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Friday 24 March 2017
TSMC to start installing equipment at Nanjing fab in 2H17
Equipment move-in will take place at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) Nanjing plant in the second half of 2017, according to Roger Luo, president for TSMC Nanjing...
Wednesday 22 March 2017
MediaTek appoints Rick Tsai as co-CEO
MediaTek has appointed Rick Tsai as the company's co-CEO, effective July 1, 2017. Tsai will report directly to MediaTek chairman and CEO Ming-Kai Tsai and will also assume responsibility...
Monday 20 March 2017
TSMC enlisted US as potential site for 3nm chip production, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has officially enlisted the US as an optional location to build a new manufacturing fab for production of 3nm chips, according to...
Friday 17 March 2017
Mentor Graphics announces further certification of design tools for TSMC 12FFC and 7nm processes
TSMC has certified its Calibre Platform (Calibre nmDRC, Calibre Multi-Patterning, Calibre nmLVS, Calibre YieldEnhancer with SmartFill, and Calibre xACT tools), as well as the Analog...
Thursday 16 March 2017
MediaTek to roll out 12nm product in 2H17
MediaTek plans to roll out a new mobile SoC solution built by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) using the foundry's 12nm process technology in the second half of 2017,...
Monday 13 March 2017
TSMC lands orders for HPC chips from Nvidia, Qualcomm, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has landed orders for high performance computing (HPC) chips for AI applications from Nvidia and Qualcomm, respectively, according...
Monday 13 March 2017
TSMC February revenues fall to 10-month low
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its February revenues fall to a new 10-month low as a result of seasonal factors and fewer working days during the month.
Thursday 9 March 2017
TSMC China sees profits decline significantly in 2016, says paper
TSMC China, a TSMC 8-inch subsidiary in Shanghai, yielded net profits of NT$6.094 billion (US$197.52 million) in 2016, a sharp decline of 30.19% from a year earlier, according to...
Thursday 9 March 2017
MediaTek sticking with TSMC for 7nm chips
Despite experiencing unsatisfactory yield rates for TSMC's 10nm process, MediaTek will continue to partner with the foundry to make its next-generation flagship mobile chips, according...
Tuesday 7 March 2017
Foxconn, TSMC to partner on Toshiba Memory bid, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) have reportedly joined forces in a bid for Toshiba Memory's shares, according...
Friday 3 March 2017
TSMC will continue to outgrow global chip industry, says chairman
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to post 5-10% revenue growth in 2017, outperforming the global semiconductor industry's growth of 4-5%, according to...
Thursday 2 March 2017
Foundry 10nm yield rates still unsatisfactory
Unsatisfactory yield rates for foundries' 10nm FinFET technologies have pushed back smartphone SoC suppliers' schedules to ship their next-generation products, according to industry...
Wednesday 1 March 2017
TSMC seeking stake in Toshiba chip business to expand into 3D NAND sector
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is looking to expand into the 3D NAND sector through investing in Toshiba's memory business, according to industry...
Friday 24 February 2017
Taiwan maintains largest share of global IC wafer fab capacity, says IC Insights
Taiwan led all regions/countries in wafer capacity with 21.3% share, a slight decrease from 21.7% in 2015 when the country first became the global wafer capacity leader, according...
Friday 24 February 2017
TSMC on track to move 5nm to risk production in 1H19
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is on track to start risk production of 5nm chips in the first half of 2019, said company co-CEO Mark Liu at its annual supply chain...