Specialty IC foundry VIS considering 12-inch fab
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), which runs only 8-inch wafer fabs, is considering restarting its 12-inch fab plan that once took shape several years ago, according to industry sources......»»
Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy On PS5 Is Best Played In Quality Mode, Reveals DF Report
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy on PS5 and Xbox Series X is best played in Quality Mode, according to a new Digital Foundry report. The post Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy On PS5 Is Best Played In Quality Mode, Reveals DF Report appeared fir.....»»
Samsung sets to triple foundry capacity by 2026, sparking concerns about potential risks
Samsung Electronics has recently disclosed plans to triple its foundry production capacity by 2026 amid global chip shortage disrupting production in key industries from automobiles to smartphones, but market concerns are emerging that the bold move.....»»
Highlights of the day: Samsung discloses bold move to triple foundry capacity
Samsung Electronics has made a bold plan to triple its foundry production capacity by 2026. However, the global chip shortage remains serious in many industries, and lacking client support may bring more risks to the company. Overall, semiconductors.....»»
Ghostrunner On PS5 Has The Edge Over Xbox Series X In RT, 120 FPS Modes
Ghostrunner on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S is out now, and Digital Foundry has found that RT and 120 FPS modes have the edge on Sony's console. The post Ghostrunner On PS5 Has The Edge Over Xbox Series X In RT, 120 FPS Modes appeared first on PlayStation.....»»
Win Semi expects 4-6% revenue growth in 4Q21
Win Semiconductors expects to post a 4-6% sequential revenue increase in the fourth quarter of 2021, when the GaAs foundry continues to utilize 95% of production capacity. Gross margin is estimated at 37-39%......»»
"SysMoore" or "More than Moore": Semiconductor technologies likely to evolve with system complexity
The sustainability of Moore's Law, an observation made by Gordon Moore in 1965 that the number of transistors on a chip would double every 18 months, has been in the center of debate for ages. The debate has become even more heated as the foundry pro.....»»
UMC gross margin surges in 3Q21
Fully-utilized fabs boosted pure-play foundry United Microelectronics' (UMC) gross margin to a 20-year high of 36.8% in the third quarter of 2021......»»
Yageo sees mixed prospects for specialty, commodity passive components
Taiwan's leading passive components maker Yageo continues to enjoy strong demand for automotive and industrial applications, but its capacity utilization rate for commodity offerings is slipping to 70% in the fourth quarter from 80-85% in the third d.....»»
TSMC intros N4P process
TSMC has introduced its N4P process, a performance-focused enhancement of the foundry's 5nm technology platform......»»
Networking chips supply still far short of demand
The supply of Wi-Fi, Ethernet controller and other networking chips is still falling far short of demand and long delivery lead times can hardly improve in the short term, which will keep vendors busy seeking more mature-node foundry capacity from wa.....»»
Foundry prices to continue rising in 2022, says PSMC chairman
Pure-play foundries will remain encouraged to raise their quotes in 2022, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Taiwan-based foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC)......»»
Highlights of the day: Foundry prices likely to rise further in 2022
Despite a slowdown in demand for cnsumer electronics applications, other IC segments still see strong momentum, giving room for foundries to further raise their service quotes next year, according to PSMC chairman Frank Huang. MediaTek expects its fo.....»»
Holtek says no plan to raise prices for MCUs
Holtek Semiconductor has no plans to raise its MCU and other consumer IC prices despite foundry costs continuing to rise, as Chinese peers are striving to win more orders for small household electrical appliances and other consumer devices with low p.....»»
UMC mulls new plant in Singapore
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) reportedly is mulling setting up a new 12-inch wafer fab in Singapore, according to market sources......»»
Specialty DRAM, NOR flash supply to remain constrained in 2022
The supply of specialty DRAM and NOR flash memory chips will still fall short of demand in 2022, due to supply-side constraints, according to industry sources......»»
Foundry quotes to rise at slower pace in 2022
Foundry quotes are expected to continue rising but at a slower pace in 2022, according to sources at Taiwan-based pure-play foundries......»»
Highlights of the day: Automotive chip prices set to rise
Automotive IDMs have already told their clients that their chip prices will go up by 10-20% starting 2022 amid rising compoents and materaisls costs. Foundry quotes have been rising, but they are expected to increase less sharply next year with near-.....»»
Unikorn expects high growth over next 3-5 years
Unikorn Semiconductor, a provider of compound semiconductor foundry services, expects its operation to grow by 2-3 times over the next 3-5 years and accordingly is in preparation to expand production capacity and set up production capacity for new pr.....»»
Will foundry expansions lead to capacity glut?
Many IDMs and pure-play foundries, including second-tier ones, are all poised to expand their fab capacities sparking concerns that the arrival of the additional capacities could result in a glut of processed wafers......»»
Highlights of the day: TSMC expects 24% sales growth in 2021
TSMC has narrowed its revenue growth outlook this year to 24%, based on its forecast of 4.5% sales rise at the midpoint of the foundry house's latest guidance for fourth-quarter 2021. Despite a media report's claims that Apple is cutting its producti.....»»