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Chipmakers Report August Revenues

by Yvette Raikes

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported record monthly turnover of NT$94.31 billion ($3 billion), up 41% from a year earlier.This gave year to date revenue of NT$596.01 billion ($19 million), a rise of 3.6%. …

Semiconductor Sales Improve

by Yvette Raikes

Global sales of semiconductors went up 2.6% MoM to $27.1 billion in July, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), but were down 2.8% YoY. It was the largest monthly rise since September 2015 …

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TSMC Updates its Forecast

by Yvette Raikes

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) forecast earlier this year that its annual revenue would grow between 5% and 10% from NT$843.5 billion ($27 billion) last year. The company now thinks that the increase will …

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Semiconductors Down 6% in Q2

by Tom Allen

Worldwide semiconductor sales totalled $79.1 billion in Q2’16, says the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA): a 1% QoQ rise but a 5.8% YoY fall. For June 2016, worldwide sales rose 1.1% MoM and declined 5.8% …

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Chips Fall on Soft Demand

by Tom Allen

Worldwide semiconductor sales value was $26 billion in May, says the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA): a 0.4% MoM increase but 7.7% YoY fall. Sales held steady compared to last month in all regions; China …

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IDC: Memory is Holding Back Chip Market

by Tom Allen

Worldwide semiconductor revenue will fall for the second consecutive year in 2016, to $324 billion: a 2.3% YoY decrease. The forecast comes from IDC, which also expects semiconductor revenues to log a CAGR of …

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Mediatek Only Rising Chip Firm

by Tom Allen

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) reported consolidated April revenues of NT$20.2 billion ($621 million) in April, down 14.1% MoM and 8.2% YoY. The firm has predicted an increase in its IC ATM (assembly test and …

Toshiba Launches Dual Picture Video Processor for High Resolution Automotive Panels

by Isaac Oburu

Toshiba Corporation’s Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced the launch of “TC90195XBG,” a new dual picture video processor for high resolution automotive displays. Mass production is scheduled to start in June 2016. As …

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Semiconductors Fall in 2015

by Tom Allen

The global semiconductor industry posted sales of $335.2 billion in 2015, says the Semiconductor Industry Association: a slight (0.2%) decrease YoY. 2014 was the industry’s highest-ever result. Global sales for December reached $27.6 billion, …

Cypress Releases Automotive MCU and Touch Controller

by Norbert Hildebrand

Cypress Semiconductor released a new 32 bit MCU for automotive applications. The processor uses 40nm design rules for the first time (until now Cypress used 55nm) allowing the firm to incorporate more flash on …

TSMC Expects to Outperform Chip Market

by Tom Allen

TSMC’s Co-CEO, Mark Liu, has said that he expects the company to post a 5%-10% YoY revenue increase in 2016, compared to 2% growth in the semiconductor market. Smartphones will continue to provide growth …

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Top Chip Vendors Beat Market Downturn

by Tom Allen

Semiconductor revenue totaled $333.7 billion in 2015, a 1.9% YoY decrease from $340.3 billion a year earlier. The top 25 vendors’ combined revenue rose 0.2% and accounted for 73.2% of total market revenue. The …