Last update: Wednesday 22 May 2013 [926 news items]
TSMC in race to buy ProMOS fab
Apr 16, 10:28
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has entered the race to buy the 12-inch wafer fab of ProMOS Technologies, which is seeking new funds and investors to restructure...
IC backend houses optimistic about 2Q12
Apr 12, 16:35
Most Taiwan-based semiconductor assembly and test service companies have adopted a positive attitude toward the second quarter of 2012 judging from the orders received thus far, and...
TSMC capex budget hike to benefit equipment and materials suppliers, say sources
Apr 12, 14:44
The decision by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to raise its capex budget for 2012 will benefit suppliers and distributors of semiconductor equipment in Taiwan,...
Pure-play foundry market set for 12% growth in 2012, IHS says
Apr 12, 10:57
Increasing electronics content in popular tablet and smartphone devices, and in ultrabook PCs will drive growth for the global semiconductor foundry business this year, according...
TSMC 1Q12 sales in line with guidance
Apr 10, 14:47
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$105.51 billion (US$3.57 billion) for January through March 2012, which came within the...
TSMC to revise 2012 capex, says Chang
Apr 10, 01:25
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will announce its revised capex budget for 2012 at its upcoming investors meeting on April 26, according to company chairman and...
TSMC begins further expansion of Fab 14
Apr 9, 12:03
TSMC on April 9 held a groundbreaking ceremony at the South Taiwan Science Park in Tainan for Phase 5 of its Fab 14 Gigafab. Following TSMC's Fab 12 Phase 6 in Hsinchu, this facility...
TSMC 28nm capacity in large shortage
Apr 6, 01:10
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 28nm foundry capacity has been drastically short of demand from Qualcomm, AMD and Nvidia mainly, but the shortage is expected to...
TSMC expected to hit high-end of 1Q12 guidance
Apr 2, 10:25
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for the first quarter of 2012 are expected to be at the high-end of the foundry's previously-issued guidance...
IC foundry market grows 5.1% in 2011, says Gartner
Mar 30, 16:45
The worldwide semiconductor foundry market totaled US$29.8 billion in 2011, a 5.1% increase from 2010, according to Gartner. The semiconductor supply chain experienced some impact...
Topco, MIC expected to see growth in sales due to greener semiconductor processes
Mar 30, 12:21
Various industries have been focusing on making processes greener. Industry leading firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has been implementing measures...
TSMC to fab Dialog chips used in Apple devices, says report
Newswatch - Mar 30, 11:56
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which reportedly has cut into the supply chain for the existing iPhones and iPads through providing foundry services for Broadcom,...
STATS ChipPAC Taiwan expects 1Q12 sales to rise 15-20%
Mar 30, 01:10
Testing house STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Singapore-based STATS ChipPAC, expects its revenues to increase 15-20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2012...
Mar 29, 12:02
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) Taiwan conducted a forum discussing the experience and challenges of the green energy industry on March 27, 2012. Taiwan-based...
Tight foundry capacity stabilizes ASP for IC designers
Mar 27, 11:29
With tight capacities at foundry service providers, major Taiwan-based IC design houses expect the short supply to give their downstream customers less bargaining power and help maintain...
Altera, TSMC develop 3D IC test vehicle
Mar 23, 01:05
Altera and TSMC have announced the joint development of what they claim is the world's first heterogeneous 3D IC test vehicle using TSMC's chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) integration...
ASE, SPIL remain conservative on business outlook
Mar 20, 14:41
While the recent news that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is mulling an upward revision in 2012 capex has boosted market observers' confidence in the outlook for...
TSMC likely to expand 28nm manufacturing capacity
Mar 20, 01:15
With current capacity for 28nm processes filled up, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is likely to expand the leading-edge process capacity later in 2012, according...
Analog/mixed-signal IC startup contracts TSMC for Class-D amplifiers
Mar 15, 16:30
NeoEnergy Microelectronics (NEM), a startup IC design company specializing in analog and mixed-signal chips, has released a Class-D audio power amplifier targeting slim type digital...
UMC 2Q12 utilization to reach above 90%
Mar 15, 01:10
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) utilization rate in March is rumored to be around 95%. Industry sources noted that as demand continues to grow in the second quarter,...
CIGS thin-film solar makers await for better market condition
Mar 12, 10:56
CIGS solar product makers may have to wait longer to prosper. The solar market has been off-balanced since 2011. This has been causing many solar firms to suffer losses. The market...
TSMC reports flat revenues for February
Mar 9, 14:28
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$33.86 billion (US$1.15 billion) for February, representing a decrease of 2.1% on month...
Mar 9, 01:25
Due to supply shortages, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to expand capacity by installing new equipment at 12-inch wafer facilities. Industry sources...
Topco sees February revenues up on month, down on year
Mar 9, 01:15
Topco Scientific, which distributes semiconductor materials and equipment, reported February revenues of NT$1.03 billion (US$35 million), up 7.49% on month but down 7.63% on year...
TSMC plans hiring spree in Taiwan
Mar 8, 16:33
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has revealed plans to hire up to 2,000 people in Taiwan, during the first half of 2012.
TSMC close to full capacity for 2Q12
Mar 8, 01:25
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chairman and CEO Morris Chang has commented that development of 20nm and 28nm processes is progressing well. The market believes...
Co-chiefs likely to run future TSMC, says Chang
Mar 6, 01:10
The board of directors at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will now implement its CEO succession plan after the promotion of three senior vice presidents to company...
Mar 3, 11:21
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has appointed its senior R&D vice president Shang-yi Chiang, senior operation vice president Mark Liu, and senior business development...
TSMC seeing orders fill sub-40nm capacity
Mar 2, 11:14
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has enjoyed strong demand for sub-40nm node technologies tightening capacity for the advanced processes, according to industry sources...
March shipments of 4G mobile phones to reach over 1 million
Mar 1, 01:30
Mobile phone makers Samsung and HTC both target 4G phone shipments in March to exceed one million units. Shipments in second-quarter 2012 are likely to reach 5-10 million units. Suppliers...
TSMC to pour more capital into LED subsidiary
Stockwatch - Feb 22, 01:00
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has unveiled plans to invest NT$2.034 billion (US$68.84 million) to buy new shares issued by its LED lighting subsidiary TSMC Solid...
TSMC sees sub-40nm capacity nearly booked up
Feb 15, 12:39
With new 4G smartphones, tablet PCs and ultrabooks set to hit market shelves during the second quarter of 2012, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has seen orders placed...
STATS ChipPAC Taiwan revenues pushed up by orders from TSMC, says report
Newswatch - Feb 14, 15:25
Testing house STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Singapore-based STATS ChipPAC, saw its January revenues rise 9% sequentially buoyed by a pull-in of orders for logic...
TSMC January sales up 11%, UMC down
Feb 10, 14:18
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) registered a 10.6% sequential increase in consolidated revenues in January 2012. Fellow company United Microelectronics Corporation...
Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
Feb 9, 15:50
The economy was harsh to the solar industry in 2011 as supply exceeds demand. In 2012, Taiwan-based solar cell firms still need to find a solution to prevent being marginalized.
Lenovo aims to surpass Samsung in global smartphone market share, says paper
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AMD unveils Temash, Kabini SoC APUs
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Altera has announced its next-generation 28nm Stratix V FPGA family, which offers up to 1.6Tbps of serial switching capability. Manufactured on TSMC's 28nm HP process, the Stratix...
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Altera has announced silicon availability of 40nm field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for communications, broadcast, test, medical and military applications. The new Altera FPGA...
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TSMC: Steady semiconductor industry growth to persist for at least a decade
Kenneth Kin, senior vice president of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)'s worldwide sales and service unit is confident of seeing the semiconductor industry maintain...
Photo: Andrea Liu, DigiTimes, Jun 23.
TSMC chairman Morris Chang shows 300mm wafer technology at SemiTech
TSMC chairman Morris Chang shows a 300mm wafer with copper pad and bumping, made by TSMC, to Taiwan's Premier Su Tseng-chang at SemiTech Taipei 2006
Photo: Vyacheslav Sobolev, DigiTimes, May 4.
TSMC showcases world's first 0.13-micron wafer
The world's first 12-inch wafer fabbed using a 0.13-micron process, produced by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, is on display at the company's booth at Semicon China.
Photo: Cage Chao, DigiTimes, Mar 23.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications for its green buidlings. Digitimes recently sat...
Focus on advanced processes: Q&A with Alchip chairman Kinying Kwan
Founded in 2003 by semiconductor veterans from Silicon Valley and Japan, Alchip provides silicon design and manufacturing services for companies developing complex and high-volume...
Emerging markets to drive China foundries' growth: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Nobunaga Chai
China's foundries may not be able to compete head-to-head against the industry's global top-three players in the most advanced process technologies, but their opportunities lie elsewhere...
MEMS mass production to lead to increased foundry outsourcing: Q&A with Siimpel CEO Chee Kwan
Increasing global demand for smartphones has resulted in related advancements in handset functionality and increased competition among component suppliers. In August of this year,...
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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| OTC electronic | 144.06 | -1.58 | -1.08% |
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Company, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.