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Monday 28 June 2021
Foundries accelerating 28nm process capacity expansions
Foundries including TSMC and UMC, and China's SMIC, have all stepped up their capacity expansions particularly for 28nm process, according to industry sources.
Thursday 24 June 2021
TSMC 6nm process attracts orders for 5G APs
Qualcomm, MediaTek and Unisoc have all placed orders for their upcoming 5G mobile application processors with TSMC demanding the foundry's 6nm process manufacturing, according to...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Foxconn plowing deeper into semiconductor and EV
Foxconn (Hon Hai) Technology Group has recently acquired a 5.03% stake or 120 million shares in Malaysia-based Dagang NeXchange (DNeX) for around NT$720 million (US$25.78 million)...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Taiwan OSATs see car ICs demand promising for next 3-4 years
Taiwan-based OSATs and chip probing service providers are upbeat about backend demand for automotive chips over the next three to four years, as international IDMs such as Renesas...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Foundries upcoming capacity expansions could lead to oversupply
Pure-play foundries including TSMC, UMC, Globalfoundries and Powerchip Technology have all outlined their aggressive capacity expansions, which could result in foundry overcapacity...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Acter confident about revenue gains despite pandemic in Taiwan, ASEAN
Taiwan-based clean room engineering specialist Acter remains confident that its revenues will rise steadily in the months ahead as long as the pandemic in Taiwan and Southeast Asia...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Taiwan leadframe makers land new orders from China
Taiwan-based lead frame makers including SDI and Jih Lin Technology have obtained new orders for intelligent power modules from China, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 22 June 2021
TSMC to give top priority to car chips, Apple orders
TSMC will give supply priorities to orders for automotive ICs and those placed by Apple in the third quarter of 2021, followed by chip orders for PCs, servers and networking devices,...
Monday 21 June 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC US fab to move in equipment in mid 2022
Construction of TSMC's fab in Arizona is on track to move in equipment as ealy as mid-2022, and equipment suppliers are aleady sending teams of engineers to the US state to assist...
Monday 21 June 2021
TSMC to start equipment move-in at Arizona fab as early as mid-2022
Pure-play foundry TSMC is expected to kick off equipment move-in at its new advanced 5nm fab in the US state of Arizona as early as mid 2022, according to industry sources.
Friday 18 June 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC N4 process to start risk production in 3Q21
TSMC is fast advancing its manufacturing processes, and it is expected to move its N4, namely 4nm, node to risk production...
Friday 18 June 2021
TSMC to move N4 to risk production in 3Q21
TSMC is set to move N4 (namely 4nm process) to risk production in the third quarter of 2021, while its N3 technology development is on track with volume production scheduled for second-half...
Thursday 17 June 2021
Ansys multiphysics solutions achieve certification for TSMC N3 and N4
Ansys has achieved certification of its cutting-edge multiphysics signoff solutions for TSMC's advanced N3 and N4 process technologies, according to the EDA company. This enables...
Tuesday 15 June 2021
IC materials distributors upbeat about sales in 3Q21
Taiwan's semiconductor materials distributors including Topco Scientific, Wah Lee Industrial, Topco Technologies, and Chang Wah Electromaterials are all upbeat about their sales in...
Thursday 10 June 2021
TSMC posts increased May revenue
TSMC has reported revenue grew 0.9% sequentially and 19.8% on year to NT$112.36 billion (US$4.06 billion) in May 2021.