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Monday 29 June 2020
TSMC spends record budget on R&D in 2019
Pure-play foundry TSMC saw its R&D spending hit an all-time high of nearly US$3 billion last year.
Monday 29 June 2020
Foundries see cutback in orders for auto chips
TSMC and other pure-play foundries have seen their mature process capacity utilization rates decline, due mainly to a substantial cutback in orders for automotive electronics applications,...
Monday 22 June 2020
Taiwan firms cannot take sides in US-China row, says SAS chair
Many enterprises around the world are facing increasing pressure to take sides in the wake of the US-China trade tensions, but Taiwanese firms with global operations can hardly do...
Monday 22 June 2020
Qualcomm ramps up 7nm wafer production at TSMC, sources say
Qualcomm has increased its 7nm chip orders placed with TSMC looking to regain its 4G SoC market share, according to industry sources.
Friday 19 June 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC to start making 5G iPhone chips
TSMC is expected to the start production of A14 processor on 5nm process later this month for Apple's upcoming iPhone, which sources say will adop Qualcomm's X60 modem, allowing the...
Friday 19 June 2020
GPTC to supply equipment for new TSMC packaging plant
Grand Plastic Technology (GPTC), specializing in wet process facilities, will see equipment orders for TSMC's new advanced packaging plant in Taiwan start generating revenues in 2021,...
Friday 19 June 2020
TSMC to start chip production for next-gen iPhones
TSMC will enter production using 5nm process technology later in June for Apple's custom-designed A14 processor and Qualcomm's Snapdragon X60 modem, with both set to power the upcoming...
Thursday 18 June 2020
Highlights of the day: Intel, TSMC head to head in 3D packaging
Intel and TSMC are head to head in 3D packaging technology. While Intel has unveiled its Lakefield processors 3D-packaged...
Thursday 18 June 2020
Intel, TSMC gearing up for heterogeneous 3D IC integration
Intel has launched its first heterogeneous chip architecture made using its Foveros 3D chip stacking technology, while TSMC is looking to commercialize its SoIC (system on integrated...
Wednesday 17 June 2020
IC analysis lab MSS enters TSMC supply chain
Taiwan-based Material Science Service (MSS), which provides IC material and failure analysis as well as FIB circuit repair/editing services, has entered the supply chain for TSMC's...
Tuesday 16 June 2020
Samsung unlikely to partner with Huawei
Samsung Electronics is unlikely to be a foundry partner of Huawei to support the Chinese vendor's "de-Americanization" of its supply chain in the wake of the US trade sanctions, according...
Monday 15 June 2020
Supply chain confused by AMD, Intel, Nvidia next-gen chip launch schedules
Supply chain partners of AMD, Nvidia and Intel have been left confused recently by the chip vendors' product launch schedules, which have either been changed frequently or kept a...
Monday 15 June 2020
NXP selects TSMC 5nm process for next-gen high performance automotive platform
NXP Semiconductors and TSMC have announced a collaboration agreement to adopt the latter's 5nm technology forthe former's next generation high-performance automotive platform.
Thursday 11 June 2020
TSMC Nanjing posts 170% revenue hike in 2019
TSMC Nanjing posted revenue of CNY4 billion (US$566.7 million) in 2019, up 170% on year, making it the third-largest foundry chipmaker in China trailing behind Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Wednesday 10 June 2020
TSMC May revenue slips 2.3% sequentially
TSMC has reported consolidated revenue for May 2020 slipped 2.3% sequentially but grew 16.6% on year to nearly NT$93.82 billion (US$3.17 billion).