TSMC: The Semiconductor Industry Faces Three Major Challenges
TAIPEI, Taiwan- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Director of Mobile Communications, John Wei, yesterday at a press conference for the inauguration of SEMICON Taiwan 2014 stated that the next phase of development for the global semiconductor industry will focus on three major tasks: ultra-low power consumption, sensors, and packaging technology...
Data Center Infrastructure ODMs Are a Key Threat to Data Center OEMs' Direct Business
The traditional server ODM model is changing by directly targeting hyperscale data centers and enterprises. Gartner Inc. forecasts that sales of servers by ODMs directly to customers will account for 16 percent of global x86 server shipments by 2018, amounting to $4...
Worldwide Phablet Shipments to Surpass Portable PCs in 2014 and Tablets by 2015
According to a new forecast from the IDC, worldwide phablet shipments (smartphones with screen sizes from 5.5 to less than 7 inches) will reach 175 million units worldwide in 2014, passing the 170 million portable PCs expected to ship during the same period...
TSMC Adopts Cadence Solutions for 16nm FinFET Library Characterization
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that TSMC has adopted Cadence solutions for 16nm FinFET library characterization. Developed in collaboration between Cadence and TSMC, the library characterization tool setting is available to TSMC customers for download on TSMC-Online...
Less Than NT$ 8,000, ZenWatch is on the go
TAIPEI, Taiwan - IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) is already being counted down, ASUS unveild its ZenWatch at an international press conference that is priced at around NT $ 7,960 a bit higher than expected ASUS told reporters that 4G LTE ZenFone will hit Europe market in...
Terry Tsao: Three Suggestions for Taiwan Semiconductor Business
TAIPEI, Taiwan — SEMICON Taiwan 2014 is expected to be the largest ever in its 19-year history, featuring 1,340 booths and reaching over 40,000 attendees, which proves again that Taiwan still plays an important role in global semiconductor business, no matter those in the lead like Japan, Korea, and America, or emerging power China, they all hope to cooperate with Taiwanese semiconductor firms...