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Tuesday 26 January 2016
Global 2016 IC market to rise 4%, says IC Insights
Market research firm IC Insights has forecast that the global IC market will log a 4% increase in 2016, and fab capacity utilization rates will range from 90% to 93% with 12-inch...
Monday 25 January 2016
TSMC orders equipment worth NT$7 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced two purchases of machinery equipment and engineering facilities for a total of NT$7.09 billion (US$211.5 million) from...
Thursday 21 January 2016
Semiconductor R&D growth slows in 2015, says IC Insights
Semiconductor industry spending on research and development grew by just 0.5% in 2015, which was the smallest increase since the 2009 downturn year and significantly below the compound...
Monday 18 January 2016
TSMC expects to launch 5nm node 2 years after 7nm
TSMC will be ready to roll out its 5nm process technology two years after the launch of its 7nm node, according to the pure-play foundry.
Thursday 14 January 2016
TSMC 2016 revenues to rise 5-10%, says co-CEO
The global IC foundry market sector is set to log a 5% increase in 2016 while the overall semiconductor market will grow by a smaller 2%. TSMC's growth will continue to outperform...
Thursday 14 January 2016
TSMC reports 4Q15 EPS of NT$2.81
TSMC has announced net profits of NT$72.84 billion (US$2.18 billion) on consolidated revenues of NT$203.52 billion for the fourth quarter of 2015. EPS for the quarter was NT$2.81...
Wednesday 13 January 2016
Commentary: Challenges facing iPhone suppliers
Taiwan-based makers in the iPhone supply chain must have been aware that sales of iPhone 6s and 6s Plus have gradually lost their momentum, meaning Apple's orders for iPhones and...
Friday 8 January 2016
TSMC reports decreased December revenues
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced consolidated revenues for December 2015 reached T$58.35 billion (US$1.75 billion), down about 8%...
Friday 8 January 2016
Samsung and TSMC remain top in available wafer fab capacity, says IC Insights
IC Insights has provided a ranking of the industry's 10 largest IC manufacturers in terms of installed capacity. Included in the list are four from North America, two from South Korea,...
Friday 8 January 2016
TSMC spends NT$6.55 billion on equipment and facilities
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced several purchases of machinery equipment and engineering facilities for a total of NT$6.55 billion (US$197 million)...
Monday 4 January 2016
TSMC buys equipment from Marketech, Applied Materials
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) spent a total of NT$1.83 billion (US$55.3 million) on machinery equipment from Yankey Engineering, Marketech International and Applied...
Thursday 31 December 2015
Scientech to start delivering 12-inch single-wafer process tools to TSMC
Semiconductor equipment supplier Scientech will begin shipping its in-house developed wet benches and single-wafer process tools for the production of 12-inch wafers to Taiwan Semiconductor...
Wednesday 23 December 2015
TSMC on equipment buying spree
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has spent more than US$700 million on semiconductor capital equipment in recent weeks, according to filings issued by the pure-play...
Tuesday 22 December 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan IC foundry capacity utilization rate to fall in 4Q15
Utilization rates at Taiwan's top-three IC foundries will fall further to 85.8% in the fourth quarter of 2015 - the lowest level in 13 quarters, according to Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 16 December 2015
TSMC orders NT$1.4 billion of equipment
Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased a batch of machinery and engineering equipment from Applied Materials and Disco for a total of about...