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Wednesday 29 May 2013
Xilinx, TSMC team up for 16nm FinFET FPGAs
Xilinx and TSMC have jointly announced that they are teaming up to create FPGAs built using 16nm FinFET process technology.
Tuesday 28 May 2013
LGE accelerates in-house mobile AP development
LG Electronics is set to develop its own mobile application processors, accelerating the in-house development of ARM-based chips for mobile devices.
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Hermes Microvision (HMI), which provides electron beam inspection tools and solutions for the production of semiconductors, is expected to see its revenues grow over 10% sequentially...
Monday 20 May 2013
TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
A report has claimed that Samsung Electronics' combined production of chips using advanced 32/28nm process technologies accounted for roughly 50% of the global production of the same...
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) both saw their wafer shipments increase sequentially in April 2013, thanks to rising demand for...
Tuesday 14 May 2013
Chipset players queuing up for TSMC production capacity
International and domestic chipset vendors have begun to queue up at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in order to secure production capacity for 40nm, 28nm and more...
Friday 10 May 2013
TSMC to budget US$1.5 billion for R&D expenditure
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has unveiled plans to invest a record US$1.5 billion on research and development in 2013. The spending remains focused on maintaining...
Friday 10 May 2013
TSMC reiterates plans for 18-inch wafer manufacturing
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reiterated plans to build its first 450mm (18-inch) pilot production lines, which will offer FinFET transistor technology at...
Thursday 2 May 2013
TSMC reportedly to grab 100% of AP orders for 2014 model iPhone
Apple is expected to contract TSMC to manufacture all the application processors (APs) used in the 2014 model of its iPhone slated to launch in the second half of the year, industry...
Friday 26 April 2013
TSMC MEMS foundry biz expanding, says Yole
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) MEMS foundry business enjoyed an approximately 80% rise in 2012, achieving around US$42 million in sales. The significant growth...
Thursday 25 April 2013
Powerchip to sell 12-inch fab tools for NT$6 billion, says report
Powerchip Technology's planned sale of individual production equipment installed at its P3 12-inch wafer fab has come to a conclusion, with 10 companies looking to make their purchases...
Thursday 25 April 2013
Only 4 IC foundries to compete in advanced process market, says Globalfoundries
There will be just a few major semiconductor companies engaged in the foundry industry, and only four players able to compete in the advanced 1Xnm process market segment, according...
Monday 22 April 2013
TSMC rising 2013 capex to benefit equipment and material suppliers
The decision by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to raise its 2013 capex to US$9.5-10 billion, from US$9 billion set previously, will benefit Taiwan-based suppliers...
Friday 19 April 2013
ASMedia to move 85nm chips to mass production in 2H13
USB controller design firm ASMedia Technology expects to start mass producing chips using 85nm process technology, according to company president Chewei Lin.
Friday 19 April 2013
Startup offers USB 3.0 PHY IP on TSMC 40nm
M31 Technology, a Taiwan-based silicon IP startup, has announced that its USB 3.0 PHY (physical layer interface) technology is silicon proven on TSMC's 40nm HKMG technology node....