Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has scheduled a ramp up of monthly capacity at its 300mm (12-inch) wafer fab (Fab 14) located in southern Taiwan at the Tainan Science...

MediaTek plans to leap to 45nm processing for 3G chips in the first quarter of 2010 despite that volume production of 65nm WCDMA chips is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced progress towards building its green supply chain to support the Taiwan government's carbon emission reduction policy,...

When recently asked if Altera ruled out the possibility of partnering with more foundries in the future for low-cost chip production, Ying Chen, country manager, Altera Taiwan reiterated...

Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang will travel to Taiwan in the second half of October to meet with its motherboard and graphics card partners. Huang is also expected to hold talks with Taiwan...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is reportedly looking to acquire LED makers Philips Lumileds or Toyoda Gosei for key LED patents to enter the LED market, according...

VisEra Technologies, a subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has announced a new high-power LED packaging technology based on 8-inch silicon wafer, which...

MEMS accelerometer (g-sensor) supplier Kionix will not rule out the possibility of outsourcing the production of ASIC chips to capable foundry chipmakers, according to vice president...

Seven foundry chipmakers have jointly submitted a letter to China's municipal governments requesting the further extension of a temporary tax exemption policy, according to a various...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to process more 12-inch wafers on 45/40nm processes in the fourth quarter of 2009, with monthly output to ramp up by...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw revenues drop 4.6% sequentially to NT$28.89 billion (US$884 million) in August 2009, making an end to its run of on-month increases...

The acquisition of Singapore-based Chartered Semiconductor by Globalfoundries over the Labor Day weekend has catapulted the company into the number-two position among pure-play foundries...

Morris Chang might have been surprised to learn that Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing will be sold to Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) for a high price of US$3.9...

Executives of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have recently paid several visits to E-Ton Solar Tech to evaluate the possibility of making an equity investment in...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will place orders to MEMS equipment makers soon for capacity expansion in order to win more MEMS OEM orders in 2010, according to...