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Thursday 17 December 2009
Former HP CEO resigns from TSMC board
Carly Fiorina has resigned from her post as an independent director of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) board, as the former Hewlett-Packard CEO plans to run...
Wednesday 16 December 2009
Taiwan government lab seeking alliance with local semiconductor makers for 15nm development
The National Nano Device Laboratories (NDL) in Taiwan plans to forge an R&D alliance of the country's major semiconductor makers focusing on the development of 15nm chip components,...
Tuesday 15 December 2009
TSMC unveils BCD process for integrated LED drivers
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced modular BCD ( (bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) process technologies targeting high-voltage integrated LED driver devices.
Tuesday 15 December 2009
TSMC to raise orders to testing partners, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to no longer add new capacity for wafer testing, and increase its outsourcing to backend partners Ardentec and STATS ChipPAC...
Tuesday 15 December 2009
Wafer testing house Ardentec expects growth for 4Q09
Wafer testing house Ardentec has estimated its fourth-quarter revenues will defy seasonal patterns to record a sequential growth, with order visibility already stretching to February...
Monday 14 December 2009
Growth in chip equipment market accelerating, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor equipment spending is forecast to end the year with a 42.6% decline in 2009, but the market is now in the midst of a very strong growth spurt, according to...
Thursday 10 December 2009
Motech to raise additional capital of up to more than NT$6.5 billion; TSMC main investor
Motech Industries, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, on December 9 announced that it will raise an additional capital of up to NT$6.616 billion (US$204.8 million)...
Thursday 10 December 2009
TSMC continues monthly rise in revenues
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw revenues grow on year for the second straight month in November 2009, but still posted an annual decrease for the first 11 months...
Thursday 10 December 2009
Motech a springboard for TSMC to tap China solar market
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC's) recently announced investment in Motech Industries is an important milestone for which comes less than six months after the foundry...
Wednesday 9 December 2009
TSMC and Motech partner on solar
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Motech Industries have jointly announced the signing of a share subscription agreement, under which TSMC will subscribe through...
Tuesday 8 December 2009
TSMC and UMC to see slow 1Q10 on seasonal downturn
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are expected to see their wafer starts and revenues drop sequentially in the first...
Friday 4 December 2009
TSMC executives visiting Motech plant in Kunshan
Executives of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) are currently visiting Motech (Suzhou) Renewable Energy, a China-based subsidiary of Taiwan-based crystalline silicon...
Friday 4 December 2009
TSMC ties up with BYD Auto for production of automotive grade ICs
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reportedly teamed up with China-based BYD Auto for contract production of automotive-grade ICs, according to industry sources...
Thursday 3 December 2009
TSMC seeking green business in China, says company executive
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which has set up a new business group to target energy-saving markets such as LED and solar, is seeking opportunities to cooperate...
Wednesday 2 December 2009
No plans to add new foundry partner, says AMD
In response to a question about whether AMD is considering adding a foundry partner – due to current capacity perhaps not being able to support recovering market demand in the...