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Wednesday 14 July 2010
TSMC to break ground for new 12-inch fab on July 16
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will break ground soon for the construction of Fab 15 at the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP), according to an invitation to the...
Tuesday 13 July 2010
Foundry quotes for mature processes rise 10-15%, says paper
Taiwan-based analog IC designers including Richtek Technology, Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT), Anpec Technology and Leadtrend Technology are willing to accept higher quotes in...
Monday 12 July 2010
TSMC to hire 3,000 employees in 2H10
To accommodate expansion in its LED and thin-film PV businesses, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced that it will hire 3,000 more positions in the second...
Friday 9 July 2010
TSMC 2Q10 revenues top guidance
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw consolidated revenues amount to about NT$104.96 billion (US$3.27 billion) in the second quarter of 2010, higher than its target...
Thursday 1 July 2010
AMD may see tight chip supply from TSMC in 2H10
AMD's chip supply from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) may face shortages in the second half as Nvidia has already placed a large amount of orders to TSMC in March...
Thursday 1 July 2010
Industry leaders to gather at summit to discuss next-generation SoC design
The SoC Summit, the conference series detailing next generation SoC design methodologies, will be held in Taipei, Taiwan on July 27. Leading off the program is Alex Shubat, president...
Wednesday 30 June 2010
TSMC announces automotive-qualified 0.25-micron OTP IP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced that its 0.25-micron one-time programmable (OTP) IP now meets Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) standard AEC-Q100...
Wednesday 30 June 2010
TSMC reiterates role as passive investor of SMIC
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will not be involved with the operation of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), and has no plans to raise...
Tuesday 29 June 2010
TSMC receives Taiwan government approval to take SMIC stake
An application of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to take up a stake in China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has been approved...
Friday 25 June 2010
TSMC, UMC expected to revise 2010 capex, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are expected to announce plans to upwardly adjust their capex budgets for 2010 at their...
Friday 25 June 2010
TSMC 2010 capex may exceed planned US$4.8 billion, says chairman
Capex spending has been gaining momentum at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) recently, and total spending may surpass the company's budget of US$4.8 billion projected...
Friday 25 June 2010
US university sues TSMC, Samsung over patent
STC.UNM (STC), the technology-transfer arm of the University of New Mexico (UNM), is charging Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Samsung Electronics with patent...
Friday 25 June 2010
TSMC to take delivery of EUV lithography system in 2011, says R&D head
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will take delivery of its first extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography system from ASML in 2011 paving the way for the company to...
Thursday 24 June 2010
Freescale announces new 32-bit MCUs, fabricated by Globalfoundries
Freescale Semiconductor has announced new microcontroller (MCU) products - the Kinetis family of 32-bit devices - based on the ARM Cortex-M4 processor. The new MCUs are manufactured...
Thursday 24 June 2010
TSMC and UMC see orders increase for 3Q10
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have seen some major clients, including Qualcomm, Integrated Memory Logic (iML), Microsoft...