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Thursday 1 March 2012
March shipments of 4G mobile phones to reach over 1 million
Mobile phone makers Samsung and HTC both target 4G phone shipments in March to exceed one million units. Shipments in second-quarter 2012 are likely to reach 5-10 million units. Suppliers...
Wednesday 22 February 2012
TSMC to pour more capital into LED subsidiary
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has unveiled plans to invest NT$2.034 billion (US$68.84 million) to buy new shares issued by its LED lighting subsidiary TSMC Solid...
Wednesday 15 February 2012
TSMC sees sub-40nm capacity nearly booked up
With new 4G smartphones, tablet PCs and ultrabooks set to hit market shelves during the second quarter of 2012, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has seen orders placed...
Tuesday 14 February 2012
STATS ChipPAC Taiwan revenues pushed up by orders from TSMC, says report
Testing house STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Singapore-based STATS ChipPAC, saw its January revenues rise 9% sequentially buoyed by a pull-in of orders for logic...
Friday 10 February 2012
TSMC January sales up 11%, UMC down
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) registered a 10.6% sequential increase in consolidated revenues in January 2012. Fellow company United Microelectronics Corporation...
Thursday 9 February 2012
Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
The economy was harsh to the solar industry in 2011 as supply exceeds demand. In 2012, Taiwan-based solar cell firms still need to find a solution to prevent being marginalized.
Monday 6 February 2012
CIGS thin-film solar products get more attention
The price drop of mainstream polysilicon solar modules has put thin-film solar module firms in turmoil. Some industry observers believe for solar firms to grow, they need to find...
Monday 30 January 2012
Samsung to boost spending for logic ICs, says IC Insights
Approximately US$6.5 billion of Samsung Electronics' 2012 capex budget is dedicated to logic ICs, according to IC Insights. The remaining US$5.7 billion of Samsung's capex budget...
Thursday 19 January 2012
TSMC sees Samsung as formidable competitor
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, has now identified Samsung Electronics as a potential and formidable competitor in the market...
Wednesday 18 January 2012
TSMC reports EPS of NT$5.18 for 2011
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported NT$134.2 billion (US$4.58 billion) in net profits for 2011, down 17.1% on year but staying at a high level as compared...
Wednesday 18 January 2012
TSMC seeing 3G chip orders boom, sources say
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has seen orders from the wireless communications sector boom recently, according to industry sources, adding that the contract chipmaker...
Tuesday 10 January 2012
TSMC 4Q11 sales near high-end guidance
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its consolidated revenues amount to NT$104.7 billion (US$3.5 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2011, which came close to the...
Monday 9 January 2012
UMC 4Q11 sales down 3%
Revenues at United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) amounted to NT$24.43 billion (US$809.6 million) in the fourth quarter of 2011 after the foundry posted higher December sales...
Thursday 5 January 2012
STATS ChipPAC Taiwan to post sales growth in 1Q12 on short lead-time orders, says report
Revenues at STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor are expected to register slight sequential growth in the first quarter of 2012, thanks to a pull-in of testing orders for logic ICs...
Friday 23 December 2011
TSMC to enter volume production on 18-inch wafers as early as 2015
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will maintain its plans to begin trial production on 18-inch wafers in the 2013-2014 timeframe, with volume production slated for...