Highlights of the day: TSMC sees robust demand for 5nm course of
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In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, many companies within the IT world have revised their enterprise outlook for first-quarter 2020. But TSMC nonetheless sees vital demand for its foundry providers, reportedly seeing its upcoming 5nm capability absolutely e-book by shoppers. Its main handset chip shoppers, corresponding to MediaTek, are all gearing up shipments for 5G functions. The handset market continues to be clearly transitioning to 5G, however general handset shipments in China plunged in February, due to the epidemic.
TSMC to kick off 5nm chip manufacturing in April: TSMC is ready to kick off quantity manufacturing of chips constructed utilizing 5nm course of expertise in April, and has already seen the method capability absolutely booked by shoppers, in line with trade sources.
MediaTek ramping up 5G chip shipments regardless of outbreak: MediaTek has began ramping up its 5G chip shipments, driving up its revenues for the primary two months of 2020 by 25.11% on yr to achieve NT$30.43 billion (US$1.01 billion), with the gross sales efficiency significantly better than anticipated regardless of the coronavirus outbreak, in line with trade sources.
China handset shipments fall over 50% in February: Handset shipments within the China market fell 56% on yr to six.384 million models in February 2020, because the coronavirus outbreak halved demand for cellular gadgets, in line with knowledge compiled by China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT).
