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Friday 28 March 2014
Global semiconductor industry to remain strong in 2Q-3Q14, says TSMC chairman
The global semiconductor industry will remain promising in the second and third quarters of 2014, according to Morris Chang, chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...
Wednesday 19 March 2014
Semi material, equipment suppliers brace for strong sales
Semiconductor material and equipment suppliers are poised for brisk sales in the months ahead, buoyed by a number of factors, including an upward revision of Taiwan Semiconductor...
Friday 14 March 2014
STATS ChipPAC Taiwan posts EPS over NT$4 for 2013
IC backend service company STATS ChipPAC Taiwan saw its net profits climb 11.2% to NT$547.62 million (US$18.04 million) in 2013. The earnings translated into an EPS of NT$4.02 for...
Thursday 13 March 2014
Commentary: Is it likely for Qualcomm to produce 28nm chips at SMIC?
Recent reports from China have cited Qualcomm president Derek Aberle as disclosing that it plans to produce 28nm chips at China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation...
Thursday 13 March 2014
TSMC revises upward 1Q14 guidance
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has revised upward its guidance for the first quarter of 2014 and also provided additional comments on its outlook for the quarter...
Tuesday 11 March 2014
TSMC 20nm wafer production delayed temporarily, but will not affect shipments
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has confirmed that its 20nm wafer starts were delayed recently due to a specification issue of materials used in its CMP (chemical...
Tuesday 11 March 2014
TSMC, UMC post mixed results for February
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have reported mixed results for February.
Wednesday 5 March 2014
Altera to switch 14nm chip orders back to TSMC, says paper
Altera is expected to have Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) fabricate its next-generation FPGA chips using TSMC's newly implemented 16nm FinFET+ process, instead...
Monday 3 March 2014
UMC 28nm HKMG process verified by Broadcom, says paper
The 28nm HKMG process at United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has been verified by Broadcom, allowing the Taiwan-based foundry house to begin wafer starts for the US-based chipset...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
TSMC remains key foundry partner for 28nm chips, says MediaTek
In response to recent market speculation indicating that MediaTek is shifting some of its 28nm chip orders to Globalfoundries and United Microelectronics (UMC), MediaTek president...
Thursday 20 February 2014
TSMC Solar to triple CIGS thin-film PV module capacity
TSMC Solar, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) wholly-owned subsidiary maker of CIGS thin-film PV modules, will expand its annual production capacity from 40MWp currently...
Thursday 20 February 2014
Phison to produce 28nm SSD controller chips at TSMC
Phison Electronics will begin producing SSD controller chips using a 28nm process at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to...
Wednesday 19 February 2014
Taiwan IC design houses March sales to soar
Taiwan-based IC design houses including MediaTek, Realtek Semiconductor, Richtek Technology, Novatek Microelectronics and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) are expected to report...
Tuesday 18 February 2014
TSMC to deal out cash dividend of NT$3 for 2013
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) board of directors on February 18 adopted a proposal recommending the distribution of a NT$3 (US$0.09) cash dividend per common...
Monday 17 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan top foundries combined revenues to drop 6% in 1Q14
Taiwan's top-three IC foundries will see their combined revenues drop 6.2% sequentially in the first quarter of 2014, due to seasonal factors and continued inventory adjustments at...