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The sharp appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar (NTD) is raising concerns about its negative impact on Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, particularly foundries like TSMC, UMC, and Vanguard. As noted by Commercial Times, institutional analysis and industry data indicate that every 1% gain in the NTD...
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According to Science and Technology Innovation Express News and Securities Daily, the China Semiconductor Industry Association advises that the origin of integrated circuits should be determined by where the wafer is fabricated. Citing an urgent notice issued by the China Semiconductor Industry A...
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Amidst a complex international landscape and a sharply polarized end-market demand, the global foundry industry is entering a period of reorganization, marked by frequent personnel changes and merger rumors. Meanwhile, the development of advanced process technologies has picked up steam, while the m...
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According to Liberty Times, citing Sammobile, Qualcomm is reported to launch a new premium 4nm chipset that will be positioned below its flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite in the lineup, tentatively named the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. As noted by the report, the chip reportedly will be manufactured using TSMC...
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As noted by Central News Agency, since China is actively expanding in mature nodes, the impact of the country's newly added capacity is expected to intensify. TrendForce predicts that China's foundry giant Nexchip will surpass Taiwanese foundries VIS and PSMC, moving up from 10th to 8th place i...