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Thursday 3 August 2017
Commentary: Can Samsung Foundry unseat TSMC?
Samsung Foundry has unveiled an aggressive sub-10nm roadmap that scales down to 4nm, and claimed it is looking to unseat United Microelectronics (UMC) as the world's second-largest...
Monday 31 July 2017
TSMC reportedly to give 2H17 server orders to Supermicro
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reportedly shifted its server procurement orders for the second half of 2017 from the original supplier Lenovo to Supermicro...
Friday 28 July 2017
TSMC to enter mass production for new 10nm HiSilicon chips in September, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reportedly begun mass production of 10nm chips in the third quarter by fulfilling orders for Apple's A11 chips, as well as HiSilicon's...
Thursday 27 July 2017
TSMC, UMC offer higher prices to secure wafer supplies
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have recently secured 1-2 year supply contracts with Shin-Etsu and Sumco and offered higher prices...
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Taiwan IC design service and IP firms land AI chip orders from China
Taiwan-based IC design service companies and silicon IP providers have started to land orders for artificial intelligence (AI) applications from China's IC industry and academia,...
Tuesday 25 July 2017
MediaTek to transfer 28nm chip orders to UMC
MediaTek plans to transfer part of its 28nm mobile chip orders, including those for the Amazon Echo Dot, to United Microelectronics (UMC) from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...
Monday 24 July 2017
TSMC to expand CoWoS capacity to fill increasing AI chip packaging orders
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is planning to carry out the first-ever expansion of its CoWoS (Chip on Wafer on Substrate) packaging and testing capacity to fill...
Monday 24 July 2017
Chip demand from non-Apple camp slows
Chip suppliers engaged in Apple's supply chain started to see orders pick up in June. On the other hand, chip demand from the non-Apple camp has been slow, according to sources at...
Friday 21 July 2017
Korea chipmakers looking to expand foundry biz
Samsung Electronics, Dongbu HiTek and SK Hynix have stepped up their foundry business expansions, which will as a group pose a threat to the existing major dedicated foundry houses...
Thursday 20 July 2017
TSMC InFO packaging brings more competitiveness to its 7nm process technology
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) integrated fan-out (InFO) wafer-level packaging technology is about to enter its second generation, which will bring more competitiveness...
Wednesday 19 July 2017
Upcoming Meizu Pro 7 series reportedly to utilize MediaTek chips
Meizu is scheduled to introduce its new Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus smartphone series on July 26. The Pro 7 model is expected to feature MediaTek's 16nm Helio P25 SoC chip while the Pro...
Wednesday 19 July 2017
FD-SOI a promising technology: Q&A with Globalfoundries CEO Sanjay Jha
Globalfoundries' fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator FD-SOI process technology targeted at Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data applications has started...
Tuesday 18 July 2017
TSMC expanding number of equipment suppliers for 7nm
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expanding the number of suppliers of equipment for its 7nm process in a bid to maintain an ecosystem pricing balance, according...
Monday 17 July 2017
Samsung reportedly to accelerate development of 6nm process
Samsung Electronics is preparing to revamp its technology roadmap for foundry process and aims to bring its 6nm process into volume production in the second half of 2019, according...
Friday 14 July 2017
Qualcomm, MediaTek and Spreadtrum to remain top handset IC suppliers in 2017
Qualcomm, MediaTek and Spreadtrum will remain the top-3 handset IC suppliers in 2017, with Qualcomm dominating the high-end market, and MediaTek and Spreadtrum sharing the mid-range...