Global Unichip Successfully Tapes Out 16nm TCAM Compiler
Global Unichip Corp. (GUC) successfully taped its newest high speed TCAM compiler, specifically designed for high speed networking applications, that targets TSMC's 16FFC process technology. The company also said that it will conduct a similar tape out to TSMC's 7-nanometer process in March, 2018...
Cypress Achieves Aerospace-Grade QML Certification for its 65nm and 40nm SRAM Devices at UMC
Cypress Semiconductor and United Microelectronics Corporation today announced that Cypress’ 65nm and 40nm technology platforms are the industry’s first to achieve Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) certification for their advance product flows...
Korean Quake on Nov. 15 Doesn't Influence Panel Industry Much, Says TrendForce
At 2:29 p.m. on November 15 of South Korea's local time (1:29 p.m. of Taiwan's local time), a 5.5-magnitude shock struck Korea's east coast. The epic center is located at 9 kilometers north to Pohang City, North Gyeongsang Province...
Taiwan IC Revenue Totaled NT$642.8 billion, 12.3% Growth on-Quarter
According to the TSIA’s survey, Q3 2017 Taiwan IC revenue as a whole (including design, manufacturing, packaging and testing) totaled NT$642.8 billion(US$21.2B), 12.3% growth on-quarter and down 2.5% on-year. Separately, NT$165...
Faraday Unveils M1+ Library with Enhanced Routability on UMC 28HPC Process
HSINCHU, Taiwan - Faraday Technology Corporation today introduced its M1+ standard cell library on UMC 28HPC process. Library routability is always a major concern for back-end layout engineers at advanced process technologies...
0.7% YoY Growth beyond Expectation for 2017 Notebook Shipments, TrendForce Reports
Market research firm TrendForce reports that the global notebook shipments for this third quarter registered a remarkable quarterly increase of 6.8% and a year-on-year increase of 0.9%, reaching 42.69 million units. The overall performance of notebook shipments brought by peak season exceeded the previous expectations...