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Friday 26 October 2012
TSMC to post growth over next 4 years, says CEO
TSMC expects to post growth, or even strong growth, from 2013 to 2016, as the foundry's technological leadership will allow it to attract more orders for chips used in smartphones...
Thursday 25 October 2012
TSMC expects sales rebound following two-quarter dip
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects its consolidated revenues to decrease about 8% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2012, followed by another modest dip...
Wednesday 24 October 2012
Equipment maker Mirle 3Q12 sales dip
Mirle Automation has announced that consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2012 slipped 1.1% sequentially to NT$1.32 billion (US$45 million). Accumulated revenues for January-September...
Wednesday 24 October 2012
TSMC to build pilot line for development of 18-inch wafer and 7nm process, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has bought a land lot of 14.32 hectares in the Chunan base of Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) for NT$3.2 billion (US$109.1 million), and...
Tuesday 16 October 2012
Digitimes Research: Taiwan foundry growth to reach 6.2% in 2013
The semiconductor foundry industry in Taiwan is forecast to register growth of 11.8% and 6.2% in output value in 2012 and 2013, respectively, according to Digitimes Research. Growth...
Tuesday 16 October 2012
TSMC 4Q12 sales may fall at least 10%
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) climbed to a record NT$141.375 billion (US$4.84 billion) in the third quarter of 2012. However, the foundry...
Tuesday 9 October 2012
TSMC September performance meets market expectations
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced unconsolidated net sales of NT$42.82 billion (US$1.46 billion) for September, a decrease of 12.4% on month and an increase...
Thursday 4 October 2012
ProMOS announces massive layoffs
DRAM chipmaker ProMOS Technologies has announced plans to lay off as many as 1,300 employees as part of its restructuring project. The number of jobs affected is higher than the expected...
Friday 28 September 2012
TSMC 3Q12 sales likely to grow over 10%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to report sales growth of more than 10% sequentially for the third quarter of 2012, beating the foundry's guidance given...
Thursday 27 September 2012
Major foundries show mixed progress toward advanced process nodes
Major IC foundries have made mixed progress in developing their businesses in the advanced process market, according to industry sources. There likely be an ever widening technology...
Thursday 27 September 2012
IC design firms seeing strong demand from China smartphone market
The expanding smartphone market in China has caused the supply of related chips, such as LCD driver ICs, touchscreen controller ICs and analog chips, to fall short of demand, according...
Thursday 27 September 2012
TSMC 2013 capex to top US$10 billion, says report
While Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to halve its 2013 capital expenditure (capex), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to raise its capex for the...
Wednesday 26 September 2012
TSMC, chipset players receiving follow-up orders for iPhone 5, say sources
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and chipset players have experienced a new wave of follow-up orders from Apple recently due to stronger than expected sales of iPhone...
Tuesday 25 September 2012
Asustek to launch second-generation Padfone in October
Asustek Computer is set to announce its second-generation Padfone on October 16 as Qualcomm's processor supply has returned to normal due to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's...
Monday 24 September 2012
Chipset solution supply to play a key role in year-end smartphone sales, say sources
The ability of smartphone vendors to secure sufficient supplies of key components, particularly chipset solutions, will be crucial for them to win in the sales competition during...