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Thursday 20 December 2012
UMC approved to raise stake in Hejian
United Microelectronics (UMC) is allowed to raise its stake in China-based Hejian Technology after having its equity deal with Hejian's holding company approved by Taiwan's investment...
Tuesday 21 February 2012
IC companies shutter 49 fabs from 2009-2011, says IC Insights
Data compiled by IC Insights reveals that 49 semiconductor wafer fabs were closed between 2009 and 2011.
Monday 2 January 2012
UMC launches specialized 0.11-micron aluminum process
United Microelectronics (UMC) has launched a specialized 0.11-micron aluminum process manufactured at its 8-inch fabs. The A+ platform consists of a blend of technology offerings,...
Monday 3 October 2011
ProMOS completes sale of 8-inch fab in China
ProMOS Technologies has announced that the company completed its sale of an 8-inch wafer fab in Chongqing, China for CNY100 million (US$15.7 million).
Tuesday 27 September 2011
Foundries offer discount for IC designers
Pure-play wafer foundries in Taiwan and China reportedly have offered special discounts to their fabless IC clients, due to particularly low utilization rates that are likely to persist...
Monday 22 August 2011
eMemory, Maxchip work on consumer ICs built using 0.18-micron OTP process
Taiwan-based eMemory Technology, a provider of IP for logic embedded non-volatile memory (NVM), has announced that it is working with 8-inch foundry Maxchip Electronics to provide...
Tuesday 24 May 2011
ProMOS sells China subsidiary with 8-inch fab
Taiwan-based DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies on May 23 announced the sale of ProMOS (Chongqing) Technologies, its wholly owned subsidiary semiconductor maker located in Xiyoung Micro-electronics...
Wednesday 18 May 2011
ProMOS to liquidate China fab
Taiwan's ProMOS Technologies has decided to sell off a 100%-owned subsidiary in Chongqing, western China, which has an 8-inch fab, in order to raise funds to finance its existing...
Tuesday 29 March 2011
TSMC to start second phase of China fab construction, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will soon break ground for the second phase construction of its 8-inch wafer plant in Songjiang, Shanghai (China), according to a...
Friday 28 January 2011
Driver IC production at 8-inch, 0.13-micron process sees tight capacity
LCD driver IC production which is mostly undertaken by 8-inch, 0.13-micron high-voltage process at foundries at present is experiencing tight capacity, but the situation is unlikely...
Thursday 18 November 2010
UMC shares drop after reports of acquisition setback
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) saw its shares decline 1.3% to NT$14.70 (US$0.48) on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) during morning trading today (November 18), after a...
Thursday 30 September 2010
TSMC approved to produce on 0.13-micron in China
An application by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to fabricate on 0.13-micron technology at its Songjiang 8-inch fab in Shanghai was approved by the Investment Commission...
Friday 24 September 2010
TSMC spends almost US$1.7 billion so far in 3Q10
For the third quarter of 2010, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has so far disclosed to the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) 47 items of spending on production equipment...
Thursday 23 September 2010
TSMC expanding China 8-inch fab capacity, says company exec
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is ramping up the monthly capacity at its Songjiang 8-inch fab in Shanghai to 50,000 wafers by the end of 2010 compared to the current...
Tuesday 24 August 2010
Lead time at 8-inch fabs drops to less than two weeks
Lead times at foundries are shrinking, with 8-inch manufacturing falling to less than two weeks compared to over 10 weeks earlier in 2010, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC...