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Monday 27 May 2019
PSI rules out China for new wafer processing fab site
Taiwan-based Phoenix Silicon International (PSI), dedicated to wafer reclaim, wafer thinning and MEMS mid-end process services, plans to set up a new plant to fulfill robust orders...
Friday 24 May 2019
Foundries seeing order visibility turn weak
Pure-play foundries have seen order visibility for the third quarter of 2019 become blurred by the impact of the US trade ban on China's Huawei, according to industry sources.
Friday 24 May 2019
TSMC already starts N7+ volume production, says CEO
TSMC has aleady started volume production of chips built using 7nm N7+ technology, the foundry's first process node with EUV lithography, according to the pure-play foundry.
Friday 24 May 2019
TSMC maintains chip supplies to Huawei
TSMC continues fulfilling chip orders placed by Huawei and will maintain its supply to the China-based customer, according to the pure-play foundry, which also has reiterated its...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
China relying on Taiwan suppliers to cushion trade war impacts
In efforts to mitigate impacts of US trade sanctions against Huawei and tariff hikes on Chinese imports, the China government has instructed domestic enterprises to purchase more...
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Taiwan IC partners see unclear prospects for 2H19 shipments to Huawei
With the US trade sanctions likely to prove disastrous to Huawei, Taiwan semiconductor supply chain partners can hardly give clear-cut prospects for the third quarter of 2019 and...
Friday 17 May 2019
Unisoc 5G modem chip validated, to be made on TSMC 7nm node
Unisoc's Ivy 510 5G modem chip has been validated for 5G NR sub-6 GHz signaling, and will be fabricated by TSMC on the 7nm node for official application in the starting year of 5G...
Friday 17 May 2019
TSMC obtains orders for 5G modem from fabless firms
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reportedly grabbed orders for all the 5G modem chips that have been introduced by fabless chipmakers, such as Qualcomm's Snapdragon...
Thursday 16 May 2019
TSMC 7nm process attracts orders for AI chip from Alibaba
Pingtouge Semiconductor, Alibaba's semiconductor subsidiary, reportedly has placed orders for 7nm chip solutions with Global Unichip and TSMC.
Thursday 16 May 2019
HiSilicon keen to develop modem-integrated 5G mobile SoCs
Huawei's chipmaking arm HiSilicon is aggressively planning the development of its 5G mobile SoC integrating a modem chip, as well as 5G mmWave solutions for smartphones after releasing...
Wednesday 15 May 2019
TSMC board approves nearly US$4 billion for advanced-node manufacturing
The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved capital appropriations of US$3.98 billion for the purpose of upgrading and expanding capacity for advanced-node...
Friday 10 May 2019
TSMC April revenues slip
TSMC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$74.69 billion (US$2.45 billion) for April 2019, down 6.3% sequentially and 8.8% on year.
Thursday 9 May 2019
TSMC to roll out 5nm Plus process in 2021, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is on track to move 5nm process technology to volume production in 2020, and reportedly has plans to roll out an enhanced version...
Wednesday 8 May 2019
IC designers placing additional foundry orders in anticipation of 3Q19 boom
Taiwan IC designers are now moving to place additional orders with foundry houses and thicken their inventories lest they should suffer insufficient foundry capacity support in the...
Tuesday 7 May 2019
Samsung eyeing top spot among logic chipmakers
Samsung Electronics will be making significant efforts to strengthen the competitiveness of its logic IC business, and is also eyeing to become the world's largest logic chipmaker...