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Wednesday 23 March 2022
TSMC to scale up 5nm chip shipments in 3Q22
TSMC is expected to scale up its 5nm chip shipments to 150,000 wafers monthly in the third quarter of 2022 from about 120,000 units at present, according to sources at semiconductor...
Tuesday 22 March 2022
TSMC to see orders for auto chips ramp up
TSMC is expected to see orders for automotive electronics chips rise at a faster-than-expected pace, according to industry sources.
Monday 21 March 2022
TSMC may triple CoWoS material purchases for Nvidia new HPC chips
Nvidia is set to launch new HPC GPU platforms for datacenter, AI and gaming applications in 2022, and its manufacturing partner TSMC reportedly is expected to triple order placements...
Friday 18 March 2022
Backend demand for TV SoCs, large-size DDIs may rebound in 2H22
TV SoC and large-size display driver IC (DDI) packaging demand will have a chance to rebound in the second half of 2022, as the FIFA World Cup 2022 slated for November 21-December...
Friday 11 March 2022
Silicon IP provider M31 expects up to 20% revenue increase in 2022
Taiwan-based silicon IP provider M31 Technology expects its revenue in US dollar terms to grow 15-20% in 2022, thanks to robust demand from its foundry and fabless customers.
Thursday 10 March 2022
MSScorps, MA-tek see growing demand for third-gen semiconductors
Material Science Service (MSScorps) and Materials Analysis Technology (MA-tek), two Taiwan-based IC analysis and inspection labs, have both seen strong demand from TSMC and suppliers...
Thursday 10 March 2022
Highlights of the day: Apple and TSMC advance to new frontiers
Apple is cutting costs by adding more Chinese companies to its supply network, even though it has distributed production...
Thursday 10 March 2022
UMC and VIS February revenues up, TSMC down
Pure-play wafer foundries United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) each saw revenue grow by a slight 1.6% sequentially in February, while revenue...
Thursday 10 March 2022
TSMC, Unimicron to offer production solutions for Apple M1 Ultra
Apple has just unveiled its M1 Ultra SoC built using in-house-developed UltraFusion packaging architecture, which will be fabricated by TSMC with a 5nm process node and advanced packaging...
Thursday 10 March 2022
Apple orders account for 26% of TSMC 2021 revenue
TSMC saw revenue generated from orders placed by its largest customer climb about 20% on year to NT$405.4 billion (US$14.3 billion) in 2021, or nearly 26% of the foundry's total wafer...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
TSMC plans price hike for 8-inch foundry services
TSMC plans a 10-20% price hike for its 8-inch foundry services, with the new prices to be effective starting the third quarter of 2022, according to sources at IC design houses.
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Taiwan MCU suppliers see customers start stockpiling
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers have seen their customers start stockpiling amid unstable international conditions, with clear order visibility extended to the end of the second quarter,...
Monday 7 March 2022
Can SMIC help Russia survive tech sanctions?
Governments around the world have imposed harsh export restrictions against Russia to limit its access to semiconductors and other tech goods from overseas. Taiwan and South Korea...
Monday 7 March 2022
Taiwan foundries may be haunted by power shortage
A recent unexpected large-scale power outage in Taiwan has rekindled worries among foundries that they could suffer not only insufficient power supply during the peak power-consumption...
Friday 4 March 2022
Marketech, Gudeng, and GPI see strong demand from TSMC
Fab toolmakers Marketech International, Gudeng Precision Industrial, and Gongin Precision Industrial (GPI) have enjoyed strong demand from TSMC, which is gearing up for volume production...