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Monday 10 August 2009
Demand surges to recruit PV specialists
Head hunting companies have been looking for experts in photovoltaic (PV) systems and modules on behalf of large enterprises hoping to step into the field, according to industry so...
Friday 7 August 2009
IDT to go fabless, transfers chip production to TSMC
Integrated Device Technology (IDT) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on August 6 announced they have entered into an agreement to transfer product fabrication...
Thursday 6 August 2009
Wafer Works reportedly taps MEMS substrate market
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Wafer Works has recently begun supplying MEMS substrates in small volumes to IDM customers, such as STMicroelectronics, Freescale and Analog Devices...
Thursday 6 August 2009
TSMC board meeting likely to discuss solar energy acquisition plans
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is to hold a regular board meeting on August 10 during which its board of directors is likely to discuss plans to venture into solar...
Wednesday 5 August 2009
Specialty IC foundry VIS upbeat about 3Q09
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), which specializes in analog/mixed-signal and logic ICs, has estimated shipments for third-quarter 2009 are likely to increase 25% sequentially...
Tuesday 4 August 2009
TSMC promoting OIP by combining EDA, IP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is making efforts to make its OIP (Open Innovation Platform) - a technology platform for integrated services from IC design to manufacturing...
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Equipment makers gearing up for customer expansion projects
With foundries, IC backend houses and panel makers revising upward their 2009 capex, Taiwan-based semiconductor and LCD equipment makers are gearing up for an expected uptick in orders...
Monday 3 August 2009
TSMC replaces PHS with customized 3G handsets offered by CHT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has begun replacing low-power PHS (personal handyphone system) handsets used by about 20,000 employees for internal communications...
Monday 3 August 2009
MediaTek meets SMIC for partnership, say sources
MediaTek chairman Tsai Ming-Kai has recently talked with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) CEO Richard Chang in Shanghai, China for future cooperation,...
Friday 31 July 2009
TSMC CEO says internal goal for green energy more aggressive
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has internally set a more ambitious goal for its freshly-established New Business Development Organization (NBDO), led by former...
Friday 31 July 2009
TSMC CEO claims improved 40nm yield, predicts better 3Q09
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has issued positive guidance for the third quarter of 2009, following its improved second-quarter earnings that underline the chip...
Thursday 30 July 2009
TSMC shipments more than double in 2Q09; ups capex for 2009
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) posted consolidated revenues of NT$74.21 billion for the second quarter, up 87.9% from NT$39.5 billion in the first. On an annual...
Tuesday 28 July 2009
ARM announces ultra low-power physical IP technology for next-generation MCU devices
ARM has announced the availability of ultra low-power physical IP libraries to drive the next generation of energy-efficient microcontroller unit (MCU) devices.
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Global Unichip SiP solution validated by TSMC
Global Unichip has announced that its SiP design solution has passed the validation process of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).
Monday 27 July 2009
TSMC 2Q09 results expected to beat guidance; affiliate VIS may turn profitable
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to report second-quarter 2009 results that are slightly better than its previous guidance, according to market watchers...