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Thursday 17 March 2011
TSMC reiterates 2011 sales growth target
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) target of 20% growth in 2011 sales remains unchanged, chairman and CEO Morris Chang said on March 16. TSMC expects no material...
Monday 14 March 2011
TSMC reportedly to found new PV company with LCY, Motech and GET as possible partners
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reportedly will establish a new solar photovoltaic venture and is looking to bring in LCY Chemical's polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si)...
Monday 14 March 2011
Foundries brace for impact of wafer shortage
With the impact of Japan's massive earthquake disrupting production at silicon wafer supplier Shin-Etsu Handotai (SEH), major pure-play foundry chipmakers Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Thursday 10 March 2011
TSMC reiterates sales guidance for 1Q11
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reaffirmed its sales guidance for the first quarter of 2011. The claim follows Vanguard International Semiconductor's (VIS) recent...
Tuesday 8 March 2011
TSMC sales target for 2011 unchanged, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reiterated that its target of 20% growth in 2011 sales, and earnings-before-tax growth of 20% on a long-term basis remain unchanged,...
Monday 7 March 2011
Only 10 participants in 300mm wafer capacity space, says IC Insights
Semiconductor industry capital spending is becoming more concentrated, with a greater percentage of spending coming from a shrinking number of companies, according to IC Insights...
Wednesday 2 March 2011
AMD contracts TSMC to make Hudson chipset, says paper
AMD has contracted Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to manufacture its Hudson-series chipsets, which support the new Brazos platform, according to a Chinese-language...
Friday 25 February 2011
Nvidia to unveil dual-GPU GeForce GTX 590 in mid-March
Nvidia is expected to unveil its dual-GPU GeForce GTX 590 graphics card in mid-March 2011 at the earliest and AMD will release its Radeon HD 6990 a month later. Competition between...
Thursday 24 February 2011
Emerging markets to drive China foundries' growth: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Nobunaga Chai
China's foundries may not be able to compete head-to-head against the industry's global top-three players in the most advanced process technologies, but their opportunities lie elsewhere...
Thursday 24 February 2011
TSMC has no overcapacity concerns, says chairman
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) only builds capacity to meet the needs of its customers, and the company's advanced processing technology also encourages it to ramp...
Tuesday 22 February 2011
TSMC outputs 5,000 wafers on 28nm a month in 1Q11, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has processed more 12-inch wafers on 28nm processes in the first quarter of 2011, with monthly output ramping up to 5,000 units on...
Tuesday 22 February 2011
AMD expanding chip orders to TSMC, says paper
AMD has recently expanded its 40nm chip orders to foundry house Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and is hoping to secure all new capacity from TSMC's 12-inch fab,...
Friday 18 February 2011
TSMC to ramp capacity at Fab 14, hire new staff
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is currently equipping 12-inch tools at its Fab 14, Phase 4 facility located at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP). Designed...
Thursday 17 February 2011
TSMC, NTU develop first 40nm 3D TV chip
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced a collaboration with National Taiwan University (NTU) to develop what the foundry claims is the world's first 3D TV...
Thursday 17 February 2011
TSMC to move in equipment for CIGS plant in 2Q11
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on February 16 reported that equipment move-in for its copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin film plant will begin in the second...