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Thursday 3 June 2021
TSMC stepping up advanced process capacity expansion
TSMC will be stepping up its advanced process capacity expansion through 2023, according to company CEO CC Wei.
Thursday 3 June 2021
New NXP automotive processors built using TSMC 16nm FinFET process
NXP Semiconductors and TSMC have jointly announced volume production of NXP's S32G2 vehicle network processors and S32R294 radar processor built using TSMC's 16nm FinFET process technology...
Wednesday 2 June 2021
AiP, 3D IC packaging increasingly adopted for 5G mmWave, HPC chips
With more mmWave-capable and HPC chip designs being developed, AiP, 3D stacking and other advanced packaging technologies will be increasingly needed for commercial applications,...
Wednesday 2 June 2021
TSMC unveils N6RF, N5A and new 3DFabric technologies
TSMC at its ongoing technology symposium held online has unveiled its latest innovations in advanced logic technology, specialty technologies, and the additions of its 3DFabric advanced...
Wednesday 2 June 2021
AMD presents 3D chipset developed jointly with TSMC
AMD at the ongoing Computex 2021 talked about its 3D chipset processor developed jointly with TSMC, which provides its 3D silicon stacking and advanced packaging technologies.
Monday 31 May 2021
NXP is yet another vendor striking long-term deal with UMC
NXP Semiconductors is another chip vendor which has struck a long-term deal with United Microelectronics (UMC) under which the pure-play foundry will have some of its newly-established...
Thursday 27 May 2021
TSMC ramping up output for automotive MCUs
TSMC has disclosed it is ramping up its output for automotive microcontrollers (MCU) for 2021, which will be 60% higher than in 2020.
Thursday 27 May 2021
Another TSMC employee infected with coronavirus
One of TSMC's employees living in New Taipei City has been tested positive for COVID-19, according to the pure-play foundry. The Taiwan-based foundry has seen two employees infected...
Wednesday 26 May 2021
Chip demand from end-market starts weakening?
Chip inventory may have returned to reasonable levels in upstream and downstream sectors, thanks in part to a slowdown in demand for chips from the end-market device vendors, according...
Wednesday 26 May 2021
TSMC kicking off production for new iPhone chips
TSMC has kicked off production for Apple's next-generation iPhone processor dubbed A15, and will see demand for the chip surpass that for its predecessor last year in scale, according...
Tuesday 25 May 2021
Taiwan testing houses gearing up for AiP, 3nm chips
Taiwan-based IC testing houses including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec have all kicked off R&D for more advanced 3nm-made chips, while also...
Tuesday 25 May 2021
Pure-play foundries expanding capacity with prepayments from clients
TSMC and other Taiwan-based pure-play foundries intend to carry out their capacity expansion projects cautiously and progressively to avoid the risk of overcapacity.
Monday 24 May 2021
OSATs may further hike service quotes in 3Q21
Taiwan OASTs are expected to enforce a new round of quote hikes in the third quarter of the year to reflect ever-rising prices for raw materials particularly for QFN wire-bonding...
Monday 24 May 2021
Nuvoton sees tight supply for 32-bit MCUs
Taiwan's MCU vendor Nuvoton Technology sees seriously tight supply of supply of 32-bit MCUs for midrange applications, according to industry sources.
Monday 24 May 2021
Foundries to continue raising quotes in 3Q21
Taiwan-based United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International...