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Thursday 15 January 2015
Samsung and Globalfoundries reportedly win majority of A9 orders
Samsung Electronics and Globalfoundries have secured a combined 70% of orders for Apple's A9 processors with their 14nm FinFET technology, according to industry sources.
Thursday 15 January 2015
TSMC reports 4.8% increase in 4Q14 net income
TSMC has announced consolidated revenues of NT$222.52 billion (US$6.96 billion), net income of NT$79.99 billion, and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of NT$3.08 (US$0.50 per ADR unit)...
Wednesday 14 January 2015
Digitimes Research: TSMC SSL merger to enhance Epistar in the LED market
Epistar has invested NT$825 million (US$25.94 million) to merge with TSMC Solid State Lighting (SSL), helping to enhance Epistar's capability in the lighting industry. Before the...
Wednesday 14 January 2015
TSMC sales likely to disappoint in 2Q15
TSMC's sales for second-quarter 2015 will likely be affected by a slowdown in processor orders for Apple's iPhone 6 devices and Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 overheating issues, according...
Wednesday 14 January 2015
TSMC to face tough questions on Qualcomm orders
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is to face a slew of tough questions to be asked by institutional investors at its upcoming investors conference to be held on January...
Monday 12 January 2015
TSMC 4Q14 sales beat guidance
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) totaled NT$222.52 billion (US$6.97 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2014, beating the company's guidance...
Monday 12 January 2015
Epistar to own 94% of TSMC SSL
Epistar and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have both announced that their boards of directors have approved a transaction of TSMC Solid State Lighting (TSMC SSL)...
Monday 5 January 2015
TSMC subsidiary to merge with Epistar, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will form a strategic partnership with LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar by having its subsidiary, TSMC Solid State Lighting,...
Tuesday 30 December 2014
TSMC advises clients to order in advance
TSMC has advised its IC design clients to place wafer orders in advance so that they can secure a steady supply during the peak season and meet demand in time, according to industry...
Monday 22 December 2014
TSMC has to find long-term perspective for China investment, says Chang
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has to develop a long-term perspective about investing in China, said company chairman Morris Chang, in response to the China government-led...
Friday 19 December 2014
Qualcomm, MediaTek to diversify foundry sources, say industry watchers
Qualcomm will contract both Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to manufacture its 1Xnm chips, whereas MediaTek is also likely to have more than...
Thursday 18 December 2014
14nm process to bring healthy competition among foundries: Q&A with Globalfoundries senior VP Chuck Fox
The move by Globalfoundries to acquire IBM's semiconductor business unit and to team up with Samsung Electronics to aggressively step into the 14nm process market indicates the US-based...
Wednesday 17 December 2014
TSMC chairman disagrees with Alibaba chairman on lack of entrepreneurs in Taiwan
Executive chairman Jack Ma for China-based Alibaba Group, in a speech delivered in Taipei on December 15, said that there have been no new entrepreneurs in Taiwan in the past 15 years...
Wednesday 17 December 2014
IC foundries gearing up for 8-inch fab expansions
China-based IC foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is looking to expand production capacity at its 8-inch wafer fab in Shenzhen, while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Global business prospects are optimistic in 2015, says TSMC chairman
Morris Chang, chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has said that he is optimistic about the business prospects for 2015.