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Thursday 11 December 2014
Globalfoundries striving to win orders from Qualcomm and Apple
Globalfoundries is striving to be among the major contract chipmakers of Qualcomm and Apple, vying for 14nm chip orders from the two vendors, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 10 December 2014
TSMC November sales slip 10%
Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced consolidated sales of NT$72.28 billion (US$2.32 billion) for November 2014, down 10.5% sequential...
Thursday 4 December 2014
Global IC foundry sales to rise 12% in 2015, says TSMC co-CEO
The global IC foundry market is forecast to increase 12% in 2015, outpacing the overall semiconductor sector's 5% growth, said TSMC's co-CEO Mark Liu at the company's 14th annual...
Tuesday 2 December 2014
TSMC to hold annual supply chain forum on December 4
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will hold its annual supply chain management forum on December 4, and is expected to reveal the latest developments on its 16nm and...
Monday 1 December 2014
Global Unichip obtains server chip orders from major Japan-based networking solution provider
Global Unichip has announced that an ongoing series of server-related designs for one of the major Japan-based networking solution providers is in mass production.
Wednesday 26 November 2014
TSMC to grab 40-50% of A9 chip orders
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to secure a combined 40-50% of Apple's A9 processor orders for next-generation iPad and iPhone devices, according to...
Tuesday 25 November 2014
ASML lands EUV tool orders from TSMC
Lithography system vendor ASML announced on November 24 that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has ordered two NXE:3350B EUV systems for delivery in 2015 with the...
Monday 24 November 2014
TSMC orders equipment for NT$2.4 billion
Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased a batch of machinery and engineering equipment from cleanroom constructor United Information Systems...
Friday 21 November 2014
TSMC to offer InFO packaging for 16nm chips in 2016, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will be able to offer its backend InFO (integrated fan-out) wafer-level packaging process for 16nm chips as soon as 2016, the Chinese-language...
Thursday 20 November 2014
Commentary: Who will win in race for Apple A9 chip orders?
There have been many speculations circulating about Apple's A9 processors, which are to be used in next-generation iPhone and iPad devices in 2015.
Wednesday 19 November 2014
TSMC buys Qualcomm Taiwan factory for US$85 million
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has acquired a Qualcomm factory in Longtan, northern Taiwan, for US$85 million, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock...
Wednesday 12 November 2014
TSMC board passes budget for capacity expansion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) board of directors has approved plans to spend US$5.57 billion to expand both advanced and mainstream technology capacities, and...
Wednesday 12 November 2014
Semi material distributors Topco, Wah Lee 4Q14 sales to drop up to 5%
Semiconductor material suppliers Topco Scientific and Wah Lee Industrial are expected to enjoy a particularly strong fourth quarter buoyed by the ramping of 20nm process products...
Wednesday 12 November 2014
TSMC 16FinFET Plus process achieves risk production milestone
TSMC has announced its 16nm FinFET Plus (16FF+) process is now in risk production. This enhanced version of TSMC's 16FF process operates 40% faster than the company's planar 20nm...
Monday 10 November 2014
TSMC sales top NT$80 billion in October
Monthly sales at contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) exceeded NT$80 billion (US$2.62 billion) for the first time in October 2014.