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Friday 13 January 2017
TSMC expects up to 10% revenue drop in 1Q17, cautious about 2Q
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has forecast revenues will fall up to 10% sequentially in the first quarter of 2017, and expressed caution over...
Friday 13 January 2017
TSMC could build plant in the US, says Chang
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chairman Morris Chang has said the company has not ruled out building a wafer fab in the US in response to Donald Trump's plans to...
Thursday 12 January 2017
TSMC collaborates with Mentor Graphics enabling design and verification tools for new InFO technology variants
TSMC has extended its collaboration with Mentor Graphics on the Xpedition Enterprise platform in conjunction with the Calibre platform for the design and verification of TSMC's integrated...
Thursday 12 January 2017
TSMC 2016 EPS reaches NT$12.89
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported record net profits of NT$334.25 billion (US$10.5 billion) for 2016 with EPS reaching NT$12.89. The...
Tuesday 10 January 2017
TSMC 4Q16 revenues beat guidance
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its fourth-quarter revenues increase 0.7% sequentially, beating its guidance of a 1-2% drop.
Thursday 5 January 2017
TSMC launches internal bribery probe
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has fired an engineer alleged to have taken bribes, and will continue an internal investigation into other bribe-taking allegations,...
Tuesday 3 January 2017
TSMC 7nm ready for customer tape-outs in 2Q17, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has moved to qualify its more advanced 7nm FinFET technology, which will be ready for customer tape-outs in the second quarter of...
Friday 30 December 2016
TSMC spends NT$26 billion on equipment
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has spent a total of NT$26.06 billion (US$806.1 million) on machinery equipment from Applied Materials, ASML, FEL...
Friday 30 December 2016
EPA passes environmental impact assessment for TSMC 10nm facilities
Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has approved an environmental impact assessment on land designated for construction of 10nm production facilities by Taiwan...
Thursday 29 December 2016
HPE Taiwan optimistic about Taiwan server market
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) Taiwan chairman Jon Wang expects Taiwan's server market to enjoy good growth in 2017 with an improved economy and new cloud applications such as IoT...
Thursday 29 December 2016
Global Unichip opens new office in the Netherlands
IC design services provider Global Unichip has announced the opening of a new office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in a move to actively expand its business in Europe.
Wednesday 28 December 2016
Silicon wafer suppliers hike contract prices by 10% for 1Q17
Local and international silicon wafer suppliers have settled contract prices for 12-inch wafers for the first quarter of 2017 with Taiwan-based semiconductor firms, with overall prices...
Tuesday 27 December 2016
TSMC buys equipment for NT$9.74 billion
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has spent a total of NT$9.74 billion (US$301.96 million) on equipment from six suppliers, according to filings...
Friday 23 December 2016
Commentary: Implications of former TSMC executive serving as independent director at SMIC
The catchup being played by China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) to the rank of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has moved one step further...
Friday 23 December 2016
Foundries 10nm yield rates lower-than-expected
Both Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) and Samsung's 10nm processes have reached lower-than-expected yield rates, according to industry sources.