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Thursday 12 August 2010
Graphics card vendors to start selling new generation GPUs from AMD in November
Graphics card vendors are expected to start selling AMD's next-generation GPU (Southern Islands) in November with AMD to officially announce the series in October, according to sources...
Wednesday 11 August 2010
TSMC board OKs budget for expansion; allocates US$319.6 million for new business
The board of directors of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved plans to spend US$2.6 billion to expand capacity, including US$369 million for construction...
Tuesday 10 August 2010
TSMC reports slight on-month growth for July sales
Revenues for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) stayed high in July 2010, but grew at a slower pace on both sequential and on-year bases.
Tuesday 10 August 2010
TSMC responds to recent staff suicide
A Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) employee committed suicide by jumping off a building Saturday evening (August 7) due to stress at work, according to local Chinese-language...
Friday 6 August 2010
Chip inventories cast shadow on TSMC and UMC 4Q10 sales
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) may see their revenues decline 12% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2010, according...
Friday 30 July 2010
TSMC boosts capex, more upbeat about 2010 chip growth
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has revised upward its capex target for 2010 to US$5.9 billion, emerging as the world's second-largest semiconductor industry capital...
Thursday 29 July 2010
TSMC posts record 2Q10 profits
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw net profits hit an all-time high at NT$40.28 billion (US$1.27) in the second quarter of 2010, according to financial data released...
Friday 23 July 2010
GPM lands solar equipment order from TSMC, says paper
Taiwan-based Gallant Precision Machining (GPM) has reportedly secured NT$3 billion (US$93 million) worth of orders for equipment used to produce CIGS thin-film solar cells from Taiwan...
Wednesday 21 July 2010
ARM and TSMC ink long-term strategic deal
ARM and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have jointly announced a long-term agreement that provides TSMC with access to a broad range of ARM processors and enables...
Tuesday 20 July 2010
Orders for AMD Fusion to buoy TSMC revenues in 2H10, says paper
Orders for AMD's Ontario chips, which will be the first Fusion APU the vendor brings to market, are expected to play a key contributor for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's...
Monday 19 July 2010
Cleanroom constructor UIS lands large order from TSMC, says paper
United Information Systems (UIS), a major Taiwan-based cleanroom constructor, has secured about NT$2 billion (US$62 million) worth of orders from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Monday 19 July 2010
Commentary: Capacity utilization rates at foundry houses likely to fall in 4Q10
While most Taiwan-based wafer foundry houses will be still running at full capacity in the third quarter, some industry watchers are skeptical about the prospects of the foundry industry...
Monday 19 July 2010
TSMC to boost Shanghai 8-inch fab capacity
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has revealed plans to expand production capacity at its Songjiang 8-inch fab in Shanghai (Fab 10) by two-thirds, to cater to strong...
Friday 16 July 2010
TSMC begins construction on Gigafab in central Taiwan
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has held a groundbreaking ceremony at Taichung's Central Taiwan Science Park for Fab 15, TSMC's third 12-inch (300mm) Gigafab, an...
Thursday 15 July 2010
Singapore-based foundry SSMC announces US$30 million expansion project
Singapore-based foundry Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Company (SSMC) - a joint venture of NXP Semiconductor and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) - has announced...