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Thursday 26 May 2022
UMC makes progress in new fab establishment
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) is making progress in the establishment of new 12-inch fabs at its manufacturing sites in southern Taiwan and Singapore, according...
Monday 9 May 2022
VIS expects another quarter of record revenue
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post revenue of between NT$15.2 billion (US$511.8 million) and NT$15.6 billion in the second quarter of...
Wednesday 27 April 2022
PTI raises capex target for 2022 to NT$20 billion
Logic and memory IC backend house Powertech Technology (PTI) has revised upward its capex target this year to NT$20 billion (US$683.2 million), citing more upbeat demand from custo...
Tuesday 26 April 2022
ASE competing with leading foundries, IDMs in advanced packaging segment
With advanced 2.5D and 3D IC packaging technologies requiring a considerable amount of capex for R&D and manufacturing capabilities, there will be just a few players engaged in...
Friday 15 April 2022
TSMC on track to move 3nm process to volume production in 2H22
TSMC is on track to move 3nm process technology to volume production in the second half of this year, according to company CEO CC Wei, who also reiterated the foundry's plans to launch...
Thursday 14 April 2022
TSMC expects another quarter of record revenue in 2Q22
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$17.6 billion and US$18.2 billion in the second quarter of 2022, which is a 1.9% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Foundry PSMC sees 1Q22 gross margin exceed 50%
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) saw its gross margin climb to a record high of 51% in the first quarter of 2022, when net profits grew 6.8% sequentially...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
PSMC to ramp capacity at new 12-inch plant in 3Q23
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) held recently a beam-raising ceremony to mark the completion of its new 12-inch plant construction at the Tongluo campus of Taiwan's Hsinchu...
Monday 11 April 2022
Specialty IC foundry VIS enjoys another quarter of record revenue
Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) saw its revenue hit a record high for the ninth consecutive quarter in the first quarter of 2022, with March revenue...
Friday 1 April 2022
SMIC posts 13% wafer ASP rise in 2021
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) saw its gross margin climb to a record high of 30.8% in 2021, when its wafer ASPs rose 13.1% to CNY4,763 (US$749.9) from CNY4,210...
Thursday 31 March 2022
TSMC to reiterate sales and capex outlook at upcoming investor meeting
TSMC is expected to reiterate its sales growth outlook for 2022 of 25-29% while maintaining its capex target this year of US$40-44 billion at its upcoming investor conference call...
Friday 25 March 2022
Foundries remain aggressive in fab capacity expansions
TSMC, Samsung Electronics, China's SMIC and other foundries are all poised to carry out their aggressive capacity expansion plans, despite heightened macroeconomic uncertainty.
Tuesday 15 March 2022
Flash memory capex to set new high in 2022
IC Insights has forecast that NAND flash memory capital spending will rise 8% to US$29.9 billion in 2022, surpassing the previous all-time high of US$27.8 billion spent in 2018.
Friday 11 March 2022
Pegatron cautiously optimistic about 2022
Pegatron is cautiously optimistic about its sales prospects this year, after posting a 9.7% revenue decline in 2021.
Friday 4 March 2022
Nan Ya PCB doubles capex budget for 2022
Nan Ya PCB has set aside a capex budget of NT$17 billion (US$605.5 million) for 2022, double last year's level of NT$8.45 billion, mainly to expand its production capacity for ABF...
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