Wafer Fabrication / Foundry

Abnormal Power Outage at UMC Lixing Factory has Induced Large Voltage Drop Evaluated to Derive Minor Impact

Jan 11, 2021 | PDF

As indicated by the global market intelligence firm TrendForce, the abnormal power outage of the GIS equipment at the Lixing fab of UMC has resulted in a voltage drop in the surrounding factories of t...

Foundry Market Bulletin_20210111

Jan 11, 2021 | PDF

With regards to the recent market news of TSMC’s plan to build an advanced packaging fab in Japan, TrendForce indicates that the foundry’s attempt will depend on...

Foundry Market Bulletin_20201228

Dec 28, 2020 | PDF

Recently, the market circulated rumors that Samsung will build a new EUV fab in Austin, Texas, which houses about...

Foundry Revenue to Reach a New High in 2021 as Production Capacity Tightens During Post-Pandemic Era and 5G Transition

Dec 25, 2020 | PDF

According to the Semiconductor Research Department of TrendForce, a retrospect on 2020 reveals that even though numerous industries had sustained a substantial impact from the global COVID-19 pandemic...

Prices of NAND Flash Controller ICs Are Poised to Rise Due to Tightening Production Capacity for Foundry Services

Dec 14, 2020 | PDF

The latest research on the NAND Flash market by TrendForce finds that demand has risen significantly...

Foundry Market Bulletin_20201214

Dec 14, 2020 | PDF

3nm Process: Phase 4 to phase 6 of construction for TSMC’s Tainan-based Fab 18 is now underway...

Update on Operational Statuses of DRAM and Foundry Plants in Taiwan Following the Earthquake on Dec. 10

Dec 11, 2020 | PDF

An earthquake that was 6.7 in magnitude occurred off the eastern coast of Taiwan at 9:19 p.m. on December 10...

Updates on Foundry Market Dynamics_20201207

Dec 07, 2020 | PDF

TrendForce’s 4Q20 foundry datasheet indicates that, despite the global spread of COVID-19 and the resultant impact on various markets...

Foundry Market Bulletin_20201130

Nov 30, 2020 | PDF

Recently, the market circulated rumors that Samsung will build a new EUV fab in Austin, Texas, which houses about...

Foundry Market Bulletin_20201116

Nov 16, 2020 | PDF

3nm Process: Phase 4 to phase 6 of construction for TSMC’s Tainan-based Fab 18 is now underway...

Updates on Foundry Market Dynamics_20201109

Nov 09, 2020 | PDF

According to the Historical Trading Info/Data section of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation’s Market Observation Post System, after MediaTek’s 3Q20 Investor Conference...

Updates on Foundry Market Dynamics_20201026

Oct 26, 2020 | PDF

Nvidia will redirect a large number of orders from Samsung to TSMC in 2021 due to uncertainties regarding Samsung’s production capacity...

UMC Is Close to Settling Its Legal Case with the US and Will Focus More on Foundry Business in the Future

Oct 22, 2020 | PDF

According to reporting by global market intelligence firm TrendForce, UMC has announced today (October 22) that the legal case against the company filed...

Foundry Market Bulletin_20201019

Oct 19, 2020 | PDF

TSMC held its 3Q20 earnings conference on October 15. As indicated in the conference...

Foundry Market Bulletin_20201005

Oct 05, 2020 | PDF

Samsung is currently mass producing Nvidia’s RTX 3000 series of graphics cards and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6350 chips at its 8/10nm production lines...