MEMS market boom coming
China and TaiwanIC foundries gearing up
IC foundries based in China and Taiwan are all gearing up for a huge growth in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices.
Semiconductor makers brace for lay-offs
Fings ain't what they used to be
Semiconductor companies are planning a round of lay-offs in the Far East as sales start to dry up.
UMC slows 28nm expansion
Not worth it yet
UMC is slowing down its move to 28nm production capacity due to a less-optimistic outlook for demand in the second half of 2015.
UMC expects wafer shipments fall
Predicted slump
United Microelectronics (UMC) expects to post an up to 5 per cent decrease in wafer shipments for the third quarter of 2015.
UMC plans speeding up 18nm process development
Will allow Chinese 28nm products
UMC is considering a plan to speed up a shift to the 18nm process at its fabs in Taiwan.
Wafer shipments will remain flat
UMC waiting 28 nm process sales to grow
Foundry chipmaker United Microelectronics has warned that its wafer shipments and ASPs to stay flat while sales generated from 28nm process technology grow.
UMC scoops up 28nm SoC orders from TSMC
Qualcomm and MediaTek take the plunge
Last week it emerged that TSMC may be losing some 28nm orders to other foundries, and now it appears that UMC is snatching its business.
UMC to jack up its prices
Chips are down prices are up
Taiwan concerned about possible Korean conflict
We need our chips Kim Jong-un
Globalfoundries eyes $4bn revenue in 2011
Hopes to outpace UMC