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Friday 17 September 2010
TSMC aims to be top-5 PV module maker within five years
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) aims to become one of the world's top-five solar cell makers within the next five years, said Rick Tsai, president of the company's...
Thursday 16 September 2010
TSMC looks to 40% revenue and profit growth in 2010, says CEO
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects its 2010 consolidated revenues to grow by 40% from 2009, and is aiming for another 10% rise in 2011, according to company...
Monday 13 September 2010
SEMI Taiwan sets up committee to promote local sourcing of semiconductor equipment
SEMI Taiwan has formed a committee to promote the purchase of locally-made equipment and machinery by Taiwan-based semiconductor companies, especially wafer foundries. However, the...
Friday 10 September 2010
TSMC posts flat revenues in August
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$37.39 billion (US$1.2 billion) for August 2010, about flat from the July level of NT$37.22...
Friday 10 September 2010
TSMC likely to post single-digit drop in 4Q10 revenues
With orders from China ahead of the nation's long holiday picking up recently, market watchers now expect Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to post a single-digit...
Wednesday 8 September 2010
Taiwan DRAM makers hampered by immersion scanner shortage
With a shortage on ASML's NXT:1950i, some Taiwan-based DRAM manufacturers will not receive shipments of the equipment for another 12 months, which is hampering their transition beyond...
Monday 30 August 2010
TSMC to break ground for solar fab in September
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to break ground for the construction of a new fab at the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) to produce thin-film solar PV modules,...
Friday 20 August 2010
AMD to use Globalfoundries for 28nm GPUs, says paper
A Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report has cited unnamed market sources indicating that AMD has selected Globalfoundries' 28nm process for its next generation...
Thursday 19 August 2010
Orders from China and Japan trigger growth for TSMC, UMC
With more IDMs in Japan going fabless, and development of China's IC design industry rising toward maturity, industry watchers expect both Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...
Wednesday 18 August 2010
Cleanroom constructor UIS seeing order backlog swell, says paper
United Information Systems (UIS) has seen its backlog of orders reach NT$6 billion (US$188 million), which will be fulfilled by the first quarter of 2011, according to a Chinese-language...
Thursday 12 August 2010
Graphics card vendors to start selling new generation GPUs from AMD in November
Graphics card vendors are expected to start selling AMD's next-generation GPU (Southern Islands) in November with AMD to officially announce the series in October, according to sources...
Wednesday 11 August 2010
TSMC board OKs budget for expansion; allocates US$319.6 million for new business
The board of directors of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved plans to spend US$2.6 billion to expand capacity, including US$369 million for construction...
Tuesday 10 August 2010
TSMC reports slight on-month growth for July sales
Revenues for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) stayed high in July 2010, but grew at a slower pace on both sequential and on-year bases.
Tuesday 10 August 2010
TSMC responds to recent staff suicide
A Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) employee committed suicide by jumping off a building Saturday evening (August 7) due to stress at work, according to local Chinese-language...
Friday 6 August 2010
Chip inventories cast shadow on TSMC and UMC 4Q10 sales
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) may see their revenues decline 12% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2010, according...