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Tuesday 25 August 2020
TSMC to build 2nm fab in Hsinchu
TSMC plans to build its 2nm wafer fab in Hsinchu, where land has already been obtained for the facility, according to YP Chin, senior vice president for operations at the foundry...
Tuesday 25 August 2020
TSMC steps up factory site expansion in southern Taiwan
TSMC has stepped up its expansion at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), having acquired several factory buildings, with the latest being a plant from an LCD panel maker.
Monday 24 August 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC and Samsung keen on developing packaging technology
TSMC has been devoting a lot of efforts to developing packaging technology in line with its efforts to extend the validity of Moore's Law. The foundry house's packaging...
Monday 24 August 2020
TSMC packaging development to remain focused on SoIC, organic interposer in 2021
TSMC is expected to continue its advanced packaging development focus on 3D SoIC (system on integrated chips) technology and organic interposer in 2021, although it has fabricated...
Monday 24 August 2020
Taiwan IC designers to see growing pressure from China homegrown competitors
Taiwan's IC designers have benefited the most from China's de-Americanization campaign, but they will have to brace for new competition pressure from Chinese chipmakers aggressively...
Monday 24 August 2020
Semiconductor equipment supplier Trusval swings to profit
Taiwan-based Trusval Technology swung to net profits of NT$45.19 million (US$1.54 million) in the second quarter from losses in the prior quarter, with gross margin climbing 18.76pp...
Monday 24 August 2020
TSMC makes 1 billionth defect-free 7nm chip
TSMC has marked the manufacture of the one-billionth good die on the foundry's 7nm technology, which means one billion functional, defect-free 7nm chips.
Monday 24 August 2020
Samsung stepping up efforts for advanced chip packaging
Samsung is stepping up its deployments in the 3D IC packaging field, looking to compete against TSMC starting 2022 for advanced chip packaging in-house, according to industry obser...
Friday 21 August 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC to detail chip development at upcoming forum
TSMC is going to disclose more about the development of its sub-3nm manufacturing processes and SoIC at its upcoming technology...
Friday 21 August 2020
TSMC acquires factory building in southern Taiwan
TSMC has announced the acquisition of a factory building and related facilities owned by E-Ton Solar Tech at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) for NT$860 million (US$29.2 million),...
Friday 21 August 2020
TSMC to talk about sub-3nm process, SoIC at upcoming tech forums
TSMC at its upcoming technology symposiums will disclose more details about the foundry's 3nm and 2nm process nodes, and advanced 3D heterogeneous integration technology, such as...
Monday 17 August 2020
ASML to set up EUV tech training center in Taiwan
ASML has announced it will set up an EUV technology training center at Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), giving a boost to the EUV technology cluster headed by TSMC.
Monday 17 August 2020
Notebook vendors all-out trying to secure shipments
Notebook brand vendors are resorting to all possible means, such as giving up attempts to lower ODM quotes, as they seek to secure smooth shipments from suppliers to meet increasingly...
Friday 14 August 2020
Polarizer maker Optimax to sell plant to TSMC
Optimax Technology has disclosed plans to sell its plant at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) to TSMC for NT$3.65 billion (US$124.2 million), with the deal likely to complete...
Thursday 13 August 2020
Eight-inch fab capacity to stay tight in 2021
Eight-inch fab capacity will remain tight until 2021, due mainly to strong demand for display driver ICs and power management chips, according to industry sources.