TSMC No. 1 as semiconductor firms post record sales
Sales at the world’s 10 largest pure-play foundry operators hit new quarterly highs in the fourth quarter of last year, for a 10th consecutive quarter, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) retaining its position as the world’s largest contract chipmaker, Taipei-based market information advisory firm TrendForce Corp (集邦科技) said. TrendForce on Monday last week said that the top 10 contract chipmakers generated US$29.55 billion in sales in the fourth quarter, up 8.3 percent from a quarter earlier, accounting for 98 percent of the global total. TSMC posted US$15...
Source: taipeitimes.com