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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...
Tuesday 11 April 2023
UMC 1Q23 sales miss guidance
Both TSMC and United Microelectronics (UMC) missed first-quarter revenue targets set in January.
Monday 10 April 2023
Update: TSMC 1Q23 sales fail to meet guidance as a result of order cuts by major customers
Update: Market upservers and TSMC both attribute the company's lower-than-expected first-quarter revenue to currency exchange fluctuations. TSMC's revenue in US dollar terms actually...
Monday 10 April 2023
TSMC to address 7 major market concerns at upcoming earnings call
With TSMC customers cutting back on orders or delaying shipment pull-in in the first quarter of 2023, market doubts are emerging about whether the foundry's overall business operations...
Monday 10 April 2023
TSMC posts over 10% revenue decline in March
TSMC revenue for March 2023 fell over 10% on both sequential and on-year bases, according to the company's latest report.
Monday 10 April 2023
Marketech expects stable revenue growth in 2023
Fab toolmaker Marketech International expects to generate flat or slight revenue growth this year, judging from the NT$60 billion (US$1.97 billion) worth of orders it has on hand.