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Monday 17 February 2020
SMIC sees 14nm process start generating revenues
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) started generating revenues from 14nm FinFET process technology in the fourth quarter of 2019, when the China-based pure-play foundry...
Thursday 6 February 2020
TSMC reiterates sales guidance for 1Q20
TSMC currently has no plans to revise its sales and margin guidance for the first quarter of 2020, according to the pure-play foundry, which also disclosed non-production staff at...
Thursday 16 January 2020
SMIC scaling up 14nm chip output
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has kicked off volume production of chips built using 14nm FinFET process technology at its manufacturing site in Shanghai since the...
Monday 13 January 2020
EDA firm Ansys beefs up workorce in Taiwan
Ansys has increased its R&D workforce in Taiwan by 50% to support its local chipmaking partners, according to Roger Lee, company country manager for Taiwan.
Monday 13 January 2020
China foundry sector on path to recovery, says SMIC co-CEO
Speaking at a high-tech forum held in Shanghai, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) co-CEO Zhao Haijun remarked that China's IC foundry sector will stage a recovery in...
Monday 13 January 2020
SMIC likely to snatch HiSilicon chip orders from TSMC
China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) with its 14nm FinFET process manufacturing is likely to obtain orders from HiSilicon, which has been among the major clients...
Tuesday 10 December 2019
TSMC obtains Sony orders for CIS, says report
TSMC has obtained orders for CMOS image sensors from Sony, and will fabricate the chips using 40nm process technology at Fab 14A in Tainan, southern Taiwan, according to a recent...
Friday 29 November 2019
IC designers poised to reap well from 5G peripheral chips demand
Taiwan-based IC designers are gearing up to cash in on the growing demand for high-speed, high-performance peripheral chips including Type-C interface chipts, USB 4.0 chips, diverse...
Tuesday 26 November 2019
TSMC Nanjing swings to quarterly profit
TSMC 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...
Thursday 14 November 2019
SMIC to move 12nm FinFET process to risk production by year-end 2019
China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has kicked off volume production of 14nm FinFET chips, and plans to move a newer 12nm FinFET process to risk production by...
Thursday 14 November 2019
Synopsys to acquire certain IP assets from eSilicon
Synopsys has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain IP assets from eSilicon. This acquisition will expand Synopsys' DesignWare Embedded Memory IP portfolio...
Tuesday 12 November 2019
Global Unichip, Alchip set to enjoy over 20% revenue growth in 4Q19
IC design service providers Global Unichip and Alchip are both expected to report over 20% sequential increases in fourth-quarter revenues, thanks to robust orders for developing...
Tuesday 22 October 2019
Taiwan tech partners boast high reliability, strong prowess, says CEA-Leti CTO
CEA-Leti, a France-based research institute for electronics and information technologies, has been keen to cooperate with Taiwan IC and tech firms thanks to their high trustworthiness...
Thursday 26 September 2019
Globalfoundries intros FinFET solution for cloud and edge AI apps
Globalfoundries has announced the availability of 12LP+ FinFET process technology for high-growth cloud and edge AI applications.
Monday 9 September 2019
TSMC capex likely to reach US$12.5 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see its capex this year reach around US$12.5 billion to satisfy robust chip demand in the 5G era, according to industry...