Semiconductor equipment makers have expressed concerns over huge capex cuts at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Chartered...

The ASP of 12-inch silicon wafers has slid by 20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2009, in line with utilization drops at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and...

Altera has announced two new 40nm FPGA products, the Stratix IV GT and Arria II GX, with integrated transceivers broadening the company's portfolio of transceiver FPGA and ASIC sol...

Following rumors speculating that Xilinx is likely to start cooperating with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for its next-generation 32nm FPGA (field-programmable...

Xilinx is said to have included Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) among its potential foundry partners for 32nm FPGA (field-programmable gate array) manufacturing,...

China-based foundry Founder Microelectronics International (FMIC), a member of the Founder Group, has recently visited a number of Taiwan IC design companies aiming to secure MEMS...

China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom have begun their deployment of 3G networks and expect to begin operations before June. The China government forecasts to see 50 million...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) currently has no plan to undertake capital reduction, the company has said in a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE).

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is evaluating the possibility of reducing its capital in an attempt to advance ROE (return on equity) for its shareholders and improve...

In line with concerns over a weak first-quarter 2009, Rick Tsai, CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has expressed pessimism in that the global semiconductor...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) forecasts its first-quarter consolidated sales at only NT$32-35 billion (US$0.95-1.04 billion), representing a 45.8-50.4% sequential...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is looking to downsize about 1,000 jobs, or 5% of its workforce, in 2009, according to industry sources. The planned layoffs are...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is facing a tough time maintaining its monthly revenues above the NT$10 billion (US$298 million) mark for January 2009, as the foundry's...

ProMOS Technologies has decided to sell its 12-inch foundry equipment in the Central Taiwan Science Park for NT$580 million (US$17.39 million), and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...

Taiwan MEMS foundries have come up with an idea of turning themselves into so-called "foundry IP companies" that can be differentiated from the MEMS business operated by...