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Monday 12 April 2010
TSMC, UMC likely to see 2Q10 revenues grow 10-20%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are expected to report 10-20% sequential revenue growth for the second quarter of 2010,...
Friday 9 April 2010
TSMC sees 1Q10 revenues beat guidance
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw consolidated revenues through March 2010 amount to NT$92.19 billion (US$3 million), higher than the NT$89-91 billion projected...
Thursday 8 April 2010
TSMC delivers interoperable EDA formats for advanced process technologies
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has made available several unified and interoperable electronic design automation (EDA) technology files for its 65nm, 40nm and 28nm...
Tuesday 30 March 2010
Taiwan Mask denies rumor of acquisition by TSMC
Photomask supplier Taiwan Mask Corporation (TMC) has denied local media reports indicating that it will be acquired by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for NT$15...
Tuesday 30 March 2010
TSMC, UMC set to raise prices, say sources
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to raise its prices by 2-6%, whereas United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is also mulling a 1-2% price hike, according...
Tuesday 30 March 2010
TSMC announces bid for approval to take SMIC stake
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on March 29 announced it has formally filed an application with the Taiwan government to take up a stake in China-based Semiconductor...
Monday 29 March 2010
Analog IC design firms positive about TSMC investment in LED industry
Taiwan-based analog IC design houses are positive about the entrance into the LED industry by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), indicating that the cooperation between...
Monday 29 March 2010
GMT 1Q10 revenues expected to grow over 10% on quarter
Analog IC designer Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT)'s March revenues are likely to grow 15% sequentially to NT$400 million (US$12.57 million), thanks to increased supply from Taiwan...
Thursday 25 March 2010
TSMC breaks ground on fab for LED lighting business
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) today held a groundbreaking ceremony for its LED lighting R&D center and fab in the Hsinchu Science Park, setting an important...
Thursday 25 March 2010
UMC says soon to apply for acquisition of China-based Hejian
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has said the application to acquire a major stake in China-based Hejian Technology will soon be submitted to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic...
Tuesday 23 March 2010
Taiwan players may get green light for 12-inch fabs in China by 2012, says TSMC chairman
Taiwan-based semiconductor companies may be allowed to operate 12-inch fabs in China within two years, according to Morris Chang, chairman and CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Monday 22 March 2010
Nvidia initial batch of GeForce GTX 400 series to have fewer cores than expected
Nvidia's initial batch of GeForce GTX 480/470-based graphics cards will have fewer cores than the originally expected 512 due to low 40nm yield at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Monday 22 March 2010
12-inch wafer prices to rise 10-20% in 2Q10
Foundry chipmakers including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have been informed by their upstream suppliers that average...
Friday 19 March 2010
UMC plans more hiring
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) plans to seek a total of 2,400 new recruits, including 1,000 engineers for its 12-inch wafer fab located at the Southern Taiwan Science Park...
Friday 19 March 2010
Chip foundries and backend firms see order visibility extend to June
Most Taiwan-based pure-play foundries and backend packaging and testing houses have seen order visibility extend to June, buoyed by strong demand from communications and graphics...