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Wednesday 18 November 2009
MediaTek and Spreadtrum raise wafer starts at foundries for 4Q09
MediaTek has placed more wafer starts at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) for the fourth quarter of 2009, buoyed by...
Tuesday 17 November 2009
TSMC denies reports it plans to place Rick Tsai on SMIC board
Taiwan market sources have indicated that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is planning to appoint Rick Tsai, who leads TSMC's New Business Development Organization...
Friday 13 November 2009
TSMC access to SMIC shares depends on government approval, says Chang
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will accept the shares offered by Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) in line with the two companies' lawsuit settlement...
Wednesday 11 November 2009
TSMC board approves US$2.5 billion for 12-inch capacity expansion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced its board of directors on November 10 approved a budget of around US$2.24 billion to expand advanced technology capacity...
Wednesday 11 November 2009
TSMC to receive US$200 million and shares from SMIC
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) have revealed the terms of a settlement for their trade secrets lawsuit, with...
Tuesday 10 November 2009
TSMC October revenues up 4%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced net sales of NT$29.18 billion (US$902 million) for October, an increase of 4.1% over the previous month. The growth...
Tuesday 10 November 2009
SMIC appoints new CEO after Richard Chang resignation
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced that its CEO Richard Chang has resigned to pursue other personal interests.
Monday 9 November 2009
Nvidia Fermi push-back to 2010 not expected to impact sales, say sources
Nvidia's decision to push back the launch of its next-generation flagship GT300 (Fermi) GPU to the first quarter of fiscal 2011 (January 26-April 26, 2010) is unlikely to affect the...
Friday 6 November 2009
TSMC clarifies reports on SMIC lawsuit
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has filed a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) responding to the verdict recently granted in its favor against Semiconductor...
Thursday 5 November 2009
Infineon, TSMC extend collaboration to 65nm
Infineon Technologies and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on November 5 announced that their development and production partnership has been extended to a 65nm embedded...
Thursday 5 November 2009
AMD GPU shortage causing PC vendors to delay products to 1Q10
Tight supply of AMD GPUs has caused several PC vendors to delay their mass shipment schedules by about two months to the first quarter of 2010, according to sources at the companie...
Thursday 5 November 2009
TSMC to demand US$1 billion compensation from SMIC
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will pursue compensation of up to US$1 billion from Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) following a ruling...
Friday 30 October 2009
TSMC 40nm yield issues resurface, CEO promises fix by year-end
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has revealed it recently run into issues with its 40nm process technology impacting yields. Company chairman and CEO Morris Chang...
Friday 30 October 2009
TSMC targets 10% EPS CAGR over 2011-15, says chairman
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) stands a chance of hitting record revenues and profits in 2010, when demand will rebound stronger than expected, according to company...
Thursday 29 October 2009
TSMC 3Q09 profits almost flat; sees more sales from 45/40nm
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced net income of NT$30.55 billion (US$939 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$89.94 billion for the third quarter...