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Tuesday 21 November 2017
Nova to see more orders from memory clients in 2018
Taiwan-based Nova Technology, an expert in integrating water, gas and chemical engineering systems for semiconductor, photonics and other high-tech sectors, is expected to capture...
Monday 20 November 2017
Apple reportedly whittles down micro LED R&D team in Taiwan
Apple has reportedly downsized its R&D team for development of micro LED display products in Longtan, northern Taiwan, due to issues related to mass transfer of micro LED chips...
Thursday 16 November 2017
AI to bring opportunities, challenges for Taiwan semiconductor industry
Artificial intelligence (AI) will bring huge business opportunities and challenges for Taiwan's semiconductor industry, and the industry will face fierce competition from China, where...
Thursday 16 November 2017
Next-gen iPad Pro to feature 7nm A11X chip, says report
Speculation circulated recently in the chipmaking industry that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is gearing up for 7nm chip production for Apple's in-house designed...
Thursday 16 November 2017
Global Unichip tapes out 16nm TCAM compiler
Taiwan-based IC design service company Global Unichip has announced a successful TCAM compiler tape-out based on TSMC's 16FFC process technology.
Thursday 16 November 2017
Samsung huge chip capex for 2017 shows move to defend its memory dominance
After spending US$11.3 billion in semiconductor capex last year, Samsung announced that its 2017 outlays for the semiconductor group are expected to more than double to US$26 billion...
Wednesday 15 November 2017
TSMC board passes US$4.29 billion budget for capacity expansion
The board of directors of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved a budget of about US$4.29 billion mainly to construct new fab facilities and expand production...
Friday 10 November 2017
TSMC reports increased October revenues
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$94.52 billion (US$3.13 billion) for October 2017, representing a 6.71% increase on month...
Thursday 9 November 2017
China AI unicorn Cambricon to launch smart chips using TSMC 16nm process
China AI chip unicorn Cambricon Technologies plans to launch MLU machine learning series processor chips for cloud-based applications within the next 18 months, with the chips to...
Monday 6 November 2017
TSMC 3nm fab construction to kick off in 2020, chairman says
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) founder and chairman Morris Chang said at a recent company event that the pure-play foundry will start constructing its advanced...
Friday 3 November 2017
Gowin, TSMC team up for 28nm FPGA chips
China-based Gowin Semiconductor has announced the development of its first 28nm FPGA product, the GW3AT-100, fabricated by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).
Thursday 26 October 2017
Semiconductor firms eye edge-computing opportunities
With edge computing promising to become an important part of cloud systems, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is eyeing the market opportunities with its advanced...
Wednesday 25 October 2017
Moore's Law no longer valid, says Morris Chang
Moore's Law has become invalid for a while, as the time needed for the transistor density to double is no longer 18-24 months although the density has indeed kept increasing, Morris...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Apple-TSMC partnership started from home dinner hosted by Morris Chang, says Jeff Williams
Though a business partner of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for less than 10 years, Apple has become the largest customer of the world's largest foundry house in...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Global semiconductor sector to see 4.5-5.5% CAGR in next decade, says Morris Chang
The global semiconductor sector will grow 2-3pp more than the global GDP expansion and see a 4.5-5.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the next 10 years, with Taiwan Semiconductor...