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Tuesday 4 August 2009
TSMC promoting OIP by combining EDA, IP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is making efforts to make its OIP (Open Innovation Platform) - a technology platform for integrated services from IC design to manufacturing...
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Equipment makers gearing up for customer expansion projects
With foundries, IC backend houses and panel makers revising upward their 2009 capex, Taiwan-based semiconductor and LCD equipment makers are gearing up for an expected uptick in orders...
Monday 3 August 2009
TSMC replaces PHS with customized 3G handsets offered by CHT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has begun replacing low-power PHS (personal handyphone system) handsets used by about 20,000 employees for internal communications...
Monday 3 August 2009
MediaTek meets SMIC for partnership, say sources
MediaTek chairman Tsai Ming-Kai has recently talked with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) CEO Richard Chang in Shanghai, China for future cooperation,...
Friday 31 July 2009
TSMC CEO says internal goal for green energy more aggressive
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has internally set a more ambitious goal for its freshly-established New Business Development Organization (NBDO), led by former...
Friday 31 July 2009
TSMC CEO claims improved 40nm yield, predicts better 3Q09
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has issued positive guidance for the third quarter of 2009, following its improved second-quarter earnings that underline the chip...
Thursday 30 July 2009
TSMC shipments more than double in 2Q09; ups capex for 2009
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) posted consolidated revenues of NT$74.21 billion for the second quarter, up 87.9% from NT$39.5 billion in the first. On an annual...
Tuesday 28 July 2009
ARM announces ultra low-power physical IP technology for next-generation MCU devices
ARM has announced the availability of ultra low-power physical IP libraries to drive the next generation of energy-efficient microcontroller unit (MCU) devices.
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Global Unichip SiP solution validated by TSMC
Global Unichip has announced that its SiP design solution has passed the validation process of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).
Monday 27 July 2009
TSMC 2Q09 results expected to beat guidance; affiliate VIS may turn profitable
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to report second-quarter 2009 results that are slightly better than its previous guidance, according to market watchers...
Friday 24 July 2009
KYEC revises capex plan for 2009 on demand for 12-inch wafers
King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) on July 23 announced its board of directors has approved plans to raise its capex budget to NT$1.6 billion (US$48.68 million) for 2009, a 60%...
Friday 24 July 2009
TSMC, UMC see good order visibility for networking, handset chips, sources say
Atheros, Realtek Semiconductor and Qualcomm have seen strong demand for networking and handset chips, driving order volumes at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and...
Wednesday 22 July 2009
China IC firms more eager to develop patent portfolios, says CSIA
China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) became the top recipient of wafer foundry patents approved by the China authorities in 2008, whereas Taiwan...
Wednesday 22 July 2009
TSMC unveils reference flow for 28nm
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has unveiled its Reference Flow 10.0 for the 28nm process technology, delivering innovations to enable system-in-package (SiP) des...
Wednesday 22 July 2009
TSMC intros interoperable PDK, unified EDA formats for advanced processes
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has launched an interoperable process design kit (iPDK) for use in 65nm analog/mixed-signal and RF designs. TSMC has also introduced...