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Friday 10 August 2012
TSMC July sales up 12%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$48.53 billion (US$1.62 billion) for July 2012, up 11.7% on month and 37% on year.
Friday 10 August 2012
Motech not to be affected by TSMC releasing shares, says chairman
Simon Tsuo, chairman of solar cell Motech, has said that it is understandable that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is considering releasing its holdings in Motech...
Friday 10 August 2012
TSMC 40nm supply tightens on growing demand from MediaTek
Demand for MediaTek's smartphone chips, which are mainly supplied to China-based clients, has been growing causing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 40nm foundry...
Wednesday 8 August 2012
TSMC to change Motech investments from strategic to financial, says company chairman
Morris Chang, chairman and CEO of TSMC, noted that the firm will focus on developing thin-film solar products. TSMC is one of the shareholders of solar cell maker Motech. Chang added...
Monday 6 August 2012
Foundries shine in IC ranking, says IC Insights
Market research firm IC Insights has updated its list of the world's top 20 semiconductor suppliers by revenue in the first half of 2012. Three pure-play foundries - included in the...
Monday 6 August 2012
TSMC joins Intel to play part of ASML co-investment program
TSMC on August 5 announced that the firm has joined ASML's customer co-investment program, aimed at accelerating the development and industrialization of key next-generation semiconductor...
Tuesday 24 July 2012
ARM, TSMC team up to deliver ARM cores on FinFET transistors
TSMC and ARM have announced a multi-year agreement extending their collaboration beyond 20nm technology to deliver ARM processors on FinFET transistors, enabling the fabless industry...
Friday 20 July 2012
TSMC says still considering ASML proposal
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is still evaluating the proposal from ASML for joint development of new technologies, and no decision has been made yet, according...
Thursday 19 July 2012
TSMC expects 6-8% sales rise in 3Q12, but dips ahead
TSMC has announced brisk results for the second quarter of 2012, which met the high end of its guidance. The foundry chipmaker expects to post another sequential growth, but at a...
Friday 13 July 2012
Globalfoundries to fab 28nm chips for Qualcomm, says paper
Qualcomm has contracted Globalfoundries' Dresden fab to manufacture 28nm chips, the Chinese-language Commercial Times cited unnamed equipment makers as saying in a recent...
Thursday 12 July 2012
TSMC touting next-generation 20nm process in the US
TSMC's sales representatives and its design service team, as well as a group of technical support staff from its IC design subsidiary Global Unichip, have been stationed in the US...
Thursday 12 July 2012
Marketech to post revenues of almost NT$11 billion for 2012
Automation equipment specialist Marketech International has posted revenues of NT$5.72 billion (US$190.76 million) for the first six months of 2012, down 30.1% on year. Despite the...
Wednesday 11 July 2012
TSMC to see decreased utilization in 3Q12, say IC designers
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see the utilization rate of its foundry capacity drop in the third quarter, as some IC design houses may cut back...
Wednesday 11 July 2012
TSMC evaluating ASML investment proposal
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has confirmed that it has received an investment proposal from ASML Holding for joint development of advanced chipmaking technology,...
Tuesday 10 July 2012
TSMC posts growth in 2Q12 sales
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) amounted to NT$128.06 billion (US$4.3 billion) in the second quarter of 2012, showing growth of 21.4% sequentially...