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Monday 29 November 2021
New IC fab projects to draw government subsidies in Japan
TSMC, Kioxia and Micron Technology are reportedly expected to receive government subsidies in Japan to support their new fabs or expansion projects locally in Japan.
Monday 29 November 2021
Taiwan top-3 foundries poised to see combined revenues increase 25% in 2021
TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) are expected to see their combined revenues increase about 4% sequentially in the fourth quarter...
Friday 26 November 2021
IC test interface vendors poised to embrace booming demand for HPC chips
Peripheral backend supply chain players including makers of high-end customized IC testing sockets, wafer probe cards and burn-in boards, apart from ABF substrates, are all gearing...
Friday 26 November 2021
Taiwan IC design houses brace for profit erosion
Taiwan-based IC design houses particularly second-tier players are poised to see their profits eroded by rising foundry costs in 2022, as their customers are increasingly reluctant...
Friday 26 November 2021
EDAs to play crucial role in upcoming 3D IC era
Going beyond Moore's Law has become an important force driving advanced semiconductor technology. Top companies such as TSMC, Samsung Electronics and Intel are all already seeing...
Thursday 25 November 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC expands partnership with OSATs
To meet surging demand for heterogeneous chips, TSMC is expected to adopt a more agile mode of cooperation with OSATs...
Thursday 25 November 2021
TSMC outsources part of CoWoS packaging production to OSATs
TSMC has outsourced part of its chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) packaging to OSATs including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and...
Thursday 25 November 2021
New Samsung fab in Texas to eye orders from major US vendors
Samsung Electronics has disclosed plans to set up an advanced wafer fab in Texas. The new fab that will be equipped with advanced process manufacturing equipment and facilities will...
Wednesday 24 November 2021
Will Qualcomm bet on Samsung's 3nm process?
Qualcomm announced plans to launch its next-gen Arm-based SoC, "designed to set the performance benchmark for Windows PCs."
Wednesday 24 November 2021
Why countries like India should join ITA-3: Q&A with Stephen Ezell, ITIF VP of Global Innovation Policy
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) issued a report in September titled "How an Information Technology Agreement 3.0 would bolster global economic growth and...
Tuesday 23 November 2021
TSMC ecosystem partners see bright prospects ahead
TSMC's ecosystem partners, particularly equipment makers, are poised to embrace strong growth momentum, as the foundry will be expanding its fab capacities over the next three years,...
Tuesday 23 November 2021
Vacuum pump supply to fall short of demand in 2022
The supply of vacuum pumps at major international vendors will be falling short of demand in 2022, buoyed by strong demand from IC foundries, according to fab toolmaker Forward Sci...
Tuesday 23 November 2021
TSMC to ramp up 4nm chip output for new MediaTek flagship SoC
MediaTek with its recently-introduced flagship SoC is eyeing a presence in the non-iPhone flagship 5G smartphone chip market.
Tuesday 23 November 2021
New MediaTek TV SoC built using TSMC 7nm process
MediaTek has unveiled its new Pentonic smart TV SoC family with the introduction of the 2000 series, which will power next generation flagship 8K TVs. The new SoC series is the world's...
Monday 22 November 2021
Major US chipmakers gearing up for 6nm Wi-Fi 7 SoCs
Leading Wi-Fi chipmakers Qualcomm, Broadcom and even Intel are keenly developing Wi-Fi 7 SoCs, and may have their chips manufactured at TSMC using 6N RF process, looking to meet the...