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Thursday 16 February 2023
Pure-play foundries brace for gross margin decreases
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are bracing for lower gross margins in 2023, which may return to 2021 levels, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 15 February 2023
Buffett's quick $3.7 billion sale of TSMC stock spooks investors
Warren Buffett slashed his holding of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. just months after disclosing a major stake, an unusually quick reversal by the legendary stock picker...
Wednesday 15 February 2023
TSMC to pour up to US$3.5 billion into Arizona fab
The board of directors of TSMC has approved an investment of up to US$3.5 billion in TSMC Arizona, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSMC, according to the pure-play foundry.
Wednesday 15 February 2023
UMC offers price discounts for customers willing to raise orders
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has offered 10-15% price discounts to customers willing to ramp up their wafer starts in the second quarter of 2023, according to industry...
Tuesday 14 February 2023
SMIC utilization rate hit by consumer electronics dependency
SMIC's 2022 fourth-quarter earnings call has revealed warning signs with drops in both gross margin and capacity utilization. The utilization of its wafer fabs has dropped below 80%...
Tuesday 14 February 2023
Taiwan to train IC design talent in Europe
Taiwan, with its mature IC design ecosystem, is looking to collaborate closely with Europe by training IC design talent locally, according to Taiwan's National Science and Technology...
Monday 13 February 2023
TSMC, VIS post sequential revenue increases in January
TSMC and specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have reported sequential increases in January revenue of 3.9% and 13.7%, respectively.
Monday 13 February 2023
Samsung woos Qualcomm at 6 nm, targeting MediaTek next
Facing global weak demands for memory and smartphones, Samung Electronics has been seeing strong order competition from TSMC. However, the South Korean company is planning for a comeback...
Friday 10 February 2023
Foxsemicon kicks off operations in US
Foxsemicon Integrated Technology (FITI), a Foxconn company specializing in semiconductor equipment, has announced the grand opening of Foxsemicon Technology, its first precision machining...
Thursday 9 February 2023
MA-tek enjoys nearly 20% revenue surge in January
IC verification lab Materials Analysis Technology (MA-tek) saw its revenue increase nearly 20% from a year earlier to US$362 million (US$12.03 million) in January 2023, thanks to...
Thursday 9 February 2023
Intel caught in dilemma over IFS, outsourcing
Intel faces a dilemma between increasing its reliance on its foundry operations - Intel Foundry Services (IFS) - and expanding its chip outsourcing, according to industry sources.
Monday 6 February 2023
SkyWater, a key foundry for the US defense industry, shares its view on reshoring, downturn and why More-than-Moore is the future
As the semiconductor sector gains increasing national security implications worldwide, the US defense industry has in particular woken up to the crucial role of semiconductor supply...
Monday 6 February 2023
TSMC offers 16nm/7nm FinFET Technology PDK to Academia
TSMC announced the launch of its "TSMC University FinFET Program", aimed at developing future IC design talent for the industry and empowering academic innovation around the world.
Thursday 2 February 2023
OSATs see promising demand for custom-built chips
Demand for custom-built chips from system vendors remains promising for OSATs that offer high-end backend services, such as ASE Technology (ASEH), Amkor Technology and Powertech Technology...
Thursday 2 February 2023
ABF substrates shortage easing as major GPU vendor slashes orders
ABF substrates shortage is easing as demand weakens from major US CPU/GPU vendors who have sharply slashed orders amid inventory pressure, according to sources from the OSAT sector...