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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.
Monday 10 November 2014
TSMC to buy Qualcomm Taiwan factory for backend business expansion, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is mulling buying a Qualcomm factory in Taiwan as part of plans to expand its packaging and test business, according to a Chinese-language...
Friday 7 November 2014
Synaptics reportedly trialing 55nm driver IC production
Synaptics, following its acquisition of Renesas SP Drivers, recently started trial production of LCD driver ICs using TSMC's 55nm node, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 5 November 2014
TSMC buys NT$1.4 billion of equipment from three suppliers
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased a batch of machinery and engineering equipment from Kinmax Technology, Screen Semiconductor Solutions and Tokyo Electron...
Tuesday 4 November 2014
Samsung, TSMC still competing for Apple A9 chip orders
Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) are still in the race for orders for next-generation SoCs from Apple, which is expected to confirm the chip...
Thursday 30 October 2014
TSMC to trail Samsung by 14pp in FinFET in 2015, says Barclays
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will have a 39% share in the FinFET process segment in 2015 compared to Samsung Electronics' 53%, according to an estimate of Barclays...
Tuesday 28 October 2014
AMD CEO to visit Lenovo, Asustek, TSMC and Acer
AMD CEO Lisa Su is planning to visit Lenovo in China and Asustek Computer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Acer in Taiwan in the near future to tighten its relationships...
Monday 27 October 2014
Foundry houses in Taiwan and China ramping 8-inch wafer capacity for IoT applications
Major wafer foundry houses in Taiwan and China are ramping up the capacity of their 8-inch fabs in order to grasp opportunities in the growing business opportunities derived from...
Tuesday 21 October 2014
Samsung, TSMC Solid State Lighting reportedly to quit LED lighting business, say Taiwan makers
Samsung Electronics will reportedly withdraw from the global LED lighting market except South Korea due to low-price pressure from China-based makers, while Taiwan-based TSMC Solid...
Friday 17 October 2014
TSMC to start production of 16nm process products in 2Q15
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will begin volume production of 16nm FinFET process products in the second quarter or early third quarter of 2015, according to company...