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Thursday 31 May 2018
Global 2017 smartphone AP market drops while growth resumes in tablet AP sector, says Strategy Analytics
The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market declined 5% on year to US$20.2 billion in 2017, while the tablet AP market grew 3% to US$2 billion, according to Strategy...
Thursday 31 May 2018
Gudeng enjoys ramp-up of FOUP orders from 12-inch foundries
Gudeng Precision Industrial has enjoyed a ramp-up of front opening unified pod (FOUP) orders from 12-inch IC foundries in China and Taiwan, while shipments of its extreme ultraviolet...
Tuesday 29 May 2018
Second-tier IC foundries mulling 20-30% price hike
Second-tier IC foundries based in China and Taiwan are planning to hike quotes for 8-inch capacity by 20-30% in the third quarter of 2018, according to sources in the Taiwan IC design...
Thursday 24 May 2018
China IC industry output value increases 21% in 1Q18
China's IC industry output value grew 20.8% from a year earlier to CNY115.29 billion (US$18.1 billion) in the first quarter of 2018, according to statistics released by the China...
Thursday 24 May 2018
Silicon wafer price uptrend to carry into 2020
Silicon wafer prices are estimated to further rise 20% on average in 2018 after posting the same size of hike in 2017 on robust market demand, and the quotes are expected to trend...
Tuesday 22 May 2018
Rising 8-inch foundry quotes putting pressure on IC designers
Foundry houses raising quotes for 8-inch capacity amid tight supply are creating pressure on IC designers' profit margins in the short term, but in the long run could be a stabilizing...
Monday 21 May 2018
Taiwan OSAT firms keen to develop FOPLP with good yield rate
Lagging behind Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in the development of fan-out wafer level packaging (FOWLP) technology, Taiwan's main OSAT (outsourced semiconductor...
Thursday 10 May 2018
TSMC April revenues down 21% on month
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$81.87 billion (US$2.74 billion) for April 2018, down 21% sequentially but up 44% on year.
Wednesday 9 May 2018
Taiwan moving to cushion impacts of US-China trade row
The government in Taiwan is actively taking actions to cushion possible undesirable impacts on the country's economic and trade development from the ongoing trade spats between the...
Tuesday 8 May 2018
Intel reportedly suspends H310 supply on tight 14nm capacity
Intel's new-generation H310 desktop processors fabricated on 14nm process reportedly have run out of supply in less than one month after the chipset was launched in early April 2018,...
Tuesday 8 May 2018
TSMC 7nm process to attract more orders from China for AI chips
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 7nm FinFET process has obtained orders for the production of AI-capable SoCs from a number of China-based chip firms, such as Huawei's...
Wednesday 2 May 2018
TSMC Nanjing fab reportedly shipping first batch of wafers to Bitmain
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) new 12-inch wafer plant in Nanjing has started shipping its first batch of wafers to Bitmain Technologies, according to a recent...
Thursday 26 April 2018
Wafer test specialist CHPT 1Q18 revenues surge 36% on quarter
Taiwan-based IC test equipment supplier Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$740 million (US$24.90 million) for the first quarter of 2018,...
Thursday 26 April 2018
IC test, analysis players to gain from thriving IoT sector
Thanks to the booming development of IoT (Internet of Things) devices and applications, Taiwan-based specialists in semiconductor materials analysis, IC test and verification services,...
Thursday 26 April 2018
TSMC continues to dominate global foundry market, says IC Insights
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) continued to lead the global IC foundry market in 2017, with sales of US$32.2 billion, according to IC Insights. TSMC's 2017 sales...