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Friday 8 May 2015
TSMC reports revenue growth for April
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced its net revenues for April 2015 on a consolidated basis. Revenues for April 2015 were approximately NT$75.33 billion...
Thursday 7 May 2015
Utilization rates at 8-inch fabs falling
Capacity utilization rates at 8-inch wafer fabs have fallen at a faster-than-expected pace recently prompting foundry houses to lower their quotes, according to sources at Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 5 May 2015
TSMC InFO-WLP technology to generate significant revenues starting 2016
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) backend integrated fan-out (InFO) wafer-level packaging (WLP) technology will start contributing significantly to the IC foundry's...
Wednesday 29 April 2015
TSMC Solar reaches 16.5% conversion rate for CIGS thin-film PV modules
TSMC Solar on April 28 announced that it has attained a record energy conversion rate of 16.5% for 1.09m2 CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film PV modules using existing...
Monday 27 April 2015
MediaTek reportedly uses TSMC 20nm process to manufacture 10-core chip solutions
Fabless chipmaker MediaTek is expected to enter volume production of its 10-core SoC series for smartphones in the third quarter of 2015, according to industry sources. The chip solutions...
Monday 27 April 2015
Applied chairman among candidates for TSMC board of directors
TSMC has announced eight candidates for its board of directors, including Michael Splinter, chairman for Applied Materials.
Wednesday 22 April 2015
IoT to drive semiconductor growth, says TSMC co-CEO
Internet of Things (IoT) will be the semiconductor industry's next growth driver, spurring demand for chip components for use in applications particularly automotive, medical/healthcare...
Tuesday 21 April 2015
Taiwan chipmakers unaffected by earthquake
Taiwan-based chipmakers including foundries TSMC and UMC, and IC packager ASE have said that their operations have not been affected by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the...
Monday 20 April 2015
TSMC to open new fab for 10nm manufacturing in mid-2016, says chairman
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will break ground for a new fab at its 12-inch wafer plant in central Taiwan in June 2015. The fab is designed to manufacture chips...
Friday 17 April 2015
TSMC targets 10% revenue CAGR over next 5 years
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is targeting a 10% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for both revenues and profits over the next five years, according to the pure-play...
Friday 17 April 2015
Worldwide semiconductor foundry market grows 16.1% in 2014, says Gartner
The worldwide semiconductor foundry market grew 16.1% in 2014 to achieve US$46.9 billion in revenues, according to final results by Gartner.
Friday 17 April 2015
TSMC expects sales drop in 2Q15
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects its revenues to decrease 7-8% sequentially in the second quarter of 2015. The pure-play IC foundry has also cut its annual...
Thursday 16 April 2015
TSMC hopes to build wholly-owned 12-inch fab in China
TSMC would prefer to set up its own 12-inch wafer fab in China, and management is evaluating the feasibility "aggressively," according to the Taiwan-based contract chipma...
Thursday 16 April 2015
Commentary: TSMC to lag UMC, Powerchip to build 12-inch fab in China
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) may not only lag behind rival United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) but also Powerchip Technology in the race to build 12-inch...
Friday 10 April 2015
TSMC March sales rise 15%
Pure-play IC foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$72.27 billion (US$2.32 billion) for March 2015, up 15.4% on month and...