
TSMC and Samsung have been competing for clients for the 10nm node.
SK Hynix strikes 5-year deal with ASML for EUV equipment supply
Thursday 25 February 2021SK Hynix has signed a 5-year contract worth KRW4.75 trillion (US4.3 billion) with ASML to procure extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, local media reports in South Korea...
Cooling module makers expect shipments for new-gen servers to boost ASPs
Wednesday 27 January 2021Cooling module makers expect shipments for new-generation servers based on Intel's 10nm Ice Lake processors to push up their product ASPs.
Intel expected to fully advance to 10nm in 2021
Friday 15 January 2021Intel is expected to see strong growths in sales and profits in 2021 thanks to the releases of new-generation 10nm CPUs, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.
Server makers turn optimistic about 2021 on Intel new processors
Wednesday 13 January 2021With Intel ramping up its 10nm Ice Lake Xeon server processor output, Taiwan's server makers have turned optimistic about their shipment prospects for 2021 and may embrace the strongest-ever...
DRAM prices to rise through 2Q21, says Nanya
Monday 11 January 2021DRAM prices will start to rally in the first quarter and rise through the second quarter of 2021, due to undersupply in the market, according to chipmaker Nanya Technology.
Cooling solution providers to see orders grow for next-generation servers
Monday 21 December 2020Cooling solution providers are expected to see orders grow from the server sector as Intel's new 10nm Ice Lake processors and AMD's Milan EPYC CPUs made using 7nm EUV process are...
Intel faces increasing rivalry from AMD, Nvidia, Apple in core sectors
Monday 26 October 2020Intel has agreed to sell its NAND flash and storage business to SK Hynix, but the chipmaker is also facing increasingly intense competition from AMD, Nvidia and even Apple in its...
Intel reports 3Q20 financial results
Friday 23 October 2020Intel has reported third-quarter 2020 financial results, generating US$8.2 billion in cash from operations and paying dividends of US$1.4 billion.
Global notebook shipment forecast, 2021 and beyond
Wednesday 14 October 2020Notebook shipments are expected to grow over 20% on year in 2020 thanks to demand from stay-at-home activities in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Server brands decelerate 4Q20 orders to wait for Intel new CPUs
Monday 5 October 2020Server shipments to brand vendors in the fourth quarter are expected to be weaker than in the third due to Intel postponing the release of the next-generation CPU platform, according...
Taiwan backend houses enjoy strong pull-in of orders from China
Monday 28 September 2020Taiwan-based backend houses have seen orders pull in since early second half of 2020 for chips including base station chips, handset application processors and server-use solutions...
Nanya August revenue hits 6-month low
Friday 4 September 2020DRAM maker Nanya Technology has reported August revenue slipped 0.8% sequentially to a six-month low of NT$4.87 billion (US$166 million).
Intel launches 10nm Tiger Lake notebook processors
Thursday 3 September 2020Intel has launched its new-generation notebook processor series codenamed Tiger Lake that is built using its 10nm SuperFin technology.
Six pillars bolstering Moore's Law: Q&A with Intel chief architect Raja Koduri
Monday 24 August 2020At the inaugural Architecture Day held in late 2018, a new technical group headed by Intel senior vice president and chief architect Raja Koduri first came up with six strategic pillars...
Intel reports record 2Q20 sales
Friday 24 July 2020Intel achieved record second-quarter revenues with 34% data-centric revenue growth and 7% PC-centric revenue growth on year. These results were driven by strong sales of cloud, notebook,...
Nanya steps up process technology transition
Monday 13 July 2020Taiwan-based Nanya Technology is looking to move its in-house developed first-generation 10nm process technology to risk production later this year, and is engaged in the development...
SMIC plans listing on Shanghai STAR board
Thursday 7 May 2020Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), China's top IC foundry, has disclosed plans to trade its shares on the science and technology innovation board (STAR) of China's...
CXMT gearing up to ramp 17nm process output
Thursday 30 April 2020China-based DRAM chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is looking to ramp its 17nm process output in the second half of 2020, according to industry sources.
Nanya expects flat shipment growth in 2Q20 with slight ASP increase
Monday 13 April 2020Taiwan-based DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology expects to post flat sequential shipment growth in the second quarter of 2020, with a slight increase in product ASP.
SMIC gearing up for 7nm process manufacturing
Monday 16 March 2020Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has moved 14nm FinFET process to volume production with orders from Huawei's chip arm HiSilicon, and is gearing up for its next-generation...
Nanya revenues climb to 5-month high
Wednesday 4 March 2020Taiwan-based DRAM maker Nanya Technology has disclosed consolidated revenues climbed to a five-month high of NT$4.56 billion (US$152.3 million) in February 2020.
Nanya, CXMT gearing up for 10nm-class chip production
Thursday 27 February 2020Nanya Technology and Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) are both gearing up to enter volume production of their 10nm-class DRAM chips in the second half of 2020.
Revenue per wafer rising as demand grows for sub-7nm processes, says IC Insights
Thursday 20 February 2020Many IC companies are now designing high-performance microprocessors, application processors, and other advanced logic devices based on 10nm and 7nm process technology, according...
Chinese semiconductor hub restricts entry of people from seven provinces
Tuesday 11 February 2020As one of China's semiconductor hubs, Wuxi in Jiangsu province has imposed strict entry restrictions on employees from seven provinces recording high numbers of coronavirus infections,...
Intel to cut PC processor prices in 2H20
Tuesday 21 January 2020Intel is expected to initiate price cuts on its PC processors in the second half of 2020 to defend its market dominance, according to sources at PC makers.