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Friday 7 January 2022
Networking chip specialist Realtek posts record 2021 revenue
Networking IC company Realtek Semiconductor saw its annual revenue top NT$100 billion (US$3.61 billion) for the first time in 2021, and is expected to pursue further revenue gains...
Friday 7 January 2022
TSMC may have to raise capex for 2022
TSMC may have to budget a higher capex for 2022 than the record-high US$30 billion allocated last year, as strong 5nm, 7nm and 28nm chip demand encourages it to build additional fab...
Wednesday 5 January 2022
Realtek signs long-term deals with foundry partners
Networking IC specialist Realtek Semiconductor has struck long-term deals with foundries including United Microelectronics (UMC) and TSMC, while growing its ties with GlobalFoundries...
Tuesday 4 January 2022
Highlights of the day: Samsung and TSMC neck-and-neck in foundry race
Samsung and TSMC are competing neck-and-neck in a race to become leader of the foundy sector. But transitioning to sub-5nm...
Tuesday 4 January 2022
Samsung keen to beat TSMC in GAA process segment
Samsung Electronics is eyeing to be the first foundry to adopt gate-all-around (GAA) technology with its 3nm nodes scheduled for 2022, while TSMC's 3nm FinFET technology is unlikely...
Monday 3 January 2022
Bullish sales not to be seen in all IC supply chains in 2022
Bullish performance seen across all semiconductor segments and players in almost the past two years will no longer remain in 2022, as chip demand will vary from segment to segment...
Thursday 30 December 2021
More Taiwan suppliers join TSMC in IC industry cluster in Arizona
More Taiwan-based suppliers are looking to join TSMC in the IC industry cluster in Arizona, the US, where the foundry is constructing an advanced wafer fab, according to industry...
Wednesday 29 December 2021
Fan-out packaging demand to grow for mobile chips
Fan-out packaging demand will be rising, as Qualcomm and MediaTek reportedly are moving to adopt the technology for processing their handset-use APs and power management ICs (PMIC)...
Wednesday 29 December 2021
Taiwan fab toolmakers poised to enjoy at least 20% revenue growth in 2022
Fab toolmakers including All Ring Tech, Grand Process Technology (GPTC), Marketech International, Scientech, Trusval Technology and United Integrated Services (UIS), with many being...
Tuesday 28 December 2021
Chipmakers explore more methods other than chip scaling, says ex-TSMC R&D VP
There are more ways than one to improve on chip performance and power, and with chip scaling generating more costs, chipmakers are exploring more methods in their technology advancements,...
Monday 27 December 2021
Chipmakers to face increasingly volatile market scenarios in 2022
Foundries and IC designers are set to face increasingly volatile market conditions in 2022, as strong demand seen in 2020-2021 is expected to start softening at a slow pace, US-China...
Friday 24 December 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC reschedules volume production of 3nm process technology
Although TSMC decided to defer the commercial production of the 3nm process to 4Q22, the company remains confident...
Friday 24 December 2021
TSMC to move 3nm process to commercial production in 4Q22
TSMC is expected to kick off commercial production of chips built using more-advanced 3nm process technology in the fourth quarter of 2022, with the initial capacity to be equally...
Wednesday 22 December 2021
Seventeen semiconductor companies to see 2021 revenue top US$10 billion
IC Insights has forecast that 17 companies will have worldwide semiconductor (IC and OSD - optoelectronics, sensor, and discrete) sales of more than US$10.0 billion in 2021.
Monday 20 December 2021
Apple reportedly moves to develop own RF chips
Apple is reportedly hiring talent to develop RF solutions, modem chips and other wireless semiconductors in house, sparking market concerns about possible impacts on its suppliers...