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Thursday 29 July 2010
TSMC posts record 2Q10 profits
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw net profits hit an all-time high at NT$40.28 billion (US$1.27) in the second quarter of 2010, according to financial data released...
Tuesday 27 July 2010
DRAM supply to outgrow demand in 4Q10, says Digitimes Research
Global DRAM supply will outgrow demand by about 3% in the last quarter of 2010 as major chipmakers ramp up their capacity using more advanced processes, according to Digitimes Rese...
Friday 23 July 2010
SMIC and Virage Logic extend partnership to 40nm
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has revealed that its cooperation with Virage Logic now extends to 40nm low-leakage (LL) process technology. SMIC in May...
Tuesday 20 July 2010
Orders for AMD Fusion to buoy TSMC revenues in 2H10, says paper
Orders for AMD's Ontario chips, which will be the first Fusion APU the vendor brings to market, are expected to play a key contributor for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's...
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...
Wednesday 7 July 2010
Powerchip claims efforts to develop NAND flash business
Powerchip Technology has reiterated its efforts to expand the company's NAND flash business, while maintaining DRAM as a focus. Company chairman Frank Huang revealed recently that...
Tuesday 29 June 2010
Samsung develops 32GB load-reduced DIMM for servers
Samsung Electronics has developed what it claims is the industry's first 32GB load-reduced, dual-inline memory module (LRDIMM) for server applications, according to the company. Mass...
Wednesday 9 June 2010
IMEC extends Europractice IC service with TSMC 40nm offering
Interuniversity Microelectronics Center (IMEC) has announced the extension of its Europractice IC service with the offering of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC's)...
Tuesday 1 June 2010
Globalfoundries reveals urgent push for 40/45nm process capacity expansion
Globalfoundries has announced plans to add nearly 110,000-square feet of clean room space at its 12-inch Fab 1 in Dresden, with the first output from the new facility expected in...
Friday 21 May 2010
UMC gearing up capacity ramp at Fab 12A
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) inaugurated new factory buildings (Phase 3 and Phase 4) at its 12-inch Fab 12A located at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) on May...
Friday 14 May 2010
Elpida develops 2Gb DDR mobile RAM using 40nm
Elpida Memory has developed a 2-gigabit (2Gb) DDR mobile RAM using a 40nm process, according to the company. The new mobile RAM has a chip size of less than 50-square millimeter,...
Thursday 13 May 2010
AMD said to use bulk 40nm at TSMC for Fusion chips
AMD reportedly plans to outsource wafer starts for its Fusion CPUs with integrated graphics to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) using bulk 40nm process technology,...
Thursday 6 May 2010
UMC to unveil new facilities at Fab 12A ahead of schedule
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has revealed it will hold a ceremony to officially kick off operations of the phase-three and phase-four production facilities at its 12-inch...
Thursday 29 April 2010
UMC gearing up for advanced chips
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) looks to grow sales of chips from 65nm and more advanced technologies, according to UMC CEO Shih-Wei Sun speaking at the company's quarterly...
Wednesday 28 April 2010
TSMC 2Q10 revenues to top NT$100 billion; revises market outlook
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has provided positive guidance for the second quarter of 2010, and upwardly revised its forecast for 2010 global semiconductor and...