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Wednesday 30 June 2010
TSMC reiterates role as passive investor of SMIC
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will not be involved with the operation of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), and has no plans to raise...
Tuesday 29 June 2010
TSMC receives Taiwan government approval to take SMIC stake
An application of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to take up a stake in China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has been approved...
Monday 28 June 2010
Etron reportedly strikes deal with ProMOS for high-density SDRAM
Specialty DRAM design house Etron Technology has reached an agreement with ProMOS Technologies for production of 256Mb DDR2 memory using 72nm process technology, according to industry...
Friday 25 June 2010
Nanya 8-inch fab running at full capacity
Nanya Technology's 8-inch fab is currently running at full capacity, buoyed by growing contract orders, according to the DRAM chipmaker. The company also estimated its bit shipment...
Tuesday 18 May 2010
SMIC reportedly sells solar cell business
Foundry chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has quietly sold its solar cell business, which was introduced in 2006, to Solarfun Power, a China-based...
Wednesday 12 May 2010
SMIC 1Q10 revenues beat guidance, but still in the red
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's top foundry service provider, has announced revenues for the first quarter of 2010 grew 5.6% sequentially to...
Tuesday 27 April 2010
SMIC sees wider loss in 2009
China-based foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has reported net losses of US$963.54 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared with losses...
Tuesday 20 April 2010
UMC, SMIC see growing sales from 65nm, says paper
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company (SMIC) have both seen sales from their 65nm process grow, according to a Chinese-language...
Wednesday 31 March 2010
SDRAM prices surge on rising demand
In addition to the tight market for commodity DRAM chips, supply of specialty DRAM (SDRAM) parts is also falling short of demand, according to industry sources. Prices for 512Mbit...
Tuesday 30 March 2010
TSMC announces bid for approval to take SMIC stake
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on March 29 announced it has formally filed an application with the Taiwan government to take up a stake in China-based Semiconductor...
Thursday 25 March 2010
UMC says soon to apply for acquisition of China-based Hejian
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has said the application to acquire a major stake in China-based Hejian Technology will soon be submitted to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic...
Tuesday 16 March 2010
NAND flash controller designers concerned about tight foundry capacity
NAND flash controller design houses have seen tight capacity at their foundry partners including United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International...
Wednesday 10 March 2010
SMIC to cut 10% of employees
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company (SMIC), China's top foundry chipmaker, plans to downsize 10% of its workforce in a move to accelerate its progress towards profitability,...
Thursday 11 February 2010
SMIC to raise 2010 capex, eyes return to profitability
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company (SMIC), China's top foundry chipmaker, has set a capex budget of US$330 million for 2010 compared to US$189.6 million last year....
Thursday 11 February 2010
Taiwan government allows wafer foundries to take shares of rival companies in China
The Taiwan government has further eased its rules governing cross-strait investments by allowing Taiwan-based wafer foundries to acquire or make equity investment in China-based foundries...