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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) and the nation’s major electronics makers yesterday increased their workplace anti-COVID-19 measures to the highest level as local infections spread to Hsinchu City. TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, is headquartered at the Hsinchu Science Park (新竹科學園區). The chipmaker said that its workforce has begun operating in separated teams to minimize the risk of COVID-19 infection. Except for special cases, all non-essential vendors are to be restricted from entering its facilities, TSMC said in a statement. Employees a...

Siltronic AG cast doubt on a planned US$5.3 billion takeover by GlobalWafers Co (環球晶圓), saying that the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action’s feedback so far was opaque and offered no clear resolution to allay antitrust concerns. During recent discussions, the companies did not receive any information as to whether and under which conditions a clearance for the takeover might be issued, the German company said in a regulatory filing on Friday following a news report on remedies the companies have offered. In the ministry’s view “in this case, a mitigation agre...

Memorychip tester and packager Powertech Technology Inc (PTI, 力成科技) yesterday said that strict COVID-19 control measures are disrupting production at its plant in Xian, China, but the issues would have a limited effect on its revenue this month. The company’s subsidiary Powertech Semiconductor (Xian) Co (西安力成半導體) provides DRAM chip testing and packaging services in Xian, as well as semiconductor backend manufacturing services, mostly to US firm Micron Technology Inc. “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic status in Xian, the local government further tightened lockdown measure...

The InvesTaiwan Service Center yesterday approved an application by Sigurd Microelectronics Corp (矽格) to invest NT$4 billion (US$144.5 million) to expand smart production lines at its plants in Hsinchu County’s Jhudong (竹東) and Hukou (湖口) townships, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said. The investment by Sigurd, which provides semiconductor back-end manufacturing services, comes as more semiconductor companies are expanding production capacity to meet increasing demand. <strong>‘DRIVING FORCE’</strong> “The COVID-19-pandemic-induced stay-at-home economy and the...

Gudeng Precision Industrial Co (家登), the sole supplier of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) pods to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電), yesterday said it is looking at setting up a factory in the US to align itself with TSMC’s capacity expansion there. Gudeng is one of several TSMC suppliers that are considering following their customer in setting up operations in the US to provide on-site services. TSMC is building a 12-inch fab in Phoenix, Arizona, for an initial investment of US$12 billion. It plans to produce 20,000 wafers a month using 5-nanometer technology when the f...