chip foundry

2022.01.19

11:26

Samsung targets to have more wafer foundry customers than TSMC by 2030

2021.12.20

03:41

Beats TSMC! Samsung to get Tesla's next-generation self-driving chip foundry order

Asian Tech Press (Dec 20) -- According to media reports, Samsung Electronics, which has a significant share of the chip foundry market, will beat TSMC, the world's largest chip foundry, to win the foundry contract for Tesla's next-generation self-driving chip.

2021.12.17

10:06

Taiwanese chip foundry UMC's board approves $2.7 bln in capital expenditures for new equipment

Asian Tech Press (Dec 17) -- According to media reports, the board of directors of chip foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has approved a US$2.7 billion capital expenditure program to purchase wafer fab equipment.

2021.12.13

05:50

TSMC in talks with Germany about potential factory construction

Asian Tech Press (Dec 13) -- According to media reports, TSMC, the chip foundry that has announced the construction of factories in the United States and Japan, is also considering building a factory in Europe, and an executive has revealed that they are in talks with Germany about a potential factory.

2021.10.21

10:01

Chip foundry price increase: TSMC next year's quotes may be raised by 20%, UMC up 10%

Asian Tech Press (OCT 21) -- DigiTimes cited industry sources that foundry quotes are expected to continue to rise in the following days.

2021.10.19

04:28

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong to visit the U.S. to finalize the site of the new chip plant

Asian Tech Press (OCT 19) -- Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong will visit the United States as early as the end of October, according to Korean media reports. Lee has applied for a U.S. visa and is expected to finalize the site of the company's new U.S. foundry during the trip.

2021.10.15

07:06

TSMC announces plans to build chip plant in Japan

Asian Tech Press (OCT 15) -- TSMC CEO Dr. CC Wei officially announced TSMC's plan to build a chip fab in Japan during the company's third-quarter earnings analyst call.

2021.09.22

06:21

Intel's Xe-HPG GPUs To Utilize TSMC's 6nm Process due to Insufficient 10nm Capacity

Asian Tech Press (SEP 22) -- Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger explained the next-generation architecture platform layout for CPUs and GPUs at the Architecture Day.

2021.09.10

08:14

Chip foundry TSMC discloses August revenue

Asian Tech Press (SEP 10) -- Chip foundry TSMC's official website announced August revenue of NT$137.427 billion, equivalent to approximately US$4.968 billion, an increase of NT$14.549 billion, up 11.8% year-over-year from 2020's NT$122.878 billion.

2021.08.26

10:07

Japan's DENSO considers participating in TSMC's Japanese chip foundry

Previously it was reported that chipmaking giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is also considering building a factory in Japan. The plant will be located near a Sony factory, and several Japanese manufacturers, including Sony, will participate in this TSMC plant.

2021.08.24

08:31

UMC to raise foundry prices for 28 and 22nm processes again

2021.08.17

10:15

S. Korea's DB Group denies selling chip foundry DB HiTek shares

2021.08.09

05:12

TSMC raises 12-inch foundry quotes for LCD driver ICs

Due to global chip shortage, chip foundries' capacity is generally tight, and many chip foundries have raised their foundry prices.

2021.06.09

15:00

Chip foundry UMC's May revenue hits record high

Driven by the tight supply of chips in the automotive and consumer electronics sectors and strong demand for chip foundries, the performance of chip foundries has also been generally positive.The information on the official website of chip foundry UMC (United Microelectronics Corporation) shows that their revenue in May increased significantly year-on-year, once again hitting a new high.

2021.06.03

12:00

TSMC's U.S. chip plant starts construction

According to Reuters, chip foundry TSMC announced on June 1 that the company's new $12 billion chip plant has begun construction in Phoenix, Arizona.

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