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Wednesday 30 January 2019
TSMC advanced-node chip lead-time shortened
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has seen the delivery time for chips produced on its advanced node processes reduced to less than two months compared with over three...
Tuesday 29 January 2019
TSMC top patent applicant in 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) applied for 944 patents in 2018, the most among all Taiwan-based applicants consisting of enterprises, research organizations and...
Tuesday 29 January 2019
TSMC production affected by substandard chemical
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has confirmed that yield rates were affected by certain substandard chemical used in the manufacturing process, following media reports...
Tuesday 29 January 2019
TSMC striving to cut costs
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is striving to cut its operating costs this year, and has been in talks with its equipment and materials suppliers about lowering...
Monday 28 January 2019
ASMedia lands mainstream PCIe chip design orders from AMD
Taiwan's ASMedia Technology is expected to land contract design orders for all mainstream PCIe chips from AMD even after the US chipmaker rolls out X570 motherboard chipsets that...
Friday 25 January 2019
Taiwan revving up green power generation efforts
With green energy increasingly adopted by international tech firms, the government in Taiwan will enhance the implementation of diverse renewable energy policies in line with the...
Wednesday 23 January 2019
TSMC to tape out first 5nm chip design in 1H19
Despite its dim business and industry outlook this year, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) continues to make progress in the development of sub-7nm process technologies...
Friday 18 January 2019
TSMC to renegotiate prices with wafer suppliers
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has disclosed its intention of renegotiating prices with its silicon wafer suppliers aiming to cut the foundry's manufacturing cos...
Friday 18 January 2019
Taiwan IC vendors may see profits fall on foundry supply loosening
As TSMC will surely take time digesting its iPhone AP inventory amid lingering lackluster sales of Apple's smartphones, most Taiwan IC designers are worried their gross margins in...
Friday 18 January 2019
IC backend service houses may see shipment pickup in mid-2019
Taiwan backend service providers are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward their business prospects for 2019 amid a spate of undesirable factors including the volatile US-China tariff...
Friday 18 January 2019
TSMC sees growth slowing in 2019
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has described 2019 as "a slow year" for the world's largest pure-play foundry and also the overall semiconductor market.
Thursday 17 January 2019
TSMC profits rise 0.7% on year in 4Q18
TSMC has reported its fourth-quarter 2018 net income increased 0.7% on year and 12.3% sequentially to NT$99.98 billion (US$3.24 billion) on revenues of NT$289.77 billion for the period,...
Wednesday 16 January 2019
Weak year ahead for TSMC
Rising chip demand for data centers, AI and IoT applications will still fail to offset the impact of falling demand for Apple's iPhones and other smartphones on 2019 revenues at Taiwan...
Friday 11 January 2019
Lackluster iPhone sales seen to affect Taiwan export, economy
In a rare move, Taiwan's top economic planner has said lackluster sales of new iPhones can be blamed partly on the devices' lack of innovations, which may directly impact revenue...
Friday 11 January 2019
AMD backend orders for new 7nm chips split between 3 firms
AMD has unveiled recently its 7nm CPU and GPU lineup designed for high-performance PCs, gaming and data center applications. The new processor series are all reportedly being fabricated...