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Friday 27 November 2015
TSMC may raise dividend for 2016
TSMC is likely to raise its annual dividend to NT$5-5.50 a share in 2016, as a result of lower capex and falling depreciation costs, according to market watchers.
Tuesday 24 November 2015
TSMC operates electric shuttle buses in STSP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has begun operating seven electric minibuses, dubbed the Lucky 7, for shuttle services in the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP)...
Friday 20 November 2015
ASE orders equipment from UIS
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has purchased a batch of machinery and engineering equipment from cleanroom constructor United Information Systems (UIS) for about NT$383...
Wednesday 18 November 2015
TSMC orders NT$2.72 billion of equipment
Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased a batch of machinery and engineering equipment from NuFlare Technology, Ultratech and Ebara for...
Friday 13 November 2015
TSMC Solar sells CIGS equipment
TSMC Solar has sold its production equipment to Gold Sun Technology, a Taiwan-based supplier of LED and PV materials and trader of secondhand LED and PV equipment, at NT$505 million...
Friday 13 November 2015
MediaTek Helio X30 chips to be built by TSMC
MediaTek will unveil its Helio X30-series SoC chips in early 2016 with volume production slated for the end of the second quarter or early in the third. The X30-series will be built...
Thursday 12 November 2015
TSMC to invest in Tela for US$65 million
TSMC Partners, a TSMC unit engaged in making investments in semiconductor companies, will buy about 10 million shares of Tela Innovations for US$6.24 a share or a total of US$65 million,...
Wednesday 11 November 2015
TSMC board approves US$4 billion for advanced technology capacity expansion
The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved capital appropriations of US$3.96 billion for expanding capacity for advanced-node manufacturing, and packaging...
Tuesday 10 November 2015
TSMC October revenues rise 27%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$81.74 billion (US$2.5 billion) for October 2015 representing increases of 26.7% on month...
Tuesday 10 November 2015
TSMC 'grand alliance' more powerful than China's 'red supply chain,' says Chang
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) "grand alliance" with its ecosystem partners and customers has already been enhanced for years, while China's so-called...
Monday 9 November 2015
MediaTek, TSMC urge Taiwan government to ease restrictions on China investment in chipmakers
The chairmen of MediaTek and TSMC both agree that Taiwan's government should be more liberal towards the issue of allowing China-based firms to invest in the local IC industry sectors,...
Friday 16 October 2015
TSMC cuts 2015 chip growth forecast to zero
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has cut its 2015 outlook for the global semiconductor industry to zero growth. It is the third time the foundry has lowered its chip...
Thursday 15 October 2015
TSMC reports 3Q15 EPS of NT$2.91
TSMC has announced net profits of NT$75.33 billion (US$2.34 billion) on consolidated revenues of NT$212.51 billion for the third quarter of 2015. EPS for the quarter came to NT$2.9...
Thursday 15 October 2015
TSMC rolls out low-cost version of 16nm FinFET
TSMC has quietly rolled out a compact, low-power version of its 16nm FinFET fabrication process - 16nm FinFET Compact (16FFC). With the availability of three series of its 16nm FinFET...
Thursday 15 October 2015
Samsung eyeing 14nm chip orders from HiSilicon
Samsung Electronics is offering HiSilicon Technologies lower prices for its 14nm FinFET production in a bid to vie for mobile chip orders from the China-based fabless vendor, according...