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Monday 23 March 2009
Hermes Microvision lands e-beam equipment order from SMIC
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has placed orders for three e-beam inspection systems for 45nm and below production with Hermes Microvision (HMI), a subsidiary...
Monday 23 March 2009
TSMC resumes production as orders surge
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has returned to almost full production, buoyed by a surge in short lead time orders for handset chips, telecom products and graphics...
Thursday 19 March 2009
TSMC and UMC see rising orders for AMD GPUs for 2Q09, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have landed combined orders of 30,000 wafers (12-inch equivalent) for new AMD graphics...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
TSMC and SMIC compete for CMOS image sensor orders
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has recently snatched orders for CMOS image sensors (CIS) from a number of IC design houses including Israel-based Advasense and...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
Texas Instruments may resume orders
Texas Instruments (TI) may resume placing orders with its contract partners in Taiwan, including foundry service provider Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and packaging...
Tuesday 17 March 2009
Wi-Fi 802.11n chips in short supply, says paper
Networking IC designer Realtek Semiconductor has increased 802.11n chip orders to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) thanks...
Monday 16 March 2009
TSMC buys equipment from Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has recently announced the purchase of machinery equipment from Applied Materials Asia-Pacific and Tokyo Electron, totaling NT$1.02...
Friday 13 March 2009
TSMC and UMC to see 2Q09 orders grow by double-digits, utilization to rise
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are expected to receive a substantial number of new orders for the second quarter of...
Wednesday 11 March 2009
ASE maintains 1Q09 guidance, despite rising China demand
Wafer packaging and testing firm Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has not followed fellow industry players in revising its guidance for the first quarter of 2009 despite rising...
Tuesday 10 March 2009
TSMC and UMC utilization climbing on rush orders
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) both have seen utilization rates grow to 50-60% at some of their fabs, sources at the...
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Globalfoundries to vie for orders in Taiwan
Globalfoundries, a joint venture between AMD and the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC), is dispatching its CEO Doug Grose to visit potential customers in Taiwan soon,...
Tuesday 10 March 2009
TSMC raises guidance for 1Q09
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has raised its guidance for the first quarter of 2009, thanks to rush orders and demand from the China market. The leading foundry...
Monday 9 March 2009
TSMC and UMC revenues estimated to touch bottom in February
The world's two largest wafer foundries will likely record revenue drops in February, touching bottom for the year, according to market watchers. However, both should start feeling...
Wednesday 4 March 2009
Is Intel tie-up with TSMC smoke and mirrors to offload low-end manufacturing? asks The Information Network
On March 2, Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced they had reached an agreement to collaborate on technology platform, IP infrastructure, and system-on-chip...
Wednesday 4 March 2009
IC backend suppliers see sales rebound on resumed orders
IC substrate makers Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) and Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC), and packaging house Greatek Electronics are all seeing improved utilization rates thanks...