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Tuesday 17 August 2021
Arm-based notebook processor shipments post 5-fold jump in 2020
Arm-based notebook computing chips jumped nine-fold in revenue terms and five-fold in unit terms in 2020, according to Strategy Analytics.
Monday 16 August 2021
Sony to score big from vigorous PS5 sales in 2021
Demand for games consoles continues to gain momentum amid persistent stay-at-home activities, allowing Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) to score big from the sales of its next-generation...
Monday 16 August 2021
Highlights of the day: Apple is biggest client of TSMC
Apple has been the biggest client for TSMC, accounting for over 20% of the foundry's house' revenues. Quanta Computer...
Monday 16 August 2021
Apple orders account for over 20% of TSMC total wafer revenue
Apple has been TSMC's largest client, with its chip orders for the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch continuing to account for more than 20% of the foundry's total wafer revenue, according...
Friday 13 August 2021
Gudeng to invest NT$380 million in Symtek
Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer specializing in mask solutions and wafer handling tools, has announced plans to form a strategic alliance...
Friday 13 August 2021
Global automobile OEs continue to fight for chips in 2H21
Global car sales are expected to grow marginally by 13% to over 83 million units this year compared to 2020, capped by a shortage of chips, according to industry sources. The fight...
Friday 13 August 2021
Semiconductor prosperity to last through 2022
A new wave of prosperity is taking place in the global semiconductor industry. Fabless chipmakers, foundries and backend houses have all seen their supplies fall short of customer...
Thursday 12 August 2021
Taiwan analog IC suppliers may gain shifted orders from US
A US analog chip vendor reportedly intends to scale down its target markets due to the limited available fab capacity, with smaller Taiwan-based peers set to embrace orders shifted...
Thursday 12 August 2021
Automotive IC supply remains tight
The shortage of automotive ICs has started easing, but is unlikely to be fully relieved until the second half of 2022, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Highlights of the day: Apple reportedly to be first client of TSMC 3nm node
TSMC is expected to move the 3nm node to volume production in second-half 2022 to mainly cater to orders from Apple,...
Wednesday 11 August 2021
TSMC to kick off 3nm chip production in 2H22 for Apple devices
TSMC is on track to move its 3nm process technology to volume production in the second half of 2022 for Apple's devices, either iPhones or Mac computers, according to industry sour...
Tuesday 10 August 2021
TSMC posts decreased July revenue
TSMC has reported July revenue of NT$124.56 billion (US$4.47 billion), down 16.1% from the record high set in June.
Monday 9 August 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC to not raise prices further for 28nm
TSMC has ealier this year raised quotes for its 28nm process, and it intends to maintain the price level for the node...
Monday 9 August 2021
TSMC to freeze quotes for 28nm process, sources say
Having already raised its quotes for 28nm process technology, TSMC has moved to maintain the prices throughout the second half of this year, according to industry sources.
Friday 6 August 2021
TSMC raises 12-inch foundry quotes for LCD driver ICs
TSMC has notified customers about 15-20% price hikes for its 12-inch wafer fabrication services for vendors of LCD driver ICs starting August, which in turn will prompt the vendors...