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Wednesday 5 September 2018
Intel PSG expected to see rising demand for FPGA products
Intel's Programmable Solutions Group (PSG), a business sector focusing primarily on FPGA accelerator development, is expected to seeing rising sales with more adoption from datacenter...
Tuesday 4 September 2018
Morris Chang to deliver speech at forum marking 60th year of IC development
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) founder Morris Chang will deliver his first keynote speech after retiring in June 2018 at the "IC60 Master Forum" to be held on September...
Tuesday 4 September 2018
Chipmakers slowing down transition to sub-10nm technology
With sub-10nm node manufacturing requiring huge capex, a number of foundries have slowed down their investment pace while fabless chipmakers stick with 14/12nm products for cost reasons...
Monday 3 September 2018
TSMC ex-employee charged with trade secrets theft
A Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) employee has been charged with stealing secrets from the pure-play foundry.
Thursday 30 August 2018
Phison enjoys ramp-up of orders for SSD
Phison Electronics has seen orders for SSDs ramp up, which will be driving the company's revenue growth in the third quarter of 2018, according to the memory device controller IC...
Tuesday 28 August 2018
TSMC, Foxconn 4Q18 revenues to hit new highs on iPhone shipments
Shipments of new iPhone series to be unveiled in mid-September are expected to reach 70-75 million units by the end of the year, the best performance since the launch of iPhone 6...
Tuesday 28 August 2018
Powerchip to build 2 new 12-inch fabs in Taiwan
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Technology has disclosed plans to construct two new 12-inch wafer fabs in Taiwan with total investment estimated at NT$278 billion (US$9.05 billion).
Thursday 23 August 2018
TSMC to start making Qualcomm Snapdragon chips in 4Q18, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will start fabricating Qualcomm's next-generation Snapdragon 800 series SoC chips in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a report...
Wednesday 22 August 2018
TSMC 7nm, 5nm to enjoy strong demand for AI chips
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has landed new orders for mainly advanced AI solutions requiring its 7nm and 5nm process capacities in 2019, according to industry...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Samsung extends semiconductor market lead in 1H18, says IC Insights
With the continuation of the strong surge in the DRAM and NAND flash markets over the past year, Samsung Electronics went from having only 1% more total semiconductor sales than Intel...
Thursday 16 August 2018
TSMC sees pickup in orders for mining ASICs
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and its design services partners have recently seen orders for cryptocurrency mining chips pick up, as major crypto mining machine...
Thursday 16 August 2018
China smartphone AP shipments – 2Q 2018
With smartphone vendors putting in aggressive efforts toward second-half sales in an attempt to reach their whole-year objectives, smartphone AP shipments will likely benefit from...
Thursday 16 August 2018
Cadence to open subsidiary in Nanjing
EDA vendor Cadence Design Systems is scheduled to start operating a new subsidiary in Nanjing, China in September, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 15 August 2018
TSMC board approves US$4.5 billion for capacity expansion
The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved capital appropriations of approximately US$4.49 billion for new fabs construction, advanced-node and specialty...
Tuesday 14 August 2018
CHPT supplies probe cards for mining ASICs
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has obtained probe card orders for the production of 7nm mining ASICs developed by Canaan Creative, according to industry sources. The orders will...