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Friday 13 March 2009
Second-tier foundry VIS lifts guidance for 1Q09
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), an affiliate of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has revised its first-quarter guidance thanks to rush orders, according...
Tuesday 10 March 2009
TSMC and UMC utilization climbing on rush orders
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) both have seen utilization rates grow to 50-60% at some of their fabs, sources at the...
Wednesday 11 February 2009
Wafer foundry VIS sees weak January sales
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) had a weak January in line with an overall downturn for the foundry sector where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United...
Monday 2 February 2009
Wafer foundry VIS posts revenue and shipment drops for 4Q08
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has posted unaudited revenues of NT$2.68 billion (US$79.4 million) for the fourth quarter of 2008, down 38% sequentially and 39% on year...
Wednesday 7 January 2009
Wafer foundries expected to see 20-30% revenue drops in December
Taiwan-based foundry service providers may each suffer a revenue drop of 20-30% sequentially in December, as a result of the gloomy economic climate, market watchers indicate.
Monday 5 January 2009
VIS chair involved in Rebar scandal says his hands are clean
Lin Chuan, chairman of Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), has been accused of a cover up in efforts to shelter Great Chinese Bills Finance from alleged involvement in the...
Tuesday 30 December 2008
TSMC and UMC expected to see investment losses in 4Q
In addition to having deal with a sluggish semiconductor market, Taiwan foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will...
Tuesday 9 December 2008
UMC downgrades 4Q forecast
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) announced today on a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) that the foundry has revised downward its fourth quarter 2008 guidance...
Monday 8 December 2008
VIS revises guidance, estimates 4Q08 losses
In line with TSMC's recent guidance cut, Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has announced revised financial estimates for fourth quarter 2008 as a result of falling wafer...
Wednesday 3 December 2008
Foundries face heavy market capitalization erosion after TSMC guidance cut
The continuing global economic woes have hit the Taiwan foundry industry badly. With leading foundry player Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) having downgraded its...
Tuesday 11 November 2008
TSMC reports better-than-expected October sales, but large drop expected through rest of year
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported October consolidated sales at NT$29.5 billion (US$898.53 million), up 0.6% sequentially. However, the company expects fourth-quarter...
Monday 10 November 2008
VIS sees revenues decline in October
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported revenues of NT$1.24 billion (US$37.8 million) for October, a decline of 7.6% from the previous month and 15.4% from a year...
Monday 3 November 2008
VIS to cut capex by 50% next year
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has announced it will cut 2008 capex from NT$6 billion (US$182.54 million) to NT$5 billion and estimates a further 50% reduction in its...
Friday 31 October 2008
VIS reports NT$4.3 billion 3Q sales and NT$0.19 EPS
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) today announced third-quarter sales of NT$4.3 billion (US$131.7 million), and the company generated net income of around NT$326 million,...
Friday 12 September 2008
VIS also taps into MEMS production
Already being a foundry partner of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on CMOS process manufacturing, Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is said to have also...
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