TSMC generated US$20.82 billion (calculation based on US$1=NT$32.35) of revenue in 2Q24 at a QoQ growth of 10.5% attributed to how the ramped up shipment of 3nm, together with the continuance of AI-related demand...
Japan is currently advantageous in semiconductor materials and equipment, and is incentivizing key wafer suppliers to establish local fabs in the country by offering political support, whilst developing production capability and technology of 2nm and below advanced processes by founding Rapidus with the efforts of the government and private enterprises, in the hope of offering wafer foundry services starting from 2028-2030...
Recent rumors from the market are saying that Samsung’s in-house Exynos 2500 remains low and unstable in yield, and the new S25 slated for release in 2025 could either fully adopt Qualcomm’s products...
The Diamond reports cover major foundries such as TSMC, UMC, Samsung, SMIC, and GlobalFoundries, etc. The Diamond reports provide extended analyses of these foundries' production capacity figures, process node migration and capacity utilization rates. Furthermore, the Diamond reports discuss the competition among foundries and among major regional markets, including Mainland China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, etc. The dynamics of competition and cooperation, together with capacity utilization rates of specific nodes, wafer prices, wafer input from major clients at advanced nodes, etc., are all especially highlighted in the Diamond reports.
As indicated by the survey of global market intelligence firm TrendForce, chip suppliers such as AMD have been actively involved in negotiations with TSMC and OSAT throughout 2Q24...
TSMC’s capacity for 3nm is now under an exceedingly short supply in 2H24 after the full incorporation by the iPhone 16 series and new PC platforms such as Intel’s Arrow Lake/Lunar Lake...
According to TrendForce’s latest market research, the electronics supply chain has begun restocking right now in the middle of the year due to the anticipation of China’s 618 E-commerce Festival...
As indicated by the latest survey of global market intelligence firm TrendForce, Vanguard, who is only equipped with 8-inch fabs currently, has announced on June 5th the construction of a 12-inch fab that will mark its official entry into the 12-inch foundry sector...
As indicated by the survey of global market intelligence firm TrendForce, 1Q24 marked the entry of a traditional off-season for stocking and sales for the consumer end (e.g. smartphones, NBs, and TVs)...
The Platinum reports provide analyses of the foundry industry, starting from TrendForce’s memory industry analysis and application demand in the downstream, extending to the semiconductor upstream, encompassing wafer production capacity, process node roadmap, and capacity utilization of each fab. The Platinum reports provide detailed analyses of foundries' competitiveness and capacity utilization rates, specifically focusing on major players including TSMC, UMC, Samsung, SMIC, and GlobalFoundries, etc.. The Platinum reports also discuss the future outlook of the foundry market.