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Tuesday 7 April 2020
Taiwan IC design houses see sales pick up in March and April
Despite the persistent coronavirus pandemic, most Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to see their revenues pick up in March and April, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 7 April 2020
ASE enters ZTE supply chain for 5G base station chips
ASE Technology has entered the supply chain of ZTE, providing advanced backend technology to volume process 5G base station chips developed in house by the Chinese vendor, according...
Tuesday 7 April 2020
TSMC plans NT$21.6 billion bond sale
TSMC's board of directors on April 6 approved the issuance of NT$21.6 billion (US$715.8 million) in unsecured corporate bonds to fund the construction of new facilities and equipment,...
Monday 6 April 2020
Samsung unlikely to move 3nm to volume production until 2022
Samsung Foundry, the foundry operations of Samsung Electronics, has set its goal of moving its advanced 3nm process technology to volume production as early as 2021. But the Korean...
Wednesday 1 April 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC on track to 5nm volume production
TSMC may not have been entirely unscathed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has disrupted production and chilled end-market demand, but the outlook of for the foundry's...
Wednesday 1 April 2020
Bright Sheland busy fulfilling orders for liquid filtration solutions
Taiwan-based Bright Sheland International, a provider of total industrial liquid filtration and purification solutions, sees its plants in southern Taiwan running with a three-shift...
Wednesday 1 April 2020
TSMC on track to ramp 5nm chip production
TSMC is on track to move 5nm process technology to volume production in second-quarter 2020 as scheduled, and continues to see the process capacity fully booked despite recent speculation...
Wednesday 1 April 2020
Trusval provides functional water supply systems for EUV process manufacturing
Taiwan-based Trusval Technology is able to beat its larger international peers to provide a leading foundry chipmaker functional water supply systems for use in EUV-based manufacturing...
Tuesday 31 March 2020
TSMC reportedly to reschedule 3nm equipment installation
TSMC will start installing its advanced 3nm process manufacturing equipment at its new factory site in southern Taiwan in October 2020, according to a recent Chinese-language Economic...
Monday 30 March 2020
Intel to release new 14nm CPUs in April
Intel is set to unveil its new 14nm processors and chipsets in April, but the coronavirus pandemic may seriously hinder end-market demand for related PCs and motherboards, according...
Friday 27 March 2020
Taiwan fabless chipmakers see unclear order visibility for 2Q20
Taiwan-based IC design houses remain cautious about overall customer demand in the second quarter judging from limited order visibility, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 25 March 2020
TSMC may revise 2020 outlook
If the coronavirus outbreak fails to be under control by June, TSMC will likely revise its sales outlook this year despite its advanced technology leadership, according to market...
Friday 20 March 2020
China developing high-end ASICs for 5G base stations, servers
China-based cloud service providers and server vendors are keenly developing ASIC chips solutions on their own, particularly those for 5G base stations and servers, providing new...
Thursday 19 March 2020
Highlights of the day: All eyes on TSMC
Within the semiconductor ecosystem, TSMC is a barometer occupying a pivotal place giving it a comprehensive picture of the direction and outlook of the chip maket, and expectations...
Thursday 19 March 2020
TSMC outlook seen as indicator for 2H20 market conditions
Whether TSMC will turn pessimistic about its outlook this year will be an indicator suggesting how the coronavirus spread is impacting the pure-play foundry's target markets, according...