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M31 Technology’s Diversified TSMC 28HPC+ ULL Memory Compilers (2018.10.02)
HSINCHU, Taiwan - M31 Technology today announced that it has developed a diversified TSMC 28HPC + Ultra-Low Power (ULL) Memory Compiler IP portfolio that provides customers with more flexibility in their SoC design.
“TSMC’s 28HPC+ ULL memory bit-cell provides further leakage reduction for mainstream smart phones |
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China Forecast to Account for 90% of Pure-Play Foundry Market Growth in 2018 (2018.09.27)
IC Insights’ September Update to The McClean Report shows that as a result of a 51% forecasted increase in the China pure-play foundry market this year, China’s total share of the 2018 pure-play foundry market is expected to jump by five percentage points to 19%, exceeding the share held by the rest of the Asia-Pacific region |
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M31 MIPI M-PHY Certified with ASIL-B Safety Level of ISO 26262 (2018.09.27)
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – M31 Technology Corporation announced today that its MIPI M-PHY Gear3 IP has been certified with the ASIL B safety level of ISO 26262 and will be used by international first-class automotive electronics manufacturers to provide safe and reliable automotive SoC design |
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Seven IC Products to Outpace Total 16% IC Market Growth in 2018 (2018.09.19)
In its Mid-Year Update to the 2018 McClean Report, IC Insights updated its forecast of sales growth for each of the 33 major IC product categories defined by WSTS. IC Insights now projects that seven product categories will exceed the 16% growth rate expected from the total IC market this year |
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IC60 Exhibition Reproduces the Birthplace of Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry (2018.09.18)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) from September 8-18 at Huashan 1914 Creative Part Exhibition Hall 4A held the “IC60 Exhibition” to commemorate sixty years of integrated circuitry inventions (IC) |
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Samsung Display’s AMOLED Fab Utilization to Recover to Above 80% in Q3 2018 (2018.09.07)
According to IHS, Samsung Display’s average AMOLED fab utilization rate started to plunge from the end of 2017. It remained in the 50% range until May, due to low seasonality and weaker-than-expected demand from major customers |
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China’s Semiconductor Fab Capacity to Reach 20% Worldwide Share in 2020 (2018.09.06)
The China IC Ecosystem Report, a comprehensive report for the IC manufacturing supply chain, reveals that front-end fab capacity in China will grow to account for 16 percent of the world's semiconductor fab capacity this year, a share that will increase to 20 percent by the end of 2020 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Growing Steadily in 2018, Up 8.1% to USD82.8 Billion (2018.08.30)
The Taiwanese semiconductor industry is expected to have a shipment value of NTD 2.5 trillion in 2018 and grow by 8.1% year-on-year, slightly lower than the global average of 10.1%, according to Taipei-based, government-backed IT research institute MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute) |
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Memory ICs to Account for 53% of Total 2018 Semi Capex (2018.08.29)
IC Insights forecasts total semiconductor capital expenditures will rise to $102.0 billion this year, marking the first time that the industry has spent more than $100 billion on capital expenditures in one year. The $102.0 billion spending level represents a 9% increase over $93 |
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Samsung Extends Its Number One Ranking and Sales Lead Over Intel to 22%. (2018.08.21)
According to IC Insights, the top-15 worldwide semiconductor (IC and O-S-D—optoelectronic, sensor, and discrete) sales ranking for 1H18 includes seven suppliers headquartered in the U.S., three in Europe, two each in South Korea and Taiwan, and one in Japan |
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TSIA: Taiwan IC Revenue Totaled NT$638.2B, Up 11.5% On-year (2018.08.13)
The TSIA survey showed that Q2 2018 Taiwan IC revenue as a whole (including design, manufacturing, packaging and testing) totaled NT$638.2 billion(US$21.0B), up 5.8% on-quarter and 11.5% increase on-year.
With NT$162.2B in design(US$5 |
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Global GDP Impact on Worldwide IC Market Growth Forecast to Rise (2018.08.01)
In its recently released Mid-Year Update to The McClean Report 2018, IC Insights forecasts that the 2018-2022 global GDP and IC market correlation coefficient will reach 0.95, up from 0.88 in the 2010-2017 time period. IC Insights depicts the increasingly close correlation between worldwide GDP growth and IC market growth through 2017, as well as its forecast through 2022 |
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TSMC 7-nm Process Experiencing Heavy Market Demand (2018.07.24)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited (TSMC) last Thursday at a legal briefing stated that their 7-nm chip process has already gone into mass production. They estimate that during the third quarter it will account for 10% of their revenue and then increase to account for 20% of their revenue in the fourth quarter |
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Semi Content in Electronic Systems Forecast to Reach 31.4% in 2018 (2018.07.19)
In its upcoming Mid-Year Update to The McClean Report 2018 , IC Insights forecasts that the 2018 global electronic systems market will grow 5% to $1,622 billion while the worldwide semiconductor market is expected to surge by 14% this year to $509 |
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Industry Overshooting Capital Spending Needs for NAND Flash Memory (2018.07.11)
IC Insights compares the estimated required capex needed to increase NAND flash bit volume shipments 40% per year, sourced from a chart from Micron’s 2018 Analyst and Investor Event in May of this year, versus the annual capex targeting the NAND flash market segment using IC Insights’ data |
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UMC Board Approves 100% Acquisition of MIFS Fab from Fujitsu (2018.07.02)
HSINCHU, Taiwan - United Microelectronics Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has approved for the company to fully acquire Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited (MIFS), a 12-inch wafer foundry based in Mie, Japan, from Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited (Fujitsu Semiconductor) |
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UMC Acquires 100% Ownership of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor (2018.07.02)
HSINCHU, Taiwan - Fujitsu Semiconductor and United Microelectronics Corporation ("UMC") announced that UMC will acquire all of the shares of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited (MIFS), a 300mm wafer foundry joint venture between both companies |
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The Global Semiconductor Industry Reached $115.8 Billion in Q1 2018 (2018.06.28)
Global semiconductor industry revenue declined 3.4 percent in the first quarter of 2018 falling to $115.8 billion. Semiconductor industry performance was negatively affected by the declining sales and first-quarter seasonality in the wireless communications market |
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Imec Furthers High-mobility Nanowire FETs for Nodes Beyond 5nm (2018.06.19)
At this week’s 2018 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits, imec presented considerable progress in enabling germanium nanowire pFET devices as a practical solution to extend scaling beyond the 5nm node. In a first paper, the research center unveiled an in-depth study of the electrical properties of strained germanium nanowire pFETs |
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TrendForce Reports Top 10 Foundries for 1H18, TSMC Ranks First with 56.1% Market Share (2018.05.24)
According to TrendForce’s latest report, the premium smartphone market experienced weak demand in 1H18, as the vendors blurred the lines between their mid-range and premium models, and the new devices released did not trigger a high level of replacement demand as anticipated |
Transmission technology into the digital era, users and manufacturers are increasingly focusing on the quality requirements of the digital display, digital display interface standard combination of hardware graphics card, and therefore more subject to the attention of the progress of its development.