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TSMC unveils layout of Arizona fab EXPANSION DRIVE: To expedite manufacturing of advanced chips, the chipmaker would transform domestic research centers into initial production facilities, TSMC said By Lisa Wang / Staff reporter Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) yesterday unveiled the layout of its new fab in Arizona and reiterated its determination to ramp up advanced 5-nanometer chip production in 2024. The company said that construction of Fab 21, in which it would invest US$10 billion to US$12 billion, has begun on a 445 ...

EXPANSION DRIVE: To expedite manufacturing of advanced chips, the chipmaker would transform domestic research centers into initial production facilities, TSMC saidBy Lisa Wang / Staff reporter

ChipMOS upbeat as chip demand hikes sales prices By Lisa Wang / Staff reporter ChipMOS Technologies Inc (南茂科技), a display driver IC and memorychip tester and packager, yesterday forecast significant revenue growth for this year as it plans to raise its prices again to reflect the higher cost of copper and other raw materials following strong semiconductor demand. The Hsinchu-based firm has raised its prices an average of 5 to 8 percent since the fourth quarter of last year, it said, adding that the increases were also due to a lack of testing and packaging capacity. Strong demand fo...

GlobalWafers mulls more capacity as demand grows By Lisa Wang / Staff reporter GlobalWafers Co (環球晶圓), the world’s No. 3 silicon wafer supplier, yesterday said that it is considering further capacity expansion as customers are requesting more capacity due to rising end-market demand and persistent supply constraints. The Hsinchu-based company said that emerging technologies and applications from 5G, artificial intelligence and electric vehicles are driving semiconductor demand. The semiconductor industry has a positive outlook for this year and beyond, with shipments of all diamet...

Vanguard to raise annual equipment outlay by 70% ‘CONSTANT INCREASES’: Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp chairman Fang Leuh said that its factory utilization rate is expected to be very high throughout this year By Lisa Wang / Staff reporter Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp (世界先進), a supplier of power management chips, yesterday raised its capital expenditure for this year by 70 percent to NT$8.5 billion (US$304.09 million), as it prepared early for next year’s capacity expansion because of longer equipment delivery ...