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Friday 15 April 2022
IC design houses may see double pressures erode profit momentum
Taiwan's IC designers are likely to see their profit momentum constrained by the double pressures of persisting high foundry costs and growing price reduction calls from downstream...
Friday 15 April 2022
TSMC on track to move 3nm process to volume production in 2H22
TSMC is on track to move 3nm process technology to volume production in the second half of this year, according to company CEO CC Wei, who also reiterated the foundry's plans to launch...
Friday 15 April 2022
Oppo reportedly to launch in-house AP in 2023
Oppo is reportedly working on an in-house application processor (AP) to power its future smartphones, and the chipset is expected to enter volume production in 2023.
Friday 15 April 2022
ASE capacity utilization to stay high for IDMs, HPC chip vendors
Taiwan's leading OSAT ASE Technology is expected to sustain high capacity utilization throughout 2022, bolstered by expanded outsourcing orders from automotive chip IDMs and long-term...
Thursday 14 April 2022
TSMC expects another quarter of record revenue in 2Q22
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$17.6 billion and US$18.2 billion in the second quarter of 2022, which is a 1.9% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Thursday 14 April 2022
Four things to watch at TSMC 1Q22 earnings release
TSMC is scheduled to release its first-quarter 2022 results on the afternoon of April 14 (Taipei time). As uncertainties such as inflation, geopolitical crisis in Europe, and pandemic...
Thursday 14 April 2022
Rising foundry quotes and weaker Taiwan dollar to buoy TSMC, others
TSMC and other Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are expected to enjoy another year of revenue and profit increases in 2022, as their price hikes since late 2020 have pushed the average...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Lead times for automotive and industrial MCUs from IDMs still long
Delivery lead times for automotive and industrial MCUs from international IDMs are still long reaching at least 30 weeks or even more than one year, while Taiwan makers are gearing...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Edwards working with chipmakers to cut carbon emissions
Edwards, which makes vacuum pumps and advanced exhaust systems used in semiconductor manufacturing, is working closely with the world's major foundries to reduce carbon emissions...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
PTI obtains backend orders for new MediaTek smartphone APs
Powertech Technology (PTI) has obtained orders for packaging MediaTek's smartphone application processors slated for launch later in 2022, under the chipmaker's strategy to diversify...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Foundries see fab capacities stay fully utilized
Despite growing concerns about end-market demand slowdowns, pure-play foundries continue to see their fabs fully utilized with no major cutbacks in customer orders, according to industry...
Friday 8 April 2022
TSMC, UMC see 1Q22 revenue hit record highs
TSMC and United Microelectronics (UMC) both saw their first-quarter revenue hit record highs of NT$491.08 billion (US$17 billion) and NT$63.42 billion, respectively.
Friday 8 April 2022
Intel CEO visits Taiwan for additional capacity support from TSMC
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has made a short visit to Taiwan and met with TSMC in an effort to secure not only sub-7nm process manufacturing capacity but also additional 28nm and other...
Thursday 7 April 2022
Automotive CIS emerging as new blue-ocean market for supply chain
It seems that CMOS image sensor (CIS) demand momentum for mainstream handset applications has become stagnant amid unclear market prospects, but the automotive CIS segment is emerging...
Thursday 7 April 2022
Taiwan foundries poised to see 1Q22 sales top estimates
Foundries including TSMC and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) are likely to see their first-quarter revenues hit the high-end of guidance or even beat their estimates, according...