183 news items tagged 20nm
Nanya to raise capital for 20nm transition
Tuesday 13 October 2015Nanya Technology plans to raise capital and draw strategic partners by the end of 2015, according to company president Pei Ing Lee.
Samsung launches 12Gb LPDDR4 DRAM
Wednesday 16 September 2015Samsung Electronics has announced that it is mass producing 12-gigabit (Gb) LPDDR4 (low power, double data rate 4) mobile DRAM chips based on its 20nm process technology.
Global DRAM revenues continue slide in 2Q15, says DRAMeXchange
Monday 17 August 2015Global sales of DRAM declined another 4.8% sequentially to US$11.4 billion in the second quarter of 2015, due to further drop in chip prices, according to DRAMeXchange.
4GB DDR3 contract prices to fall below US$20 in 3Q15, says DRAMeXchange
Friday 7 August 2015Contract prices for 4GB DDR3 modules averaged US$20.5 in July compared with US$24 in June, representing a 15% fall, according to DRAMeXchange. Prices are set to drop below US$20 in...
iPhone 5c successor to feature FinFET chips, say sources
Tuesday 4 August 2015Apple is not expected to launch a successor to the iPhone 5c this year, but will instead introduce its next-generation budget smartphones in second-quarter 2016 with the devices coming...
Inotera raises capex for 2015
Wednesday 29 July 2015Inotera Memories has raised its capex budget to NT$57 billion (US$1.81 billion) for 2015, and reiterated plans to convert 80% of its total wafer start capacity to 20nm process technology...
TSMC 2Q15 profits rise despite revenue drop
Thursday 16 July 2015Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported net profits of NT$79.42 billion (US$2.55 billion) for the second quarter of 2015, up 0.5% sequentially...
TSMC cuts 28/20nm prices as much as 10%
Wednesday 15 July 2015Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has slashed its prices on 28nm and 20nm process technologies by 5-10% in order to secure orders from major clients including Qualcomm...
Nanya nets NT$2.61 per share for 1Q15
Tuesday 28 April 2015DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has reported net profits of NT$6.29 billion (US$206 million), or NT$2.61 a share, for the first quarter of 2015. The profits were 26.6% lower than...
Inotera 1Q15 profits drop to 7-quarter low
Tuesday 28 April 2015DRAM chipmaker Inotera Memories has reported net profits of NT$7.27 billion (US$238 million) for the first quarter of 2015 - the lowest since the second quarter of 2013.
MediaTek reportedly uses TSMC 20nm process to manufacture 10-core chip solutions
Monday 27 April 2015Fabless chipmaker MediaTek is expected to enter volume production of its 10-core SoC series for smartphones in the third quarter of 2015, according to industry sources. The chip solutions...
Worldwide semiconductor foundry market grows 16.1% in 2014, says Gartner
Friday 17 April 2015The worldwide semiconductor foundry market grew 16.1% in 2014 to achieve US$46.9 billion in revenues, according to final results by Gartner.
TSMC expects sales drop in 2Q15
Friday 17 April 2015Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects its revenues to decrease 7-8% sequentially in the second quarter of 2015. The pure-play IC foundry has also cut its annual...
Inotera board approves NT$34.4 billion for transition to 20nm
Thursday 26 March 2015DRAM chipmaker Inotera Memories' board of directors on March 25 approved a budget of NT$34.4 billion (US$1.1 billion) for transitioning the company's production node to 20nm process...
TSMC to supply chips for rumored iPhone 6S and 6C
Wednesday 25 March 2015Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will remain the major processor supplier for Apple in the second half of 2015 as the foundry will supply 20nm chips for an upcoming...
TSMC to post flat to 5% revenue growth in 2Q15
Tuesday 24 March 2015Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to post revenue growth of 0-5% sequentially in the second quarter of 2015, buoyed mainly by rising output for 20nm chips,...
Qualcomm vying for chip orders from Samsung
Monday 23 March 2015Qualcomm, which is believed to have lost processor orders for the Galaxy S6 series smartphones from Samsung Electronics, is vying for orders for the upcoming Galaxy Note 5, according...
Nanya to pour NT$40 billion into technology transition
Friday 13 March 2015DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology plans to invest a total of NT$40 billion (US$1.3 billion) to transition its production to a 20nm process node, according to company president Charles...
Samsung to adopt 20nm process for over 50% of its DRAM output in 2015, say sources
Tuesday 17 February 2015Samsung Electronics began mass production of DRAM memory using 20nm process technology in 2014. The node technology will be adopted by the vendor for more than 50% of its overall...
Inotera on schedule to transition to 20nm process technology
Monday 26 January 2015Inotera Memories is making progress in transitioning to a newer 20nm node technology, according to the Taiwan-based DRAM memory maker.
Semi material distributors Topco, Wah Lee 4Q14 sales to drop up to 5%
Wednesday 12 November 2014Semiconductor material suppliers Topco Scientific and Wah Lee Industrial are expected to enjoy a particularly strong fourth quarter buoyed by the ramping of 20nm process products...
TSMC sales top NT$80 billion in October
Monday 10 November 2014Monthly sales at contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) exceeded NT$80 billion (US$2.62 billion) for the first time in October 2014.
Inotera board approves NT$10 billion for process technology transition
Friday 7 November 2014DRAM chipmaker Inotera Memories' board of directors on November 6 approved a budget of NT$10 billion (US$326.8 million) for the purpose of transitioning to a newer 20nm process tec...
Inotera buys equipment for NT$302 million
Tuesday 4 November 2014DRAM chipmaker Inotera Memories has issued a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) announcing the acquisition of factory equipment for NT$302.5 million (US$9.9 million)...
Inotera to more than double capex for 2015
Thursday 30 October 2014Inotera Memories plans to more than double its capex budget to NT$50 billion (US$1.65 billion) in 2015 from NT$22 billion projected for 2014 in order to facilitate its migration to...