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Friday 14 July 2017
Qualcomm, MediaTek and Spreadtrum to remain top handset IC suppliers in 2017
Qualcomm, MediaTek and Spreadtrum will remain the top-3 handset IC suppliers in 2017, with Qualcomm dominating the high-end market, and MediaTek and Spreadtrum sharing the mid-range...
Friday 14 July 2017
TSMC expects to see 10nm account for 10% of 2017 revenues
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects sales generated from 10nm process technology to account for 10% of its overall revenues for 2017.
Friday 16 June 2017
7nm foundry market to heat up in 2018
IC foundries are gearing up for mass production of 7nm chips in 2018, as well as production for 7nm process technology using extreme ultraviolet (EUV), according to market observers...
Tuesday 13 June 2017
Intel sees fierce competition in manufacturing process
Intel is confident about chips made on its 14nm process, but is lagging behind competitors on the 10nm node. Its 10nm Cannonlake processors will not become available until the second...
Friday 9 June 2017
TSMC 5nm chip production to take place in southern Taiwan
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reiterated its 5nm chip production will take place at its manufacturing site at the South Taiwan Science Park (STSP), although...
Thursday 17 November 2016
eMemory NeoFuse IP verified in TSMC 10nm FinFET process
Taiwan-based eMemory, a logic NVM IP provider, has announced the successful demonstration of its security-enhanced NeoFuse IP in TSMC's 10nm FinFET process, along with IP design kits...
Wednesday 26 October 2016
Cadence IP tools certified on Samsung 10nm process technology
Cadence Design Systems has announced that its complete suite of digital and signoff tools has been certified for Samsung Electronics' Process Design Kit (PDK) and Foundation Library...
Friday 21 October 2016
Qualcomm to return to TSMC but not for 10nm, sources claim
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to win back its Qualcomm business with 7nm production, not 10nm, industry sources have claimed.
Monday 17 October 2016
Samsung announces production of SoC with 10nm FinFET technology
Samsung Electronics has commenced mass production of system-on-chip (SoC) products with 10nm FinFET technology, according to the company.
Tuesday 9 August 2016
TSMC to begin volume production for MediaTek 10nm chips in 1Q17, say sources
MediaTek's Helio X30 SoC designed for mid-range and high-end smartphones will be ready for volume production in the first quarter of 2017. The chips will be built by TSMC using the...
Friday 6 May 2016
TSMC begins tape-out of 10nm A11 chips for Apple
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has recently begun to tape out the design for Apple's A11 processor built on a 10nm FinFET process, according to industry sources.