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......»»
Highlights of the day: Apple reportedly to be first client of TSMC 3nm node
TSMC is expected to move the 3nm node to volume production in second-half 2022 to mainly cater to orders from Apple, but other clients may have to wait some moe time before the foundry can provide them with its most advanced manufacturing service. DR.....»»
Intel says its US mega-fab will be a $120 billion "little city"
Back in March, CEO Pat Gelsinger's announced that Intel would open up both its current and planned manufacturing capacity to other chipmakers through the launch of Intel Foundry Services (IFS); its first customers will be Snapdragon SoC maker Qualcom.....»»
Phison expects output to jump in 2022
Phison Electronics has managed to obtain more capacity support from two foundry service providers, and will see its output for 2022 jump 200% from this year, according to KS Pua, chairman for the Taiwan-based flash device controller IC supplier......»»
Taiwan memory chipmakers post strong sales for July
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology saw its revenue reach a 34-month high of NT$7.95 billion (US$285.6 million) in July 2021, while specialty DRAM and flash chipmaker Winbond Electronics' revenue hit a record high of NT$9.09 billion......»»
TSMC raises 12-inch foundry quotes for LCD driver ICs
TSMC has notified customers about 15-20% price hikes for its 12-inch wafer fabrication services for vendors of LCD driver ICs starting August, which in turn will prompt the vendors to raise chips quotes for terminal clients, according to industry sou.....»»
Winbond expects full capacity utilization to remain till year-end 2021
Specialty memory IC maker Winbond Electronics has fully utilized monthly production capacity equivalent to 55,000-60,000 wafers, and strong demand will allow full utilization to last until year-end 2021, according to company president Chen Pei-ming......»»
Researchers around the world are buzzing about a candidate superconductor
Since receiving a $25 million grant in 2019 to become the first National Science Foundation (NSF) Quantum Foundry, UC Santa Barbara researchers affiliated with the foundry have been working to develop materials that can enable quantum information-bas.....»»
Halo Infinite’s technical preview dipped to 540p on Xbox One S, Series S
The technical preview for Halo Infinite performed almost flawlessly across most other platforms according to Digital Foundry......»»
Foundry quotes for mature processes to rise through 1Q22
Taiwan-based 8- and 12-inch foundries are all poised to raise their quotes for mature process technologies at a quarterly pace of at least 5-10% through the first quarter of 2022, according to sources at IC design houses......»»
Highlights of the day: Foundry quotes continue rising
Strong demand and short supply are sending semiconductor foundry quotes up. Taiwan's 8-inch and 12-inch foundry quotes for mature processes are expected to rise through first-quarter 2022. Taiwan's backend houses are also seeing strong demand from Ch.....»»
VIS expects another quarter of record sales
Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post revenue of between NT$11.5 billion (US$411.9 million) and NT$11.9 billion in the third quarter of 2021, a record high for the seventh consecutive quarter, with gross margin.....»»
Standard IC supply to stay tight in short term
The supply of standard ICs including LCD driver ICs, MOSFET chips, 4- and 8-bit MCUs, and specialty DRAM chips will remain tight in the short term, as foundries give their supply priorities to high-margin orders amid tight capacity, according to indu.....»»
Samsung is raising chip fabrication prices to finance new foundries
Last quarter, Samsung invested KRW 12.5 trillion ($10.9 billion USD) in their foundry division. Ben Suh, a representative of the company, told investors that "foundry investments focused on capacity expansions for advanced processes such as 5-nanomet.....»»
Win Semi expects 7-9% revenue growth in 3Q21
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post a revenue increase of 7-9% sequentially in the third quarter of 2021, with gross margin ranging from 35% to 36%......»»
Highlights of the day: Intel keen to regain foundry leadership
Intel has made aggressive moves trying to retake leadership in the foundry sector. If it is able to meet its schedule of technology advancements, Intel could close the gap against TSMC in five years. Conservative outlook from some of the big-name tec.....»»
TSMC Will Start Making 2nm Chips As Intel Tries To Catch Up
Kekke writes: "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s new foundry will produce 2-nanometer chips," reports Gizmodo. "Construction on the plant in Hsinchu, southwest from Taiwan's capital of Taipei, is expected to start as soon as early 2022. TSMC's.....»»
Intel could challenge TSMC in next 5 years
If Intel is able to advance its process technology on schedule, it could regain its foundry technology leadership that has been taken by TSMC in the next five years, according to industry sources......»»
UMC expects another quarter of record sales with higher gross margin
United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported record high sales for the first quarter of 2021, with gross margin topping 30%. The foundry expects to post shipment growth of 1-2% sequentially with a 6% rise in ASPs in the second quarter, with gross margi.....»»
TSMC gets green light on 2nm fab, plans to have it operational in 2024
This week, Intel offered more insights into its strategy to catch up with the rest of the semiconductor industry in terms of process technology, as well as the role played by the new Intel Foundry Services branch in achieving that goal. Unfortunately.....»»
TSMC on track for bold overseas manufacturing deployments
Following its move to set up a 5nm chips fabrication plant in the US and expand foundry capacity in China, TSMC has recently confirmed its intentions to build fabs in Japan and Germany to better serve its clients in the countries. The aggressive over.....»»