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Thursday 10 November 2016
TSMC October revenues increase
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$91.09 billion (US$2.88 billion) for October 2016 representing increases of 1.5% on month...
Tuesday 8 November 2016
TSMC board approves US$4.91 billion for capacity expansion
The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved capital appropriations of approximately US$4.91 billion to expand capacity for advanced-node manufacturing,...
Monday 7 November 2016
7nm process is essential for semi industry: Q&A with Globalfoundries CTO Gary Patton
Gary Patton, a 30-year veteran in the semiconductor industry, joined Globalfoundries as CTO in July 2015. He now shoulders the responsibility of building up the foundry house's 7nm...
Wednesday 26 October 2016
ASE ready to enter volume production of fan-out wafer-level packaging
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has reportedly obtained orders for fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) from Qualcomm, MediaTek and HiSilicon with volume production set...
Wednesday 26 October 2016
China a growing threat in mature technologies, says TSMC chairman
China-based foundries have been fast expanding their production capacity for 28nm and more mature process technologies which could pose a threat to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Friday 21 October 2016
Qualcomm to return to TSMC but not for 10nm, sources claim
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to win back its Qualcomm business with 7nm production, not 10nm, industry sources have claimed.
Thursday 20 October 2016
TSMC receives FPC fingerprint sensor orders, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has received orders from Fingerprint Cards (FPC) with production set to kick off in the first quarter of 2017, according to a recent...
Thursday 20 October 2016
TSMC spends NT$6.95 billion on equipment
TSMC has spent a total of NT$6.95 billion (US$220.9 million) on manufacturing equipment from five suppliers, according to filings issued with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE).
Thursday 20 October 2016
TSMC certifies Synopsys IP tools for 7nm process enabling early tapeouts
TSMC has certified the complete suite of Synopsys' digital, signoff and custom implementation tools for the foundry's most-advanced 7nm FinFET technology node, according to the EDA...
Wednesday 19 October 2016
Qualcomm likely to switch follow-up orders for Snapdragon 830 chips to TSMC, says paper
Qualcomm is likely to switch follow-up orders for its Snapdragon 830 chips to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in 2017 as production of the 10nm chips at current...
Tuesday 18 October 2016
NVM IP provider eMemory cuts into Intel supply chain
Taiwan-based eMemory Technology's embedded non-volatile memory (eNVM) IP has been adopted in Intel's power management (PWM) devices, according to industry sources. This is the first...
Tuesday 18 October 2016
TSMC orders NT$2.24 billion of equipment for Nanjing site
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) disclosed on October 17 its Nanjing subsidiary ordered a total of NT$2.24 billion (US$70.4 million) worth of management and construction...
Friday 14 October 2016
TSMC 7nm process ready for risk production in 2Q17, says co-CEO
Development of TSMC's 7nm technology is well on track, and the process will be ready for risk production in the second quarter of 2017, company co-CEO Mark Liu said at an October...
Thursday 13 October 2016
TSMC net profits rise 28% in 3Q16
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its net profits surge 28.4% from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2016, while revenues increased 22.5%...
Tuesday 11 October 2016
Digitimes Research: Global IC foundry output value to rise at 5% CAGR over 2016-2021
The global IC foundry industry output value will grow at a CAGR of 5.2% from 2016 to 2021, according to Digitimes Research.