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Tuesday 22 February 2022
Yield is key for TSMC-Samsung race in 3nm chip production
TSMC and Samsung Electronics are set to enter a race for 3nm chip production as they both plan to start commercial production of the most advanced available process node in the second...
Monday 21 February 2022
Wafer foundry capacity expansion plan in China, 2022
Most China's IC manufacturers will expand their capacity in 2022 and continue to gear up production to the fullest extent.
Monday 21 February 2022
Global chipmakers find ways to improve competitiveness
Major semiconductor suppliers around the world are finding different ways to strengthen their competitiveness, as industry analysts expect that most of them will achieve record revenues...
Friday 18 February 2022
Fab toolmakers on track to gain big from bold TSMC capex plans
Fab toolmakers worldwide are all poised to score significant revenue gains in 2022 and beyond from fulfilling robust orders from TSMC, which is set to invest over US$100 billion during...
Friday 18 February 2022
Silicon photonics gaining ground in datacenter applications
Demand for silicon photonics, mainly used in high-bandwidth optical transceivers, continues to gain momentum to support proliferating high-performance computing (HPC) applications...
Thursday 17 February 2022
Foundry customers reluctant to accept further price increases
Pure-play foundries, particularly second-tier players who have raised their quotes since late 2020, are seeing their fabless clients become increasingly reluctant to accept further...
Thursday 17 February 2022
TSMC board approves nearly US$21 billion for capacity expansion
The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) approved recently capital appropriations of about US$20.94 billion for the installation and upgrade of advanced technology...
Wednesday 16 February 2022
TSMC-Sony JV foundry attracts investment from Denso
Denso will invest US$350 million in Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM) for a more than 10% stake in the JV foundry between TSMC and Sony, according to a joint statement...
Monday 14 February 2022
OLED DDI vendors in high gear to win more 28nm process capacity
OLED DDI suppliers including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, Raydium Semiconductor and FocalTech Systems have never let up their efforts in winning more 28nm process...
Friday 11 February 2022
Foundry capacity expansion projects may face delays
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused bottlenecks in labor relations, transport, and logistics operations worldwide, which may lead to delays in foundries' installation of new...
Friday 11 February 2022
TSMC posts record January revenue
TSMC saw its revenue hit a record high for the second consecutive month in January.
Thursday 10 February 2022
TSMC turns active in seeking more long-term contracts
TSMC has become actively involved in its pursuit of long-term order commitments from customers, sparking concerns that the market, particularly for mature process nodes, which it...
Thursday 10 February 2022
What it takes for Made-in-Europe chips to thrive besides TSMC and EUR42 billion
The European Union announced its version of Chips Act on February 8, aiming to provide at least EUR42 billion (US$48 billion) by 2030 to push its global market share of semiconductors...
Wednesday 9 February 2022
China smartphone AP shipments - 4Q 2021
Fourth-quarter 2021 smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors amounted to 171.2 million units, plunging 30.8% from the prior quarter mainly as China-based vendors faced the situation...
Tuesday 8 February 2022
Wi-Fi chip vendors working closely with foundries
Wi-Fi core chip suppliers, including MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductor, have moved to work more closely with their foundry partners, eyeing a more significant market share this year,...