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Wednesday 20 February 2013
Five IC suppliers to hold one-third of 300mm wafer capacity in 2013, says IC Insights
Semiconductor industry capital spending is becoming more concentrated, with a greater percentage of spending coming from a shrinking number of companies. IC industry capacity is also...
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan top foundries 1Q13 sales to drop slightly
Taiwan's top-3 IC foundries will see their combined revenues register an about 0.8% sequential drop in the first quarter of 2013, compared to the larger 5.1% on-quarter decrease posted...
Friday 8 February 2013
TSMC posts sales growth for January 2013
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported NT$47.44 billion (US$1.6 billion) in consolidated revenues for January 2013, up 27.7 on month and 37.1% from a year...
Thursday 7 February 2013
Semiconductor R&D spending rises 7% in 2012, says IC Insights
Spending on R&D by chip companies grew 7% in 2012 to a record-high US$53 billion even though the semiconductor market declined 1% to US$317.6 billion, according to IC Insights.
Thursday 31 January 2013
TSMC Solar introduces monolithic CIGS solar module with 15.1% efficiency
TSMC Solar, the solar subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has announced that by using in-house equipment, the firm's monolithic CIGS solar modules have...
Thursday 31 January 2013
China IC market to boom through 2017, says IC Insights
The IC market in China is forecast to have a 2012-2017 compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13%, 5pp higher than the 8% CAGR forecast for the total IC market during the same period,...
Thursday 24 January 2013
TSMC demands suppliers deliver equipment in advance for 28nm node
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reportedly has demanded its equipment suppliers deliver in advance the front-end equipment needed for its 28nm process due to brisk...
Monday 21 January 2013
Si-based GaN difficult to replace sapphire, says TSMC SSL president
Toshiba and US-based Bridgelux will reportedly start volume production of 8-inch Si-substrate GaN wafers for use to make LED chips in the first quarter of 2013, according to Taiwan-based...
Thursday 17 January 2013
Supply chain inventory to fall at slower pace, says TSMC
Days-of-inventory (DOI) in the supply chain is now forecast to be four days above the seasonal average in the first quarter of 2013, falling only slightly from the prior quarter,...
Wednesday 16 January 2013
UMC eyeing 28nm chip orders from Qualcomm
United Semiconductor (UMC) has delivered samples of Qualcomm's new 28nm chips for verification, and is competing with Globalfoundries to be the second 28nm foundry partner for Qualcomm...
Wednesday 16 January 2013
TSMC with 20nm SoC most likely to secure chip orders from Apple, says Digitimes Research analyst
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to start making an integrated AP/GPU solution for Apple, using 20nm SoC process technology, according to Digitimes Research...
Wednesday 16 January 2013
Samsung moves up in foundry ranking
IC Insights has released its 2012 top IC foundries (pure-play and IDM) ranking. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) remained the leader while Samsung Electronics surpassed...
Friday 11 January 2013
TSMC 1Q13 sales to drop 7-11%
A seasonal slowdown in orders for smartphones and tablets will drag down sales at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in the first quarter of 2013. The foundry is expected...
Thursday 10 January 2013
TSMC December sales down 16%
December sales at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) declined by 16% sequentially, the lowest level in nine months.
Thursday 3 January 2013
TSMC market cap hits record high
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has seen its stock rise recently pushing its market capitalization up to NT$2.6 trillion (US$89.6 billion), a record high.