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Foundry Market Bulletin_20240318

2024/03/18

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An observation on TSMC’s 3nm orders for 2024 indicates that Apple remains as the largest client in capacity digestion at more than 70% (550-600K wafers for the entire year)...

TSMC Held over 60% Foundry Market Share in 4Q23 with Orders Related to AI and iPhones and Drove 7.9% QoQ Growth in Top 10 Foundries’ Total Revenue

2024/03/05

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Global market intelligence firm TrendForce reports that smartphone brands continued to stock up on components in 4Q23. Hence, major foundries received related orders...

Foundry Market Bulletin_20240304

2024/03/04

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Samsung Foundry, despite obtainment of seasonal stocking orders for smartphones in 4Q23, saw an approximate QoQ drop of 1.9% in revenue by slightly falling to...

TSMC’s Kumamoto Fab (JASM) Will Open on February 24th and Play a Vital Role in Shaping the Development of Japanese Semiconductor Industry for the Next Decade

2024/02/23

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According to the Semiconductor Research Department of the global market intelligence firm TrendForce, TSMC’s Kumamoto fab (JASM) is set to officially open on February 24th...

1Q24 Foundry Datasheet

2024/02/23

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The industry’s latest market revenue updates, capacity utilization rates, and technological developments. Including the world’s major regions (China, US, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, etc.) and leading wafer manufacturers (including, but not limited to: TSMC, UMC, Samsung and SMIC etc.). Also provides you major foundry client’s wafer input in advanced technology process.

Foundry Market Bulletin_20240219

2024/02/19

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TSMC generated a QoQ growth of 14% in revenue during 4Q23, arriving at US$19.7 billion...

Intel and UMC Join Forces to Enter the Market for FinFET Wafer Foundry Services, Thus Deepening US-Taiwan Collaborations in Semiconductors

2024/01/25

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The Semiconductor Research Department of the global market intelligence firm TrendForce reports that Intel and UMC officially announced their cooperation agreement on January 25th...

Foundry Market Bulletin_20240122

2024/01/22

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In terms of capacity changes for 2024, Samsung Foundry is focusing on advanced nodes of 5nm and below for expansions this year, which are however constrained due to...

Foundry Market Bulletin_20240108

2024/01/08

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An observation on the changes to TSMC’s capacity utilization for 7/6nm nodes indicates that the transition of mainstream smartphone APs and HPC chips to 5/4nm has left the former with merely partial 4G and mid-to-low 5G smartphone APs...

Due to Strong Earthquake in Japan’s Noto Region of Ishikawa Prefecture on New Year’s Day

2024/01/02

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Global market intelligence firm TrendForce reports that a series of earthquakes with an intensity scale of 5 or higher struck the Noto region of Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture...