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Wednesday 9 September 2020
Suppliers gearing up for SiP demand boom
TSMC, ASE Technology, IC substrate makers including Unimicron Technology as well as international materials and equipment suppliers are all gearing up for the SiP (system-in-package)...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Apple to increase 5nm wafer starts at TSMC in 4Q20
Apple will kick off its 5nm wafer starts at TSMC for its new Apple Silicon processors starting the fourth quarter of 2020, with monthly output estimated at 5,000-6,000 wafers, according...
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Possible SMIC blacklisting may reshape pure-play foundry landscape
The potential blacklisting of SMIC, China's largest pure-play foundry, by the US government may shake up the second-tier pure-play foundry market segment.
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Chips R&D matters: Q&A with iST chairman Danny Yu
Materials analysis (MA), reliability analysis (RA) and failure analysis (FA) are increasingly needed by IC designers, wafer foundries and backend houses to support R&D projects...
Monday 7 September 2020
Foundries see 4Q20 demand vary for PCs and handsets
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries have seen orders for PCs and handsets ramp up in the third quarter of 2020. Nevertheless, orders for PCs and handsets received thus far for the fourth...
Monday 7 September 2020
Leading IC suppliers vary on 2H20 growth expectations
Most IC suppliers experienced weaker demand and generally poor sales results in the first half of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and strained US-China trade relations. However,...
Friday 4 September 2020
SiP demand to boom in 2021
System-in-package (SiP) demand will grow further on a wide range of applications enabled by the emerging 5G, AI and HPC technologies in 2021, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 2 September 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC fast expanding 7nm output
TSMC is fast expanding output for advanced manufacturing nodes. Its 7nm process has already seen output reach 130,000...
Wednesday 2 September 2020
Silicon Motion PCIe Gen4 SSD chips adopted by major notebook vendors
Silicon Motion Technology with its PCIe Gen4 SSD controllers has reportedly cut into the supply chain of the world's top-4 notebook vendors for their new Tiger Lake products set for...
Wednesday 2 September 2020
TSMC 7nm process output to top 140,000 wafers monthly
TSMC has already scaled up its 7nm process output to 130,000 wafers monthly ahead of schedule, with the monthly production set to climb further to 140,000 units at the end of this...
Thursday 27 August 2020
Ansys multiphysics solutions certified by TSMC
Ansys has achieved certification of its advanced semiconductor design solution for TSMC's CoWoS with silicon interposer (CoWoS-S) and InFO with RDL interconnect (InFO-R) advanced...
Wednesday 26 August 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC gearing up for 2nm R&D
TSMC is set to open its R&D center for 2nm and more advanced manufacturing processes in Hsinchu in 2021, with plans to build its 2nm wafer fab nearby. TSMC has disclosed it is...
Wednesday 26 August 2020
TSMC intros 3DFabric technology
TSMC has introduced 3DFabric as its comprehensive family of 3D silicon stacking and advanced packaging technologies. 3DFabric complements the foundry's advanced semiconductor techn...
Wednesday 26 August 2020
TSMC stepping up 2nm R&D for major client
TSMC is working closely with a major client to accelerate its 2nm R&D and facilitate related investment procedure, the foundry disclosed at its online technology symposium on...
Wednesday 26 August 2020
TSMC intros N12e for AI-enabled IoT devices
TSMC has unveiled its N12e process, a technology now in risk production optimized for edge AI applications.