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Thursday 13 August 2020
IC material suppliers see clear order visibility through 2021
Taiwan-based semiconductor material suppliers and distributors have enjoyed strong demand from their foundry clients for advanced-node manufacturing, and have seen clear order visibility...
Wednesday 12 August 2020
Top-10 semiconductor suppliers log 17% surge in 1H20 sales, says IC Insights
IC Insights has released its list of the world's top-10 semiconductor sales leaders in the first half of 2020. In total, the top-10 semiconductor companies' sales surged by 17% in...
Wednesday 12 August 2020
China smartphone AP shipments, 2Q 2020
Second-quarter 2020 smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors amounted to 169.9 million units, down 20.6% year-over-year but up 25.8% quarter-over-quarter.
Wednesday 12 August 2020
TSMC board approves US$5 billion for advanced process manufacturing
The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved capital appropriations of about US$5.27 billion for the installation and expansion of advanced technology...
Tuesday 11 August 2020
IC testers KYEC, Sigurd gearing up for robust MediaTek demand
IC testing houses King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics are both gearing up to satisfy robust demand for MediaTek's chips in the fourth quarter of 2020 following...
Tuesday 11 August 2020
TSMC fab toolmakers see July revenue increase on-year
TSMC's Taiwan-based fab tool suppliers, including Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Grand Process Technology (GPTC) and Gudeng Precision Industrial, all saw their revenues for July...
Monday 10 August 2020
TSMC posts decreased July revenue
TSMC saw its July revenue decline 12.3% on month but remain above NT$100 billion (US$3.4 billion).
Monday 10 August 2020
Applied Materials reportedly looking to work more closely with suppliers for after-sales maintenance
Applied Materials is looking to work more closely with its parts and component suppliers for the after-sales maintenance and upgrades of its fab tools, according to industry source...
Thursday 6 August 2020
Eight-inch foundry quotes rise 10-20%
Pure-play foundries including TSMC, UMC and VIS have raised their 8-inch wafer fabrication quotes by 10-20% recently to reflect their tight capacities, according to industry source...
Wednesday 5 August 2020
Backend houses kicking off shipments for PS5
Backend houses including ASE Technology and Greatek Electronics have kicked off shipments for Sony's new-generation PS5 game console series slated for launch later this year, according...
Monday 3 August 2020
Silicon wafer materials and equipment suppliers see orders pull in from TSMC
With TSMC scaling up its 7nm and 5nm chip output, related silicon wafer materials and equipment suppliers have seen significant orders from the pure-play foundry and are ramping up...
Monday 3 August 2020
TSMC develops dry-clean technique for EUV mask
TSMC has developed what the company claims is the world's first environmental-friendly "dry-clean technique for EUV mask" to replace the traditional clean process.
Thursday 30 July 2020
Unimicron investing big in expanding ABF substrate capacity
Unimicron Technology's board of directors has resolved to allocate NT$17.4 billion (US$594.2 million) in capex for 2021, with over 90% of the sum and the majority of another budget...
Wednesday 29 July 2020
Gudeng posts profit growth in 2Q20
Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer specializing in mask solution products and wafer handling equipment, has disclosed net profits...
Wednesday 29 July 2020
Taiwan urged to accelerate quantum computing development
Taiwan-based IT companies' progresses in quantum computing remain unclear, which could lead to the country missing out on the opportunity from a tech segment that both the US and...