UMC has formed a partnership with HyperLight, a spin out from Harvard University’s Laboratory for Nanoscale Optics, to mass produce thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) chiplets before the end of this year. TFLN is an optical interconnect material which enables faster data transmission and better power efficiency while generating less heat than silicon photonics. While silicon photonics is more mainstream with ...
The Nikkei is carrying an interesting piece about how TSMC, UMC and ASE are diversifying their supply chains locally. “For a small company, entering the chipmaking materials business is as risky as robbing a bank: you either succeed or you don’t survive,” says Chan Wen-Hsiunh, chairman of Advanced Echem Materials, which survived the process, “failure likely means the collapse of ...
Infineon and UMC have announced a long-term strategic cooperation agreement to multiply capacity for the production of Infineon automotive MCUs. The MCUs integrate Infineon’s proprietary eNVM technology and will be manufactured at UMC’s Singapore fab on its 40nm process. “UMC’s shipments of automotive products have tripled since 2019, and we expect this strong momentum to continue as demand for automotive ...
Unless Presidents Trump and Xi come up with a trade deal, UMC’s DRAM co-development project with China’s Fujian Jin Hua looks like being wound up. UMC has told around 140 engineers out of 300 working on the project that they will be assigned to other projects, reports the Nikkei. The $5.6 billion Fujian Jin Hua project was to have been ...
In Q2, UMC plans to apply to the Taiwan government for permission to instal a 28nm process at its Xiamen, mainland China jv fab, reports Digitimes. The Xiamen fab is a three-way jv between UMC, Xiamen Municipal Government and Fujian Electronics and Information Group. It currently uses a 40nm process. Under Taiwan law, UMC is not allowed to instal its latest ...
The semiconductor industry is beginning to accept that Q2 will be a good quarter. ST sees a possible 5.5% revenue increase in Q2 and UMC has forecast a 5% increase. According to Digitimes UMC sees utilisation riding to 87/89% in Q2 from 82% in Q1, and ASPs rise 1-2%. “Looking into second-quarter 2016, new product launches in wireless devices will ...
Q3, traditionally the industry’s strongest quarter, will not be a good quarter for the Big Three Taiwanese foundries, reports Digitimes Research. The combined revenues of TSMC, UMC and VIS (Vanguard International Semiconductor) will be 0.8% down q-o-q and 3.7% down y-o-y. Q3 revenues are expected to be $8.03 billion compared to Q2’s $8.09 billion and the $8.33 billion of Q3 ...
UMC is to put $1.35bn over five years to build a fab in Xiamen, China in a joint venture with the Xiamen Municipal People’s Government and FuJian Electronics & Information Group.
TSMC has 84% of the total ≤28nm pure-play foundry market this year with $10.3bn in ≤28nm sales, says IC Insights.
TSMC’s August sales were $2.3 billion up from July’s $2.1 billion and up 25.8% on August 2013.
