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Friday 17 March 2023
Taiwan OSATs consider Mexico as regional operations base to help partners expand in US
Taiwan-based OSATs, many of which are involved with TSMC and other chipmakers, are considering Mexico as their regional base of operations to assist partners looking to expand into...
Friday 17 March 2023
TSMC may plan another price hike to respond to rising costs
TSMC may consider another price hike in the second half of 2023 to respond to its ever-increasing manufacturing costs, according to sources at semiconductor equipment companies.
Friday 17 March 2023
TSMC to expand in tandem with partners, says Morris Chang
Morris Chang, TSMC's founder, stated at an event in Taipei on March 16 that he believes the pure-play foundry will continue to grow alongside its partners, as opposed to certain competitors...
Friday 17 March 2023
Why is Morris Chang showing support for US in trade war with China?
TSMC founder Morris Chang's show of support for the US in its ongoing trade war with China has piqued the interest of many in the semiconductor industry.
Thursday 16 March 2023
TSMC founder Morris Chang, for the first time, expressed support for Washington's China policy
Morris Chang, the founder of TSMC, and Chris Miller, the author of the book 'Chip War', today had an exchange on the topic of global chip conversation and Taiwan's role within.
Wednesday 15 March 2023
Loongson poised to challenge x86, Arm with own CPU architecture
Chinese CPU designer Loongson Technology is seen as China's representative to challenge international mainstream instruction set architectures (ISAs), Intel's x86 and Arm, with its...
Wednesday 15 March 2023
Can Huawei's HiSilicon reclaim its former glory as a chip design powerhouse?
A multitude of semiconductor applications has blossomed in recent years. The rise and fall of Huawei's HiSilicon Semiconductor after a decade of rapid development are the most noteworthy...
Wednesday 15 March 2023
TSMC fab utilization to recover starting 2Q23
Part of TSMC's fab utilization rates, including those for 7/6nm process nodes, will begin to recover in April, sooner than previously predicted by the market, according to sources...
Tuesday 14 March 2023
IC verification labs see demand pick up for system vendors' self-developed chips
The efforts of system device vendors to develop new chips in-house have been stalled since the third quarter of 2022, but they have recently resumed their "acceleration track," according...
Tuesday 14 March 2023
Chip equipment ban against China to disrupt SMIC sub-40nm process development
The US' broader chip equipment ban against China will stymie Semiconductor Manufacturing International's (SMIC) sub-40nm process development, according to industry sources.
Monday 13 March 2023
Samsung Electronics actively bringing in high-level talent from TSMC and Intel
With Samsung Electronics executive chairman Jay Y. Lee continuing to emphasize the "importance of talent," the company has been very active in bringing in talent from the likes of...
Monday 13 March 2023
TSMC new US fab to dent profits, hard to transfer costs to customers
TSMC could hardly achieve profitable mass production of 5/4/3nm chips at its new plant under construction in the US, and will find it a tough challenge to transfer part of its huge...
Monday 13 March 2023
Gudeng sees February revenue surge
Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer, has reported its revenue surged 35% sequentially and 54% on year to NT$427 million (US$13.8 million)...
Friday 10 March 2023
TSMC, VIS post over 10% revenue drops in February
TSMC and specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have reported sequential revenue declines of 18.4% and 22.4%, respectively, in February.
Friday 10 March 2023
Former TSMC R&D executive joins Samsung
Lin Jun-cheng, who previously worked in TSMC's advanced packaging and testing department, has been appointed as Samsung Electronics' VP of advanced packaging business, raising concerns...