562 news items tagged 12-inch
IC design houses with strong backing more capable of winning foundry support
Tuesday 23 February 2021Taiwan-based IC design houses backed by large-scale and well-established parent companies, such as LCD driver IC firms Fitipower Integrated Technology and Raydium Semiconductor, will...
IDMs may evaluate more outsourcing
Tuesday 23 February 2021IDM vendors may consider outsourcing more of their production starting 2022, with Taiwan-based contract chipmakers being among the beneficiaries, according to industry sources.
Taiwan foundries gearing up for capacity expansions
Tuesday 9 February 2021Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are gearing up for capacity expansions in 2021 to satisfy growing customer demand, according to industry observers.
Backend house Xintec expects strong 1Q21
Wednesday 3 February 2021TSMC-invested backend house Xintec expects to enjoy a particularly strong first-quarter 2021 and stable revenue and profit increases for the entire year, thanks to brisk wafer-level...
Fabless chipmakers worry about further supply constraints
Tuesday 2 February 2021With major Taiwan-based foundries expressing their supply commitments to their automotive customers, fabless chipmakers particularly second-tier players have expressed concerns about...
UMC sees net profits top NT$10 billion in 4Q20
Thursday 28 January 2021Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its net profits exceed NT$10 billion (US$357.1 million) in the fourth quarter, with profits for 2020 reaching a 14-year high of...
TSMC, UMC to see full capacity utilization for 28nm node through 3Q21
Monday 18 January 2021Both TSMC and UMC are expected to sustain full capacity utilization for 28nm manufacturing process at their 8-inch and 12-inch fabs throughout third-quarter 2021, with gross margins...
UMC on track to expand 12-inch foundry capacity
Monday 18 January 2021United Microelectronics (UMC) is on track to expand its foundry capacity for 12-inch wafer fabrication services in response to staggering demand for 28nm products, according to industry...
Major China MOSFET supplier raises prices
Wednesday 13 January 2021China Resources Microelectronics (CR Micro) has notified its clients based mainly in China about price hikes for all its power semiconductor products, including MOSFET and IGBT components,...
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms continue to see orders ramp up
Wednesday 13 January 2021Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers continue to enjoy a ramp-up in orders including short lead-time ones, and will see their supply remains tight through the second quarter of 2021,...
Novatek to lead new wave of price hikes for DDI, TDDI chips
Thursday 7 January 2021Taiwan's leading display driver IC (DDI) vendor Novatek Microelectronics is expected to take the lead to raise its quotes soon to reflect increased foundry costs, which may send its...
SMIC sees US ban hit supply of chemical raw materials and consumables
Thursday 7 January 2021The US trade ban against China-based SMIC has restricted the pure-play foundry's capability of obtaining semiconductor equipment for its process technology advancements. Nevertheless,...
UMC raises 12-inch foundry quotes
Wednesday 6 January 2021United Microelectronics (UMC) has raised its 12-inch foundry quotes to reflect tight capacity at its fabs, according to the contract chipmaker.
Winbond expects new plant to come online in 2022
Thursday 31 December 2020Winbond Electronics is constructing a new 12-inch wafer fab in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, which is scheduled to come online in the first half of 2022, according to the specialty...
Chip demand for automotive electronics gaining momentum
Wednesday 30 December 2020Chip demand for automotive electronics applications has been ramping up significantly since the fourth quarter of 2020 along with the gradual recovery of global car sales, which is...
GlobalWafers to raise spot quotes for silicon wafers
Tuesday 29 December 2020GlobalWafers has run all its production lines for 12-, 8- and 6-inch silicon wafers at full capacity, according to company chairperson Doris Hsu. The silicon wafer supplier plans...
UMC to spend NT$28 billion on 12-inch fab expansion
Friday 18 December 2020The board of directors of United Microelectronics (UMC) has authorized a capital budget execution of NT$28.656 billion (US$1.02 billion) for capacity deployment, according to a company...
NAND flash controller suppliers mull price hike
Wednesday 16 December 2020NAND flash device controller suppliers including Phison Electronics and Silicon Motion Technology have stopped offering quotes for new orders, and are mulling a 10-15% price hike...
No cutback in customer orders, says TSMC chairman
Wednesday 16 December 2020TSMC chairman Mark Liu has dismissed recent speculation that claimed a cutback in 5nm chip orders from Apple would drag down the foundry's 5nm process capacity utilization to 80%...
NOR flash to be in short supply with prices to rise 5% in 1H21
Monday 14 December 2020NOR flash chips supply is expected to fall short of demand by 5% in 2021, and their quotes are estimated to rise 5% in the next two quarters amid overall inventory level falling significantly,...
UMC on track to post 20% revenue growth in 2020
Wednesday 9 December 2020Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) is on track to post a 20% revenue increase in 2020, and is expected to enjoy a strong first half of 2021 thanks to full capacity utilization...
PSMC in talks for new orders from panel vendor
Monday 7 December 2020Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) is in talks to rent new 12-inch fab equipment from a panel customer who intends to secure sufficient production capacity...
GlobalWafers to enhance manufacturing capability with Siltronic acquisition
Tuesday 1 December 2020Acquiring Siltronic will boost GlobalWafers' 12-inch silicon wafer capacity and enhance the Taiwan-based company's manufacturing capability with Siltronic's gallium nitride-on-silicon...
DRAM likely to be in short supply in 2H21, says PSMC chairman
Tuesday 1 December 2020The global supply of DRAM memory will likely fall short of demand in the second half of 2021, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Taiwan-based foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Taiwan Mask optimistic about 2021
Wednesday 25 November 2020Photomask supplier Taiwan Mask (TMC) has expressed optimism about its operations in 2021, citing robust demand from 8-inch and 12-inch foundries for mature-node manufacturing.