Taiwan-based DRAM chipmaker Powerchip Technology is seeking a fresh extension on the repayment of loans totaling about NT$40 billion (US$1.31 billion) it currently holds, according...

Intel has recently notified its partners that the company will phase out 21 45nm processors to allow a smooth transition to the new Sandy Bridge processor.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) will pump at least US$2 billion into research and development annually in the future, aiming to develop "world-class"...

Affected by DRAM price drops, both Powerchip Technology and Rexchip Electronics saw their October 2010 revenues decline over 20% on month.

After two years of revenue declines, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is poised for a return to sales growth in 2010, and growth will continue through...

Powerchip Technology plans to allocate NT$16 billion (US$519 million) for its 2011 capex, down from the NT$20 billion it is expected to spend in 2010, the Chinese-language Economic...

Record growth in the first half of 2010 in the semiconductor photomask market has stopped, and begun nose-diving, according to The Information Network.

DRAM maker Powerchip Technology will be able to reduce its per-chip production costs by 25% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2010, as the company significantly ramps up chip...

Powerchip Technology has raised its 2010 capex to NT$17.488 billion (US$548 million), from an originally planned NT$12.7 billion, the Chinese-language Commercial Times has quoted...

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) CEO David Wang has denied that the company is close to receiving tens of millions of dollars from the China government's...

Macronix International has announced an equipment purchase worth 76.44 million euro (US$100.72 million) from ASML, which supplies lithography systems, via a company filing with the...

Rexchip Electronics has posted net profits of NT$9.09 billion (US$284.06 million), or an EPS of NT$3.09, for the first half of 2010, making it the most profitable among Taiwan's DRAM...

DRAM maker Powerchip Technology has announced an equipment purchase worth NT$1.53 billion (US$47 million) from ASML, which supplies lithography systems.

Rexchip Electronics, a joint venture between DRAM makers Elpida Memory and Powerchip Technology, reelected its board of directors at yesterday's shareholders meeting. Elpida and Powerchip...

ProMOS Technologies has announced the successful trial manufacturing of 1Gb DDR3 DRAM products, employing Elpida Memory's 63nm (65nm-XS, Super-shrink) technology, at its 12-inch wafer...