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Thursday 3 January 2013
TSMC shares rally on Apple chip order speculation
Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have rallied on reports indicating the IC foundry will likely grab orders for Apple's A-series processors earlier than...
Wednesday 26 December 2012
Digitimes Research: Greater China foundry capacity utilization rate to continue slide in 1H13
Utilization rates at leading IC foundries in Greater China will remain under downward pressure during the first half of 2013, as the top-3 players' continued efforts to expand their...
Tuesday 25 December 2012
IC-equipment supplier Scientech plans listing on TSE
Scientech, a Taiwan-based distributor of semiconductor equipment, has revealed plans to list its shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) after Lunar New Year in February 2013....
Saturday 22 December 2012
STATS ChipPAC Taiwan 1Q13 sales to buck seasonal trends
Testing house STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Singapore-based STATS ChipPAC, is expected to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter of 2013 buoyed by strong...
Friday 21 December 2012
TSMC could build new fabs anywhere, says chairman
In response to rumors that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) could follow Globalfoundries in building a wafer fab in New York, TSMC chairman and CEO Morris Chang has...
Friday 21 December 2012
TSMC sales to slip over 10% in December
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is likely to report an over 10% sequential decrease in consolidated revenues for December 2012, as orders for smartphone and tablet...
Monday 17 December 2012
China-based GCL-Poly Energy reportedly to take over stake in Motech from TSMC
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, the largest China-based maker of polysilicon and solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, reportedly plans to take over a 20% stake in Taiwan-based crystalline...
Monday 17 December 2012
IC backend services firms to ride high as TSMC ramps capex for 2013, say sources
Taiwan-based IC backend services companies will benefit from an increase in capital expenditure (capex) by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in 2013, according to...
Monday 17 December 2012
TSMC to allocate US$9 billion in capex, expects 15-20% revenue growth in 2013, says chairman
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will set aside a capital expenditure budget of US$9 billion for 2013, an annual record with growth of 8.4% from 2012, and it expects...
Wednesday 12 December 2012
ASML CEO to attend annual TSMC supply chain forum
Foundry chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will hold its annual supply chain management forum for 2012 on December 14. Participants will include Eric Meurice,...
Tuesday 11 December 2012
TSMC November revenues down sequentially
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on December 10 reported consolidated revenues of NT$44.253 billion (US$1.52 billion) for November, decreasing 11.38% on month but...
Tuesday 4 December 2012
Mirle in talks to ink supply contracts with China-based panel makers
Mirle Automation reportedly is accelerating its talks with two major China-based panel makers in order to ink TFT LCD equipment supply contracts for 2013. The equipment maker is also...
Monday 3 December 2012
TSMC disposes of more SMIC shares
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced on December 3 that it had disposed of approximately 234 million shares of Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC)...
Thursday 29 November 2012
Topco, Wah Lee look to strong sales in 4Q12
Semiconductor materials distributors Topco Scientific and Wah Lee Industrial will see their sales remain relatively strong in the fourth quarter of 2012, as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Wednesday 28 November 2012
Apple CPU orders raise concerns over TSMC production capacity
The semiconductor industry is now more concerned about how Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacture Company (TSMC) is going to distribute its production capacity, and what proportion of revenues...