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Wednesday 25 May 2022
2022 ASC 100: TSMC rated as most lucrative semiconductor firm in Asia
Among the top 100 semiconductor companies in Asia, Taiwan-based contract manufacturer TSMC was ranked as the most profitable company with a 37.6% net profit margin in 2021, according...
Wednesday 25 May 2022
NXP soon to roll out new-gen 5nm automotive processor
Kurt Sievers, president and CEO of NXP Semiconductors, said during his keynote at Computex 2022 that the company is about to complete the development of its new-generation automotive...
Tuesday 24 May 2022
Chiplet processing demand on the rise
While their consumer IC packaging business continues to slow down, Taiwan OSATs have received increasing inquiries about chiplet manufacturing solutions from clients in the US, China...
Tuesday 24 May 2022
Suppliers remain bullish about MacBook shipments
Apple suppliers, particularly TSMC, remain bullish about MacBook shipments in 2022, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 24 May 2022
AMD intros new-gen 5nm, 6nm processors
AMD has showcased its Ryzen 7000-series desktop processors slated for launch later this year, and a lineup of ultrathin, gaming and commercial notebook models powered by Ryzen 6000-series...
Tuesday 24 May 2022
MediaTek unveils 6nm Wi-Fi 7 chip solutions
MediaTek has unveiled a series of Wi-Fi 7 chip solutions, reportedly built using TSMC's 6nm process technology.
Tuesday 24 May 2022
TSMC poised to sustain lead with integrated advanced processes in next decade
While chip manufacturing technology continues to advance toward sub-5nm processes, advanced packaging also has been widely recognized as a key segment to progress drastically with...
Monday 23 May 2022
SMIC, Hua Hong divided over foundry quote hikes
China's top-2 foundries SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor have shown mixed views on whether to raise foundry quotes to offset cost increases, while a new wave of price hikes seems to...
Monday 23 May 2022
IC industry suppliers see varied prospects
Global semiconductor and IT suppliers have raked in unprecedented revenue growths, thanks to COVID-driven stay-at-home economy. However, the reveling seems to be drawing to an end,...
Monday 23 May 2022
China-based IC production to represent 21% of China IC market in 2026
IC production in China represented 16.7% of its US$186.5 billion IC market in 2021, up from 12.7% 10 years earlier in 2011, according to IC Insights. The share is forecast to increase...
Friday 20 May 2022
TSMC downplays Singapore fab report
TSMC has downplayed a media report about it intention to build a wafer fab in Singapore, saying there is no specific plans at the moment.
Friday 20 May 2022
TSMC to move CoWoS-L technology to commercial production in 2 years
TSMC's CoWoS-L is the latest CoWoS process variant, and is expected to kick off commercial production in 2023-2024, according to industry sources. The offering is designed to target...
Wednesday 18 May 2022
Equipment maker All Ring lands significant orders for advanced packaging
Fab toolmaker All Ring Tech has landed significant orders from chipmakers, such as TSMC and ASE Technology, which have stepped up their advanced packaging capacity expansions, according...
Wednesday 18 May 2022
New Qualcomm flagship mobile AP to increase competition for MediaTek
Qualcomm will soon roll out an enhanced version of its Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile SoC built using TSMC's 4nm process technology, according to industry sources. Many are wondering if...
Monday 16 May 2022
SMIC no longer discloses revenue by process nodes
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported first-quater 2022 sales, but omitted a revenue breakdown by manufacturing process nodes...