After two years of revenue declines, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is poised for a return to sales growth in 2010, and growth will continue through...

FPGA startup Achronix Semiconductor's recent announcement that Intel will make 22nm chips for it has sparked speculation that the chip giant is looking to share the higher end segment...

China-based foundry chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has said it has reached an agreement with the Wuhan municipal government to share the ownership...

Sales in the overall semiconductor market in 2011 will log 5% growth, and the foundry sector will see a larger 14% increase, according to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced net profits of NT$46.94 billion (US$1.47 billion) on consolidated revenues of NT$112.25 billion for the third quarter...

Xilinx has announced its 28nm 7 series FPGAs, which embrace 3D packaging technologies and through-silicon vias (TSV) for applications requiring high-transistor and logic density as...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has been competing to license advanced CIGS technology developed by Germany-based ZSW. The technology has produced a record energy...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have both said they will not increase contract manufacturing prices despite the strengthening...

Taiwan-based small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have to make industrial upgrades to hike the added value of their products and enhance their international competitiveness through...

Mong-Song Liang, a former senior director of the Logic Technology Platform Division at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), is likely to rejoin the former employer,...

Spreadtrum Communications is likely to boost its orders to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to about 80,000 wafers in the fourth quarter of 2010, up from 50,000 units...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to allocate US$1 billion on R&D spending in 2011, compared with the US$800 million budgeted for 2010, according to company...

In recent months, tech heavyweights Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) of Taiwan and South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries have gained entry to the copper indium gallium...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will complete phase one of its LED lighting development and production center at the end of 2010 and begin volume manufacturing in...

MIPS Technologies has joined the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Soft IP Alliance Program to speed customers' time-to-market, according to the IP...