Taiwan-based wafer probing houses including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec have all seen order visibility extended well into 2022, driven by international...
I tried to work out some scenarios where TSMC could be defeated, the first being throwing in it into a state of panic. The semiconductor fabrication industry is highly connected with...
Intel is eyeing to regain its manufacturing lead, particularly advanced process manufacturing. Intel's capex for 2021 will be a nearly 10-year high for the company, despite being...
Backend houses including Xintec, ShunSin Technology and Tong Hsing Electronic Industries are expected to post brisker sales results for the second half of 2021 after posting impressive...
TSMC's capital expenditure exceeded US$10 billion for the first time in 2016. If TSMC further increases its capex and it drives investments into peripheral businesses and attracts...
TSMC will soon disclose plans to build additional 28nm and 12/16nm process fabrication lines at new fabs, in addition to its Nanjing fab expansion, according to industry sources.
Three of TSMC's employees have been confirmed infected with COVID-19, which, however, will not affect its operations, according to the Taiwan-based pure-play foundry.
Intel claims that TSMC's 7nm process is the equivalent of Intel's 10nm process. This may be true in terms of tech specs but Intel hasn't really outraced still TSMC. Samsung, on several...
TSMC is prioritizing supply of car-use ICs, and its newly-developed N5A process is set to be available in third-quarter 2022, enabling the foundry house to expand its presence in...
TSMC is gearing up for a bigger presence in the automotive IC foundry market segment, with its newly-developed N5A process set to be available in the third quarter of 2022, according...
For the past few years, TSMC has consistently allocated around 8% of its revenue toward R&D. At the first glance, 8% may not seem like a large sum. However, TSMC generates a foundry...
Since its founding in 1987, TSMC has undergone three phases of development. The first phase saw it stress its position as a pure-play foundry. Like most other companies in Taiwan,...
