Leading wafer foundry TSMC yesterday. (14), corporate presentation, presided over by the chairman morris chang personally. Although TSMC think season 1 client covering inventory requirements are still very cautious, but Mr Chang, said first quarter operating conditions has been better than expected, revenue reduction rate has been compared with the previous quarter to low season, TSMC in 14/16 this year nanometers fin type field-effect transistors (FinFET) market share will regain the leading position, high 10 nanometers can be had from the start of next year, share, and won't be a loser.

By said method can more comments, TSMC listed open higher (ADR) in the United States last night, up more than 3%.

TSMC capital spending this year is expected to reach $90 ~ 10 billion, 11 ~ 23% increase from last year, except for capacity expansion of 10 nanometers, also will speed up seven nanometers and 5 nanometers development speed. TSMC executive together mark liu pointed out that the research and development, as expected, seven nanometers will mass production in the first half of 2018, 5 nanometers in r&d for 1 year, is expected in the production of seven nanometers two years later, that is, in the first half of 2020.

Therefore, TSMC process to 5 nanometers from generation to generation, and the technology gap between rival samsung will open, will catch up with Intel, advanced manufacturing processes in the semiconductor market as an equal with Intel.

Last year, TSMC 16 nano production schedule lag behind South Korea's samsung, apple A9 series processor therefore failed to qualify for all OEM orders, even a new generation qualcomm Snapdragon 820 orders are samsung mobile phone chip. However, TSMC sprinting to 16 nanoscale orders this year, is expected to regain the lead.

TSMC executive together Wei Zhe said 16 nano last season 3 postpartum, quickly pull litre capacity, will be launched this year 16 nanoscale FFC process for low cost more low order smartphone chip OEM orders. TSMC is expected in the 14/16 nanometers wafer foundry market share, will be made by 50% last year, up to more than 70% this year.

Chang pointed out that TSMC 16 nanometers will get ahead of this year, next year 10 nanometers postpartum, the start can be scored high in the market share of city, occupies the leading position in the global market, and won't be a loser.

In fact, in the first three months of TSMC has started taking customers 10 nanochips design finalized (tape - out), the fourth quarter of this year will go into mass production. Industry insiders believe that by TSMC 10 nanometers production progress, has greatly reduce the distance with Intel, and ahead of samsung at least half a year, next year is likely to become the global market in 10 nanometers (nm) is the first giant.