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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...
Monday 17 February 2014
TSMC 2Q14 sales to rise 15-20%, says report
A rebound in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 28nm process utilization rate and a ramp-up of 20nm production capacity will allow the foundry to post 15-20% sequential...
Thursday 13 February 2014
Intel to cut a deal with Apple for Fab 42?
With shipments of desktop and notebooks in the doldrums since 2010, Intel's PC processor business has been in decline. Meanwhile, AMD and others are taking aim at the Intel-dominated...
Tuesday 11 February 2014
TSMC shifts to 8-inch processing to produce fingerprint sensors for next-generation iPhone
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will use its 8-inch processing, instead of 12-inch, to produce fingerprint sensors for Apple's next-generation iPhone due to concerns...
Monday 10 February 2014
TSMC, UMC January sales rise
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have announced increases in January consolidated revenues from a year ago of 8.4% and 6.5%, resp...
Friday 7 February 2014
Hermes Microvision to see revenues hit new high in 2014
E-beam inspection tool supplier Hermes Microvision (HMI) is expected to see its revenues grow 20-30% on year to a new high in 2014, buoyed by orders from clients in Taiwan, the US...
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Top-13 foundries account for 91% of total foundry sales in 2013, says IC Insights
IC Insights has released its 2013 top IC foundries (pure-play and IDM) ranking. In total, the top 13 foundries represented 91% of total foundry sales in 2013.
Monday 27 January 2014
Amkor, STATS ChipPAC and ASE to share backend orders for Apple A8 chip, say sources
Amkor Technology and STATS ChipPAC have each obtained 40% of the total packaging orders placed by Apple for its next-generation A8 processor, with the remaining 20% will be taken...
Thursday 23 January 2014
Global IC foundry sales rise 14% in 2013, says IC Insights
Total IC foundry revenues grew to US$42.8 billion in 2013, a 14% increase from US$37.6 billion in 2012 and eight points more than the 6% growth displayed by the total IC market, according...
Wednesday 22 January 2014
Ardentec lands orders for 20nm chips from TSMC, says report
Semiconductor wafer testing service provider Ardentec has secured orders for 20nm chips from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Friday 17 January 2014
TSMC mobile chip sales to grow more than 35% in 2014, says Morris Chang
TSMC's revenues generated from the mobile device sector are expected to increase more than 35% in 2014, buoyed by the rising popularity of smartphones and tablets, and rising silicon...