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Friday 4 March 2016
Smartphone AP suppliers to team up with TSMC to compete with Qualcomm-Samsung in 10nm chip market
Smartphone-use application processor (AP) makers in Taiwan and China are teaming up closely with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to compete with Qualcomm-Samsung...
Thursday 3 March 2016
MediaTek 1Q16 sales expected to meet guidance
Despite postponed deliveries of some chips from its foundry, MediaTek is expected to meet its sales guidance for the first quarter of 2016, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 2 March 2016
TSMC orders equipment worth NT$2.7 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased manufacturing and facility equipment from Kao Hsin Engineering, D-Tek Technology and United Integrated Services (UIS)...
Wednesday 2 March 2016
TSMC to double 16nm chip production, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) monthly output capacity on its 16nm process technology will grow to 80,000 12-inch wafers later in March from 40,000 units in February,...
Thursday 25 February 2016
China, Taiwan IC firms ramp 16nm chip orders at TSMC
China- and Taiwan-based IC design houses including MediaTek, HiSilicon Technologies and Spreadtrum Communications have placed 16nm chip orders with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Wednesday 24 February 2016
MediaTek increases orders to TSMC
With its business scope expanding on the acquisition of several fellow Taiwan-based IC companies, MediaTek has significantly scaled up its orders to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Wednesday 24 February 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$2.7 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased facility equipment from M+W High Tech Projects Taiwan and United Integrated Services (UIS) for a total of about NT$2.72...
Thursday 18 February 2016
iPhone chip suppliers start booking capacity
Chip suppliers of Apple's next-generation iPhone-series have started to book production capacity at their foundry and backend partners, according to industry sources.
Thursday 18 February 2016
TSMC cuts 1Q16 margin guidance due to quake
TSMC has lowered its margin guidance for the first quarter of 2016, due to the impact of the earthquake that struck southern Taiwan on February 6.
Monday 15 February 2016
TSMC January revenues fall 19% on year
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$70.86 billion (US$2.15 billion) for January 2016, down 18.7% on year.
Monday 15 February 2016
Impact of earthquake on TSMC larger than originally expected
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on February 6 estimated wafer shipments in the first quarter of 2016 would decrease less than 1% due to the impact of a large earthquake...
Saturday 6 February 2016
Foundry production interrupted during earthquake
An earthquake hitting the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) early in the morning on February 6 caused production lines at semiconductor foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Friday 5 February 2016
Taiwan semiconductor firms expected to start restocking inventories
Companies in Taiwan's semiconductor industry supply chain are expected to start restocking their inventories at the end of the first quarter or in early second-quarter 2016, leading...
Thursday 4 February 2016
Taiwan MOEA approves TSMC 12-inch fab investment in China
The Investment Commission of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has approved TSMC's proposal to set up a 12-inch wafer fab and a design service center in Nanjing, China...
Wednesday 3 February 2016
Taiwan market: Foxconn leads patent applications in 2015
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) topped local companies in the number of patent applications in 2015, with 659, according to data released by the Intellectual Property Office...