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Monday 17 December 2018
TSMC joins forces with academia to develop quantum computer
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is promoting the development of quantum computer technologies by subsidizing research by academics with assistance from industrial...
Thursday 13 December 2018
MediaTek to see revenues rebound in December
MediaTek has reiterated its sales guidance for the fourth quarter of 2018 indicating revenues for December are set to bounce back to the NT$20 billion (US$649.4 million) level.
Wednesday 12 December 2018
IC materials distributors to end 2018 with notable revenue increases
Taiwan-based IC fabrication and packaging material distributors including Topco Scientific, Niching Industrial and Wahlee Industrial are expected to end 2018 with impressive annual...
Wednesday 12 December 2018
TSMC to expand 8-inch fab capacity for robust demand for automotive, IoT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is looking to expand its 8-inch fab capacity to meet strong chip demand for automotive electronics, IoT and industrial automation...
Monday 10 December 2018
TSMC and UMC revenues down in November, VIS up
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have reported sequential decreases in November consolidated revenues of 3.1% and 8.1%, respectively,...
Monday 10 December 2018
Semiconductor Moonshot Project in full swing to sharpen AI edge, says science ministry official
The government in Taiwan, quite concerned about the future development of small- and medium-sized IC design houses in the country, is seeking to leverage academic forces to help them...
Friday 7 December 2018
TSMC to build new 8-inch fab capacity
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has disclosed plans to build a new 8-inch wafer fab at its manufacturing site in Tainan, southern Taiwan to satisfy robust customer...
Friday 7 December 2018
Second-tier pure-play foundries to lower quotes
Second-tier IC foundries intend to cut their quotes in order to vie for more orders in the first half of 2019, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 5 December 2018
TSMC 7nm capacity unlikely to be fully utilized in 1H19, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is unlikely to see its 7nm process capacity fully utilized in the first half of 2019, due to a cutback in orders placed by Apple,...
Friday 30 November 2018
Samsung chip capex spending stays high
Samsung is expected to have the largest capex budget of any IC supplier again in 2018, according to IC Insights. After spending US$24.2 billion for semiconductor capex in 2017, Samsung...
Friday 30 November 2018
ASML expands operations in Taiwan
ASML has expanded its operations in Taiwan by opening a new country headquarters in Hsinchu, and plans to grow its total workforce stationed in Taiwan to over 2,500 by the end of...
Friday 30 November 2018
Pure-play foundry market visibility appears low for 1H19
Order visibility for the pure-play IC foundry sector for the first half of 2019 appears to be low. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has started negotiating with its...
Friday 30 November 2018
ASE reportedly to set up IC testing service center in Nanjing
ASE Technology Holding, the parent company of IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), plans to set up an IC testing service...
Thursday 29 November 2018
US-China trade war affecting chip industry growth, says TSMC co-CEO
The ongoing tariff war between the US and China has already had a negative impact on all semiconductor industry sectors, according to CC Wei, co-CEO for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Semiconductor equipment communication standard sees increasing application
To accelerate the development of communication infrastructure for mechanical networking to support Industry 4.0 applications amid the lack of unified communication standards, Taiwan...