383 news items tagged 28nm
UMC sees clear growth momentum for 5G in 2020
Monday 2 December 2019Taiwan's pure-play foundry UMC will see clear growth momentum in 2020 come from ever-increasing chips foundry demand for 5G applications, with clients moving actively to pull in shipments...
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...
IC design rises as largest segment in China semiconductor industry
Tuesday 29 October 2019China's semiconductor industry has experienced a more reasonable structural adjustment with IC design replacing packaging and testing as the largest segment in terms of revenue contribution...
Robust 7nm and 5nm chip demand to drive TSMC 2020 growth
Friday 18 October 2019TSMC is set to enjoy another year of record-high sales in 2019, but net profits are unlikely to break the record high set last year due mainly to disappointing results during the...
Wafer capacity by feature size shows rapid growth at sub-10nm
Thursday 17 October 2019Leading-edge processes, defined as sub-28nm technologies, accounted for the largest portion in terms of monthly installed capacity available in 2015. By the end of 2019, sub-28nm...
TSMC files complaints for technology infringement against Globalfoundries
Tuesday 1 October 2019TSMC has announced it filed multiple lawsuits on September 30, 2019 against Globalfoundries in the US, Germany and Singapore for its alleged ongoing infringement of 25 TSMC patents...
TSMC leading-edge fab investments set stage for sale surge in 2H19
Thursday 26 September 2019Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's heavy investments in advanced wafer-fab technology are set to pay off significantly for the world's largest silicon foundry as it continues...
China smartphone AP shipments – 2Q 2019
Monday 19 August 2019Second-quarter 2019 smartphone application processor (AP) shipments to China showed 39.1% sequential growth, higher than previously expected, buoyed by early inventory ramp-up in...
UMC expects 2-4% shipment increase in 3Q19
Thursday 25 July 2019Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) expects to post a 2-4% shipment increase sequentially in the third quarter of 2019, with a 1% rise in wafer ASPs.
Aspeed delivering new-gen BMC samples
Thursday 18 July 2019Server management SoC solution provider Aspeed Technology has already delivered to clients new-generation baseboard management controller (BMC) samples for new servers slated for...
Aspeed starts sampling BMC chips for 10nm server products
Monday 10 June 2019Server management SoC solution provider Aspeed Technology has started delivering in small volume samples of its new baseboard management controller (BMC) chips for servers based on...
SMIC expects 17-19% revenue increase in 2Q19
Thursday 9 May 2019China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue increase of 17-19% sequentially in the second quarter of 2019, with gross...
Advances in logic IC process technology move forward
Friday 22 February 2019There is more variety than ever among the logic-oriented process technologies that companies offer, and derivative versions of each process generation between major nodes have become...
SMIC reportedly to move 14nm process to volume production in 1H19
Wednesday 30 January 2019Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is expected to enter volume production of chips built using 14nm FinFET process technology in the first half of 2019, fulfilling the...
TSMC to tape out first 5nm chip design in 1H19
Wednesday 23 January 2019Despite its dim business and industry outlook this year, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) continues to make progress in the development of sub-7nm process technologies...
Demand for 7nm fabrication to surge when 5G chips become available
Friday 18 January 2019More mobile SoC suppliers are expected to start sampling their 5G-capable solutions at the end of 2019, which will spur further demand for 7nm fabrication processes at foundries,...
Xiamen public IC service platform boosts design capability
Wednesday 26 December 2018Xiamen IC Design Public Service Platform has played a crucial role in helping China IC designers operating in the country's southeastern port city upgrade their design and innovation...
SEMI cuts fab equipment spending growth forecast for 2019 to negative
Tuesday 18 December 2018Total fab equipment spending in 2019 is projected to drop 8%, a sharp reversal from the previously forecast increase of 7% as fab investment growth has been revised downward for 2018...
China IC supply chain gaining momentum: Q&A with Photronics DNP Mask
Monday 17 December 2018As a joint venture between US photomask maker Photronics and Japan's Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), Photronics DNP Mask broke ground in mid-2018 for building a photomask plant in Xiamen,...
Focus on stability: Q&A with Globalfoundries executives
Wednesday 21 November 2018Globalfoundries announced in August 2018 its decision to put 7nm FinFET R&D on hold indefinitely in a move to intensify the company's focus on delivering differentiated 14/12nm...
SMIC expects to post 7-9% revenue decrease in 4Q18
Thursday 8 November 2018China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue decline of 7-9% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2018, with gross margin...
Global foundry industry forecast, 2019 and beyond
Thursday 1 November 2018The production value of the global foundry industry is expected to grow by a CAGR of 6.2% to reach US$81.94 billion in 2023, the final year of a five-year forecast period, driven...
TSMC expects 7nm chip sales to account for 10% of 2018 revenues
Friday 19 October 2018Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is set to tape out more than 50 chip designs with its 7nm process technology by the end of 2018, and over 100 chip designs with both...
Taiwan foundry revenues to rise 6.2% in 3Q18
Monday 17 September 2018Combined third-quarter 2018 revenues of Taiwan's foundry houses are estimated to rise 6.2% sequentially or inch up 1.6% on year to US$9.94 billion on a gradual pick-up in mobile communication...
Phison enjoys ramp-up of orders for SSD
Thursday 30 August 2018Phison Electronics has seen orders for SSDs ramp up, which will be driving the company's revenue growth in the third quarter of 2018, according to the memory device controller IC...
- NXP shows first FD-SOI chips (Apr 13) - EE Times
- China: Fab boom or bust? (Mar 16) - Semiconductor Engineering
- Samsung running 28nm FDSOI chip process (Dec 23) - EE Times
- The Liang Mong-song story: Hunting down a turncoat (Jan 23) - CommonWealth magazine
- Why Globalfoundries is embracing FD-SOI and why now (Jul 15) - EE Times India
- MediaTek expands its flagship Helio processor family with the P series (Jun 1) - Company release
- Globalfoundries offers new low-power 28nm solution for high-performance mobile and IoT applications (May 20) - Company release
- Renesas develops 28nm embedded flash memory technology for microcontrollers (February 18) - Company release
- AMD launches first ARM-based server CPU (February 13) - EE Times
- ARM and SMIC broaden IP partnership with 28nm process for mobile and consumer applications (February 9) - Company release