TAIWAN’S TSMC TO INVEST $100 BILLION TO EXPAND ITS MANUFACTURING CAPACITY

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• Taiwan’s TSMC to invest $100 billion to expand its manufacturing capacity.
• Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. mostly uses processor chips made by TSMC.
• The chip maker’s revenue was 18% higher in January-February per...

SOUTH KOREAN CHIPMAKERS WITNESS BUSY SEASONS AMIDST US SANCTIONS ON SMIC

• South Korea's chipmakers couldn’t be a happier lot as they stand to gain the maximum from the United States' export restrictions against China's leading foundry firm, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), analysts here said Saturday.
• Th...

KOREAN SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET HIT HARDEST AMIDST US-CHINA TECH WAR

With the latest US sanctions on China’s Huawei taking effect Tuesday, South Korea has accelerated monitoring the impact of the ban on chip sales to the Chinese company.

According to data by Korea International Trade Association, China was the largest market f...

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS HITS PAYDIRT WITH CHIP-FABRICATION BIZ

• Samsung Electronics is poised to witness manifold growth in its foundry business in the second half of the financial year as recounted by analysts, with rising expectations for generating orders from Intel Corp.
• In its second-quarter revenue growth proclamation, the world's...

SAMSUNG TO BE DETHRONED BY TSMC IN QUEST FOR MARKET LEADERSHIP

• US-based Intel remains established as the numero uno in the global semiconductor market in terms of sales and operating profit in the first half of 2020.
• South Korea’s No.1 chipmaker Samsung Electronics seems to be trailing behind its Taiwanese rival TSMC.