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Friday 1 November 2019
AI, 5G to trigger chip market growth, says TSMC chairman
The emerging AI and 5G applications will be triggering the next phase of growth in the global semiconductor market, according to TSMC chairman Mark Liu.
Wednesday 30 October 2019
MediaTek outlook for 5G smartphone market draws attention
With TSMC expressing optimism about 5G smartphone shipments next year, market observers are closely watching MediaTek, speculating whether it will give a more upbeat outlook than...
Tuesday 29 October 2019
TSMC and Globalfoundries end legal disputes through patent cross-licensing
TSMC and Globalfoundries (GF) have announced they are dismissing all litigation between them as well as those that involve any of their customers. The companies said they have agreed...
Monday 28 October 2019
Gudeng, Marketech enjoy strong orders for EUV tools
Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision and Marketech International, which provide ASML equipment parts and components, are being identified as some of the beneficiaries of TSMC's capex ramp-up...
Friday 25 October 2019
Peripheral server chips vendors gaining from datacenter demand
As web giants in the US and China have gradually reactivated construction of datacenters since the start of the fourth quarter of 2019, the global server market is on track to renew...
Thursday 24 October 2019
Highlights of the day: TSMC to accelerate 3nm fab project
TSMC apparently can't wait to extend its technology leadership. It has asked the Southern Taiwan Science Park to ready the land it has alloacted for the foundry's 3nm...
Thursday 24 October 2019
TSMC to accelerate 3nm fab construction
TSMC is expected to step up the construction of its advanced 3nm wafer fab after securing 30 hectares of land in the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) by the end of 2019, according...
Thursday 24 October 2019
Cleanroom constructor UIS lands NT$3 billion worth of orders from TSMC
United Information Systems (UIS) landed recently NT$3.02 billion (US$98.7 million) worth of orders from TSMC, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE).
Tuesday 22 October 2019
Highlights of the day: Huawei IC design arm now top client for TSMC advanced process
The US trade ban may have affected Huawei's business, but it is apparently fueling the Chinese vendor's bid to wean itself off reliance on US technology. Its handset IC design arm,...
Tuesday 22 October 2019
Taiwan tech partners boast high reliability, strong prowess, says CEA-Leti CTO
CEA-Leti, a France-based research institute for electronics and information technologies, has been keen to cooperate with Taiwan IC and tech firms thanks to their high trustworthiness...
Tuesday 22 October 2019
HiSilicon now top TSMC customer for advanced process node
Huawei's HiSilicon has unseated Apple as the largest customer of TSMC in terms of advanced process node capacity share, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 22 October 2019
Unisoc set to raise new funds to support 5G, IoT chips development
Tsinghua Unigroup's chipmaking arm Unisoc will enforce a capital increment of CNY5 billion (US$707.44 million) to support its development of core 5G and IoT chipsets, according to...
Monday 21 October 2019
Kingsemi debuts on China STAR market
Semiconductor equipment supplier Kingsemi started trading its shares on the science and technology innovation board (STAR) of China's Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) October 21.
Monday 21 October 2019
TSMC to see profits surge in 2020-21
TSMC is expected to enjoy significant profit increases in 2020 and 2021, after posting its first annual decrease in eight years this year, according to industry observers.
Friday 18 October 2019
TSMC raises forecast for 5G phone penetration for 2020
TSMC CEO CC Wei has disclosed the foundry's more optimism about chip demand for 5G smartphones in 2020, and its forecast of the 5G smartphone penetration rate next year has already...