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Thursday 6 October 2022
Marketech newly-developed chipmaking equipment technology validated by ASML
Marketech International, dedicated to technology integration and automation systems for semiconductor and optoelectronics production, has seen its newly developed stainless-steel,...
Thursday 6 October 2022
Taiwan semiconductor industry likely to see single-digit growth in 2023, say analysts
Taiwan's semiconductor industry production value is still expected to enjoy single-digit growth in 2023, with TSMC being a major growth driver, according to semiconductor analysts.
Wednesday 5 October 2022
TSMC negotiating lower prices with suppliers
TSMC has started negotiating prices with its equipment and materials suppliers for 2023, eyeing price drops of at least 10%, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 4 October 2022
IC design houses may fail to negotiate lower foundry quotes
IC design houses particularly small- and medium-size ones may fail to negotiate lower foundry quotes for 2023, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Monday 3 October 2022
Speculation over Tesla's possible return to TSMC for advanced self-driving chips
TSMC held its in-person Technology Symposium with a virtual event in parallel for the first time in 2022, showcasing its industry-leading advanced logic technology, specialty technology,...
Monday 3 October 2022
Asian automotive CIS, MCU vendors set to raise quotes on foundry cost increases
Asia's first-tier suppliers of car-use CMOS image sensors (CIS) and microcontroller units (MCU) have shown a relatively clear attitude that they would hike quotes to fully reflect...
Friday 30 September 2022
TSMC maintains plan for price increases in 2023
TSMC has yet to revise its pricing strategy for 2023 when the pure-play foundry reportedly is looking to raise its quotes by about 6%, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 27 September 2022
TSMC sees major fabless clients scale back orders for 2023
TSMC has seen its major fabless customers start cutting back wafer starts for 2023, which may prompt the pure-play foundry to revise its sales outlook at an investors conference in...
Friday 23 September 2022
TSMC & UMC profit margins likely to benefit from a strong dollar
The aggressive interest rate hikes of the US Federal Reserve have pushed the dollar index above 111 to hit a 20-year high, triggering an 11.7% depreciation of the Taiwan dollar against...
Friday 23 September 2022
TSMC advanced chips score high energy efficiency
Semiconductor energy efficiency has improved 1X every two years over the past 15 years, with advanced chips showing particularly strong performance, according to TSMC chairman Mark...
Friday 23 September 2022
Foundries under pressure to renegotiate quotes and orders for 2023 with automotive customers
TSMC and other pure-play foundries will be under pressure to renegotiate quotes and orders for 2023 with their automotive customers, according to industy sources. The renegotiation...
Wednesday 21 September 2022
AMD keen to secure capacity support from Taiwan
AMD CEO Lisa Su will meet with her TSMC counterpart CC Wei during her upcoming visit to Taiwan, as the US chip vendor looks to secure support from the foundry house and other value...
Wednesday 21 September 2022
Nvidia launches next-gen GeForce RTX built on TSMC N4 node
Nvidia has launched its next-generation GeForce RTX gaming GPUs built using TSMC's 4nm process technology.
Wednesday 21 September 2022
AMD CEO to visit Taiwan in early October
AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su will arrive in Taiwan in early October to meet major suppliers including TSMC and ASE Technology, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Samsung's ups and downs (5): Who are its major foundry clients?
In the second quarter of 2020, Samsung Electronics landed Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 orders with its 5nm EUV process, the first major case where the Korean tech giant did not have...