhain, Saxony has long been a part of the country's military history: at the onset of World War 1, the...
Friday 14 April 2023
Samsung, Intel struggling to find 3nm customers
Both Samsung Electronics and Intel are having difficulty obtaining orders for 3nm as well as sub-3nm chips, while TSMC continues to grow its client base in the process segment, according...
Friday 14 April 2023
TSMC still mulling raising foundry quotes in 2H23, sources say
TSMC has revised the company's blueprint for capacity expansion, reducing its scale and slowing down its pace. However, the pure-play foundry is still evaluating the feasibility of...
Thursday 13 April 2023
90% of vehicles do not need advanced chips, according to auto industry skeptics
Automotive supply chain players are skeptical if TSMC, Intel and Samsung's pursuit of advanced process technologies and capacity expansions will bring real benefits in the long run...
Thursday 13 April 2023
TSMC plans JV fab in Germany, sources say
TSMC reportedly has decided to build a fab in Germany jointly with local partners in a collaboration model similar to that for its ongoing fab project in Japan, according to industry...
Wednesday 12 April 2023
TSMC likely to adjust 2023 capex plan downward
TSMC may adjust its capex target for 2023 downward, currently set at US$32-36 billion, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 12 April 2023
TSMC's Germany plan remains uncertain, but decision will come in summer, according to sources
Sources familiar with TSMC's plan in Germany indicated to DIGITIMES Asia that TSMC will reach a decision in summer regarding the construction of its German fab.
Wednesday 12 April 2023
TSMC slowing capacity expansion in Taiwan
TSMC is slowing down its pace of capacity expansions in Taiwan, as its first-quarter 2023 sales missed guidance, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 11 April 2023
After recruiting TSMC veteran, Samsung is rumored to enter FOWLP mass production in 4Q23
Samsung Electronics's DS (Device Solutions) division is rumored to be officially introducing fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) into mass production starting in the fourth quarter...
Tuesday 11 April 2023
PC, handset, home appliances inventory depletion accelerating
Terminal brand vendors of PCs, smartphones and home appliances are accelerating their inventory depletion, with PC inventory showing the fastest destocking pace, which indicates that...
Tuesday 11 April 2023
Foundry houses invest big in advanced and mature process equipment
Sharp increases in global demand for advanced and mature chip manufacturing processes continued to significantly bolster equipment purchases by TSMC and other Taiwanese foundry peers...