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Friday 3 November 2017
Gowin, TSMC team up for 28nm FPGA chips
China-based Gowin Semiconductor has announced the development of its first 28nm FPGA product, the GW3AT-100, fabricated by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).
Thursday 26 October 2017
Semiconductor firms eye edge-computing opportunities
With edge computing promising to become an important part of cloud systems, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is eyeing the market opportunities with its advanced...
Wednesday 25 October 2017
Moore's Law no longer valid, says Morris Chang
Moore's Law has become invalid for a while, as the time needed for the transistor density to double is no longer 18-24 months although the density has indeed kept increasing, Morris...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Apple-TSMC partnership started from home dinner hosted by Morris Chang, says Jeff Williams
Though a business partner of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for less than 10 years, Apple has become the largest customer of the world's largest foundry house in...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Global semiconductor sector to see 4.5-5.5% CAGR in next decade, says Morris Chang
The global semiconductor sector will grow 2-3pp more than the global GDP expansion and see a 4.5-5.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the next 10 years, with Taiwan Semiconductor...
Monday 23 October 2017
TSMC marks 30th anniversary
TSMC is holding its 30th Anniversary Celebration Forum and Concert in Taipei, Taiwan on October 23, inviting the many customers, colleagues, suppliers, investors, and partners from...
Friday 20 October 2017
Taiwan foundries seeing brisk demand from fabless firms
Taiwan-based IC foundries including 8-inch ones have seen orders from their local fabless clients grow, which would indicate a particularly strong fourth quarter for Taiwan's IC industry,...
Friday 20 October 2017
TSMC raises IC market forecasts for 2017
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has revised upward its forecasts for global foundry and overall IC market outlook for 2017 to a 7% and 16% growth, respectively,...
Thursday 19 October 2017
TSMC 3Q17 profits slip
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported net profits of NT$89.93 billion (US$2.97 billion) on consolidated revenues of NT$252.11 billion for the third quarter...
Thursday 19 October 2017
Will Mong-song Liang face another trade secrets lawsuit?
Mong-song Liang, who had overseen advanced process R&D at TSMC and Samsung Foundry, has recently begun his new stint at another IC foundry, SMIC. In his new role, Liang is expected...
Wednesday 18 October 2017
HiSilicon seeking second-source supplier for 7nm chips
HiSilicon Technologies is seeking a second-source supplier for the fabrication of its 7nm chips, with Samsung Electronics, Globalfoundries and Intel striving for orders from the China-based...
Tuesday 17 October 2017
Xintec to swing to profit in 4Q17, says report
Image sensor packaging specialist Xintec is expected to return to profitability in the fourth quarter of 2017 with revenues likely to increase around 30% sequentially to nearly NT$1.3...
Tuesday 17 October 2017
Mong-song Liang becomes SMIC co-CEO
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has announced the appointment of Haijun Zhao and Mong-song Liang as the company's co-chief executive officers and executive directo...
Friday 13 October 2017
Dual leadership should become long-term management model at TSMC, says Morris Chang
The dual leadership to be enforced at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) starting from June 2018 should remain a long-term management model for a big company like TSMC,...
Thursday 12 October 2017
Morris Chang sees hurdle for semiconductor development in China
While China is aggressively accelerating the development of its semiconductor industry, a hidden barrier will gradually surface to affect its development, in that many countries will...