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Wednesday 15 December 2010
TSMC takes strengthening NT dollar into consideration for 2011 quotes
With the NT dollar continuing to strengthen against the US dollar, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has taken currency fluctuations into consideration when negotiating...
Tuesday 14 December 2010
TSMC sees influx of orders from IDMs, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has seen its IDM clients increase orders since the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report...
Friday 10 December 2010
TSMC November sales down 4% on month
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw November 2010 sales decrease on month, joining fellow United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) which also experienced a sequential...
Wednesday 8 December 2010
Revenues of major Greater-China IC foundries to rise 9% in 2011, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Vanguard International...
Tuesday 7 December 2010
Altera to use TSMC low-power process for some 28nm FPGAs
Altera has announced that it will also utilize low-power process technology from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for its low-cost and midrange 28nm FPGA chips in...
Tuesday 7 December 2010
TSMC to fabricate more Qualcomm chips in 2011
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will likely allocate capacity of 1.8 million wafers for production of Qualcomm chips in 2011, compared to the 1.1 million units reserved...
Monday 6 December 2010
TSMC gearing up for 28nm production in 2011
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has been adjusting its 28nm equipment to a manufacturing readiness maturity level of over 90%, and will start volume production using...
Monday 6 December 2010
TSMC monthly 12-inch capacity to hike 37% in 2010, 30% in 2011, says chairman
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expanding its monthly 12-inch capacity to 240,000 wafers at the end of 2010, rising by 37% from a year earlier, and the capacity...
Friday 3 December 2010
Cleanroom constructor UIS seeing orders extend to June 2011, says paper
United Information Systems (UIS) has seen its backlog of cleanroom and equipment orders reach close to NT$8 billion (US$264 million), with visibility on orders clear through June...
Thursday 2 December 2010
TSMC 1Q11 sales to beat seasonal pattern, says chairman
Foundry market leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will likely see its sales for the first quarter of 2011 decrease by up to 5% sequentially, with a possibility...
Wednesday 1 December 2010
TSMC continues spending on equipment
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has issued filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) detailing 41 equipment purchases so far in the fourth quarter of 2010, with...
Tuesday 30 November 2010
TSMC to raise salaries in 2011, chairman says
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will raise its employees' base salaries in 2011 with the increase rate to be decided later after taking into account of the ratios...
Wednesday 24 November 2010
Cleanroom orders extend to 1H11
With the semiconductor industry continuing to expand capacity, orders for cleanrooms and production equipment have extended to 2011, and sales of related suppliers will see strong...
Monday 22 November 2010
Realtek reportedly ramping up orders at TSMC, UMC
IC design company Realtek Semiconductor has recently raised wafer starts at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), due to...
Tuesday 16 November 2010
TSMC obtains termination of ITC investigation into 37nm and smaller products
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced that it was able to secure a favorable resolution to an International Trade Commission (ITC) investigation for alleged...