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Friday 8 October 2010
TSMC 3Q10 sales top estimate, UMC meets guidance
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$112.25 billion (US$3.64 billion) for the third quarter of 2010, which exceeded its guidance...
Thursday 7 October 2010
Stion may set up CIGS PV panel factory in Taiwan, TSMC to be affected, say Taiwan makers
California-based thin-film PV panel maker Stion, while licensing CIGS technology to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), may set up a CIGS factory in Taiwan, which is...
Wednesday 6 October 2010
Nvidia president denies shift of orders for Tegra from TSMC to Globalfoundries
During an exclusive press conference for Taiwan media, Nvidia president and CEO Huang Jen-hsun has denied rumors that Nvidia may shift foundry orders for its Tegra processors from...
Wednesday 6 October 2010
TSMC and UMC to post opposite results in capacity utilization in 4Q10
With decreasing orders from Taiwan-based IC design houses, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will likely see mixed results...
Wednesday 6 October 2010
TSMC expands IP Alliance to include Soft IP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has expanded its IP Alliance to incorporate a soft IP program that will improve soft IP readiness for advanced technology...
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...
Thursday 30 September 2010
TSMC to post another sales record in September, but drops in the months ahead
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to report another sales record for September 2010, which will mark its eighth straight month of sequential growth, according...
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Chip equipment makers conservative over 2011 business outlook
Most semiconductor equipment makers are conservative about the business outlook for 2011 as wafer foundry houses have not yet set capex budgets for the coming year after they substantially...
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 to budget US$6 billion in capex for 2011, says paper
Despite an anticipated slowdown in chip market growth, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is still expected to boost its capex for 2011 to US$6 billion, according to...
Thursday 23 September 2010
Nvidia to adopt 20nm process from TSMC for upcoming GPUs
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang at the company-hosted GTC 2010 event, said that it will announce its new GPU designs, Kepler at the end of 2011 and Maxwell in 2013 using 28nm and 22nm process...
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 21 September 2010
Pessimism eases on TSMC 4Q10 expectations
Market watchers now expect Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to see its consolidated revenues drop by 4-5% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2010, better than...
Tuesday 21 September 2010
TSMC to adopt solar equipment from Taiwan suppliers
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to adopt automation systems from Taiwan-based equipment suppliers for producing CIGS thin-film solar cells, according to Rick...
Friday 17 September 2010
TSMC to benefit most from IDM outsourcing, says Digitimes Research
With its lead in advanced process capacity, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to be the largest beneficiary of increased outsourcing by IDMs, Nobunaga...