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Monday 27 July 2009
TSMC 2Q09 results expected to beat guidance; affiliate VIS may turn profitable
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to report second-quarter 2009 results that are slightly better than its previous guidance, according to market watchers...
Tuesday 21 July 2009
MagnaChip to complete restructuring by end-2009
MagnaChip Semiconductor, a South Korean-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for consumer applications, has claimed that it is carrying...
Tuesday 9 June 2009
UMC posts narrower on-year revenue drop in May
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has reported a narrower on-year revenue drop for May, as monthly performance continued improving.
Tuesday 5 May 2009
VIS expects to turn profitable in 2Q09
Taiwan's specialty IC foundry service provider Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) said Monday (May 4) that it stands a chance of swinging to a profit in the second quarter...
Thursday 16 April 2009
Wafer supply tightening amid high utilization rates at pure-play foundries
The supply of 8-inch wafers, particularly epi wafers, has become increasingly tight recently while utilization rates at the 8-inch fabs of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...
Friday 10 April 2009
VIS March revenues rise on orders transferred from TSMC
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported a 28% sequential revenue growth for March. Industry sources have speculated that the second-tier foundry has received additional...
Tuesday 31 March 2009
VIS utilization rising on driver IC demand
Taiwan's Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), a foundry affiliate of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), is expected to see its utilization rate at one of its...
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...