2040 news items tagged 2018
Winbond slowing down new fab construction
Monday 9 December 2019Specialty DRAM and flash memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics is slowing down constructing and equipping its new 12-inch wafer plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, according to company...
Semiconductor market suffers another plunge in 3Q19, says IHS
Friday 6 December 2019With revenues plunging by 14.7% in the third quarter, the global semiconductor market appears destined for a year of double-digit decline despite some signs of growth in the critical...
Powerchip seeing strong demand for smartphone sensors
Thursday 5 December 2019Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), a foundry subsidiary of Powerchip Technology, has enjoyed robust demand for smartphone-use sensors which is filling its 12-inch fab ca...
Global semiconductor sales increase in October
Wednesday 4 December 2019Worldwide semiconductor sales grew nearly 3% sequentially in October. However, sales posted an on-year decline for the 10th consecutive month.
CHPT obtains major orders for 5G chips
Wednesday 4 December 2019Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has obtained orders for test interfaces for 5G smartphone chips from the world's first-tier fabless chipmakers, and is poised to enjoy a strong...
NOR flash supply likely to fall short of demand in 2020
Wednesday 27 November 2019The supply of NOR flash memory is likely to fall short of demand in 2020, with the gap estimated at up to 10%, according to industry sources.
TSMC Nanjing swings to quarterly profit
Tuesday 26 November 2019TSMC Nanjing Company has reported its first quarterly profit for the third quarter, which narrowed its losses to NT$1.41 billion (US$46.1 million) in the first three quarters of 2019...
Cleanroom constructor UIS posts profit surge
Monday 18 November 2019Taiwan-based United Information Systems (UIS) has reported net profit surged 44.3% from a year earlier to NT$2.03 billion (US$66.7 million) in the first three quarters of 2019. EPS...
FocalTech swings to profit in 3Q19
Thursday 14 November 2019IC design house FocalTech Systems managed to return to profitability in the third quarter of 2019, ending a streak of three consecutive quarterly losses.
TSMC, UMC to allocate more 12-inch fab capacity for display driver IC
Thursday 14 November 2019TSMC and UMC are set to allocate more of their available 12-inch fab capacities for the fabrication of display driver ICs in 2020 to satisfy growing demand for applications such as...
Transcend to post better 4Q19 results
Monday 11 November 2019Memory module firm Transcend Information expects to post better financial results for the fourth quarter compared to the third quarter, citing recovery in end-market demand and chip...
TSMC posts increased October revenues
Friday 8 November 2019Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$106.04 billion (US$3.49 billion) for October 2019, with the revenues trailing only behind...
Top 5 share of semi industry capex to set new record in 2019
Wednesday 6 November 2019The share of semiconductor industry capital spending held by the top-5 companies (Samsung, Intel, TSMC, SK Hynix and Micron) is forecast to reach an all-time high of 68% this year,...
Iteq posts record 3Q19 profit
Monday 4 November 2019Copper-clad laminate (CCL) specialist Iteq has reported net profits surged 79.3% from a year earlier and 23.9% sequentially to a record high of NT$715 million (US$23.5 million) in...
Huawei defies sanctions to achieve record shipments in 3Q19, says IHS
Friday 1 November 2019While Samsung retained the top rank in the world's smartphone market, second-ranked Huawei was the standout performer during the third quarter of 2019 with shipments surging by 14.8...
Global MEMS and sensors fab capacity to grow 25% through 2023, SEMI reports
Friday 1 November 2019Total worldwide installed capacity for MEMS and sensors fabs is forecast to grow 25% to 4.7 million 200mm equivalent wafers per month from 2018 to 2023, driven by explosive demand...
VIS stays cautious
Friday 1 November 2019Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) remains cautious about its outlook for the rest of 2019, citing still high inventory levels at its customers, according to the Taiwan-based...
Gudeng, Marketech enjoy strong orders for EUV tools
Monday 28 October 2019Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision and Marketech International, which provide ASML equipment parts and components, are being identified as some of the beneficiaries of TSMC's capex ramp-up...
TSMC to see profits surge in 2020-21
Monday 21 October 2019TSMC is expected to enjoy significant profit increases in 2020 and 2021, after posting its first annual decrease in eight years this year, according to industry observers.
TSMC expects 9% sales growth to hit another record in 4Q19
Thursday 17 October 2019TSMC expects to enjoy another quarter of record high revenues, while adding an additional US$4 billion in its full-year capital budget. The pure-play foundry has forecast revenues...
UMC September revenues down, VIS up
Wednesday 9 October 2019United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its September revenues decline 17.9% sequentially, while revenues at Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) increased nearly 2% on month.
WPG, WT Micro to discontinue sale of TI products
Tuesday 8 October 2019Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics have disclosed that they will discontinue their Texas Instruments (TI) chip and component offerings starting from...
Transcom enjoys robust GaAs demand for niche device applications
Monday 7 October 2019Transcom, a Taiwan-based GaAs chip and foundry company, is expected to report impressive financial results for 2019 thanks mainly to robust orders for niche-market power amplifiers,...
TSMC 7nm process attracts multiple orders for AI processors
Friday 4 October 2019TSMC with its competitive 7nm process technology has obtained orders for made-for-AI chip processors from Nvidia, Xilinx and Qualcomm, and a number of China-based vendors such as...
Global semiconductor sales continue slide
Tuesday 1 October 2019Worldwide sales of semiconductors posted a year-over-year decline for the eighth consecutive month in August 2019.
- US penalty tips ZTE to US$1 billion Loss (Mar 27) - Wall Street Journal
- Over 1 trillion semiconductors sold annually for the first time ever in 2018 (Feb 14) - SIA
- IDC reports a slowdown of China smartphone market in 4Q18 (Feb 14) - IDC
- Overall iPhone sales down 20% in November (Jan 6) - Counterpoint
- Samsung slashes capex, calls end to chip boom after record third quarter (Oct 31, 2018) - Reuters
- Intel reports third-quarter 2018 financial results (Oct 25, 2018) - Company release
- AMD reports third quarter 2018 financial results (Oct 24, 2018) - Company release
- Murata expands multilayer ceramic capacitor production capacity at Izumo factory (Sep 28, 2018) - Company release
- Lenovo reclaims the number one spot in PC rankings in 3Q18, says IDC (Oct 10, 2018) - IDC
- Intel chip supply woes resulted in AMD Ryzen sales domination for September, claims e-tailer (Oct 1, 2018) - Hot Hardware