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Wednesday 27 April 2016
Apple drives entire foundry sales increase at TSMC in 2015 says IC Insights
IC Insights has released its 2015 top IC foundries (pure-play and IDM) ranking. TSMC, by far, was the leader with US$26.4 billion in sales last year.
Monday 25 April 2016
Competition in advanced process technologies market to heat up
Competition in the market for semiconductor advanced process technologies is expected to heat up, with Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) striving...
Monday 25 April 2016
TSMC hires Merrill Lynch senior analyst, says report
A senior analyst with Merrill Lynch has been hired by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to play a role in the pure-play foundry's business strategy development, according...
Friday 22 April 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$2.29 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased a batch of machinery equipment and intangible assets from Hermes Microvision (HMI), Fortrend Engineering, Kilopass...
Tuesday 19 April 2016
TSMC to launch 7nm trial production in 1H17
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is scheduled to launch 7nm trial production in the first half of 2017, company chairman Morris Chang said in a report sent to TSMC's...
Monday 18 April 2016
TSMC tops listed Taiwan-based makers in 2015 R&D spending, says MOEA
Wafer foundry service provider Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expended NT$65.5 billion (US$1.99 billion) on R&D in 2015, the largest among all Taiwan-based...
Monday 18 April 2016
Number of 300mm IC wafer fabs expected to reach 100 in 2016, says IC Insights
In 2008, 300mm wafers took over as the industry's primary wafer size in terms of total surface area used. The number of 300mm wafer fabrication facilities in operation continues to...
Friday 15 April 2016
TSMC reiterates revenue target for 2016
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) target of 5-10% growth in 2016 consolidated revenues remains unchanged, according to the pure-play foundry.
Thursday 14 April 2016
TSMC 1Q16 profits fall 18%
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced net profits of NT$64.78 billion (US$2 billion) on consolidated revenues of NT$203.50 billion for...
Wednesday 13 April 2016
Global IC foundry market grows 4.4% in 2015, says Gartner
Breaking a three-year double-digit-growth streak, the worldwide semiconductor foundry market grew 4.4% in 2015 to achieve US$48.8 billion in revenues, according to final results by...
Tuesday 12 April 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$2 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased engineering and facility equipment from Applied Materials, Fu Tsu Construction and Tokyo Electron for a total of about...
Tuesday 12 April 2016
TSMC likely to bring forward 7nm schedule, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to detail its roadmap for 7nm process, including a revised production schedule for the node technology, at an investors...
Friday 8 April 2016
TSMC March revenues rise
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues for March 2016 increased 22.7% sequentially and 1.1% from a year ago to NT$73.09...
Wednesday 6 April 2016
Global Unichip reports brisk March results
IC design services provider Global Unichip has reported March revenues soared 13.8% sequentially and 81.4% from a year earlier to NT$926 million (US$28.5 million).
Thursday 31 March 2016
MediaTek shipments unlikely to rebound until May or June
MediaTek's shipments are still affected partially by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) wafer delivery delays caused by an earthquake that hit southern Taiwan in...