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......»»
Winbond posts profit hike in 1Q21
Specialty DRAM and flash chipmaker Winbond Electronics has reported net profits jumped 350% sequentially to NT$1.59 billion (US$56.8 million) in the first quarter, with EPS reaching a 10-quarter high of NT$0.40......»»
Longer production lead times to constrain revenue growth at MCU vendors
Taiwan's MCU vendors will see their revenue growth momentum constrained in the short term by extended delivery lead times at foundry and backend houses, although they have abundant orders in hands, according to industry sources......»»
Suppliers to gear up for PS5 redesign
Suppliers including foundry TSMC are expected to kick off production for the redesign of Sony's PlayStation 5 (PS5) games console between the second and third quarters of 2022, according to industry sources......»»
GaAs foundry AWSC to post revenue growth through June
GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) is expected to enjoy sequential revenue increases through June, and will see further revenue growth after new production capacity comes online in the third quarter at the earliest, according.....»»
MediaTek to scale down 4G mobile chip shipments
MediaTek has notified its China-based smartphone clients that it will scale down shipments of 4G chips in 2021 due to tight capacities at foundry houses, according to industry sources......»»
GCS to increase investment in Unikorn
GaAs, InP and GaN wafer foundry service provider Global Communication Semiconductors (GCS) Holdings has disclosed it will add investment of NT$400 million (US$14.1 million) in Unikorn Semiconductor, a compound semiconductor maker spun off from LED ep.....»»
Win Semi gearing up for robust PA demand for 5G, Wi-Fi 6E devices
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors expects robust power amplifier (PA) demand for 5G and Wi-Fi 6E applications to drive its revenue growth in the second half of 2021......»»
Intel may face challenges in providing foundry services
Intel has advanced chip manufacturing technologies, but it may still experience challenges in its bid to provide wafer foundry services to third-party companies, according to sources from the semiconductor industry......»»
VIS to buy AUO fab for NT$905 million
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has announced plans to take over the L3B plant of LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), and related equipment and facilities, for NT$905 million (US$32.4 million)......»»
Highlights of the day: UMC, VIS announce foundry capacity expansion plans
Both UMC and VIS have just announced their respective foundry capacity expansions plans. UMC, with support from some of its major clients, will invest NT$100 billion to expand its 12-inch fab site in southen Taiwan. And VIS will take up an AUO LCD li.....»»
UMC to expand factory site in southern Taiwan
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced plans to invest a total of NT$100 billion (US$3.58 billion) in the expansion of its 12-inch factory site in southern Taiwan......»»
UMC eyeing long-term contracts with major clients
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) is striving to get its major clients including Samsung Electronics, MediaTek and Qualcomm to enter into 3-year supply agreements, according to industry sources......»»
Prospects of mmWave 5G chips may not become clear till 2H22
The chance of mmWave chips mounting a major challenge to the title of being the leading 5G mobile solutions will remain until at least the second half of 2022 due to tight capacity at foundry houses, according to industry sources......»»
Delivery lead times for MCUs prolonged to over 6 months, says Holtek
Delivery lead times for MCUs have been prolonged to more than six months due to tight capacity at foundry fabs and IC backend service providers, according to Armstrong Tsai, vice president of Holtek Semiconductor......»»
TSMC Update: 2nm in Development, 3nm and 4nm on Track for 2022
For TSMC, being the world's largest foundry with nearly 500 customers has its peculiarities. On the one hand, the company can serve almost any client with almost any requirements. On the other hand, it has to stay ahead of everyone else both in terms.....»»
Phison hikes chip prices again
NAND flash device controller and module supplier Phison Electronics has raised its quotes for the second time this year to reflect rising foundry and backend costs, as well as costs of IC substrates and other related chip components, according to ind.....»»
Highlights of the day: TSMC to expand capacity in China
TSMC has allocated a budget of almost of US$3 billion for expanding capacity of mature process technology. But until the capacity comes on line, mature process capacity will remain tight throught at least year-end 2022. Tight foundry capacity, along.....»»
TSMC to expand capacity for 28nm process at China fab
TSMC's board of directors has approved a budget of about US$2.89 billion for installation of mature technology capacity, the pure-play foundry announced on April 22......»»
Samsung remains formidable competitor for TSMC, says Morris Chang
Samsung Electronics is still a formidable competitor for TSMC, according to Morris Chang, founder of the world's largest pure-play foundry......»»
Chip prices to see dynamic adjustments as foundry quotes rise
As wafer foundry quotes continue rising amid tight capacity, chip vendors are expected to dynamically hike their quotes to reflect increasing costs in the next quarters, according to sources from leading design houses......»»