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Thursday 25 July 2024
Nexchip joins Chinese indigenization drive with photomask production, aiming for full-service foundry status
Nexchip is expanding into photomask production, aiming to achieve mass production by the fourth quarter. This move positions Nexchip as a full-service foundry, similar to TSMC and...
Wednesday 10 July 2024
Pure-play foundries' recovery rates differ
TSMC's revenue in US dollars for the first half of 2024 is likely to reach a new high compared to prior years, but this does not imply that the global foundry industry has fully recovered,...
Tuesday 9 July 2024
SEMICON West to bring record exhibitors
SEMICON West, set to take place in San Francisco on July 9, is expected to draw a record number of exhibitors.
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Taiwan's leadership in chip manufacturing may not last forever: Father of FinFET
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a pure-play foundry that has been enjoying leadership status in the advanced semiconductor manufacturing market in the world.
Thursday 13 June 2024
Rapidus anticipates achieving a US$6.4 bln revenue target by 2030
Rapidus chairman Tetsuro Higashi said the Japanese pure-play foundry that aims to mass-produce 2nm chips could achieve its revenue target 10 years earlier than planned, as the AI...
Friday 7 June 2024
TSMC May revenue grows 30% YoY to NT$229.62 billion; Q2 targets within reach
Benefiting from the expanded orders from AI and High-Performance Computing (HPC) customers, TSMC's May 2024 revenue remained high at NT$229.62 billion (US$7 billion), a slight decrease...
Wednesday 22 May 2024
PSMC expects gradual recovery in 2H24
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) anticipates a steady rebound in its operations in the second half of 2024, with an emphasis on the demand for power...
Wednesday 22 May 2024
GF names new head for China market, but challenges ahead
GlobalFoundries (GF) has appointed a new head for its operations in Asia with a particular focus on China, but market observers said the company faces an uphill battle in China.
Thursday 9 May 2024
Chinese foundries, IC design houses collaborate to slash prices
Chinese mature-node foundries collaborate with the country's domestic IC design firms, including MCU businesses, to provide capacity support and offer competitive pricing, according...
Wednesday 8 May 2024
UMC sees April revenue hit 16-month high
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported April revenue increased 8.7% sequentially to a 16-month high of NT$19.74 billion (US$608.3 million).
Tuesday 7 May 2024
Samsung outsources partial sensor production to UMC to compete with Sony
To catch up with the global image sensor market leader Sony, Samsung Electronics will strengthen cooperation with Taiwan-based pure-play foundry United Microelectronic Corp. (UMC)...
Friday 3 May 2024
TSMC dominates global foundry market with 61% market share in 4Q23, says Counterpoint
Counterpoint released the global foundry market share ranking for the fourth quarter of 2023, showing that TSMC maintained its leadership status with a 61% market share driven by...
Friday 26 April 2024
Should TSMC run fabs in Arizona, Dresden, or even Kumamoto the way they do in Taiwan?
Recently a Delaware-based non-profit media Rest of World interview roused widespread attention and discussion regarding TSMC's Asian management model and hierarchy system.
Wednesday 17 April 2024
TSMC No.1 and Nvidia posts triple-digit growth in TechInsights 2023 top-25 chip suppliers rankings
Semiconductor research platform TechInsights released the final 2023 ranking of the top 25 semiconductor suppliers based on sales revenues, which showed that no new suppliers broke...
Thursday 7 March 2024
AI server demand to drive 2024 foundry market growth, says DIGITIMES Research
As a result of a prolonged inventory adjustment in the electronics sector and slower economic development in 2023 compared to 2022, DIGITIMES Research forecasts that the global wafer...