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Friday 27 June 2008
TSMC refutes claims that direct flights to China will lead to cutbacks in expat salaries
Amid the upcoming introduction of direct flights between China and Taiwan in July, speculation about Taiwan IT companies adjusting salary packages for expatriates working in China...
Wednesday 18 June 2008
TSMC in talks to manufacture CPUs for VIA, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) recently held discussions with VIA Technologies over the mass production of the company's upcoming dual-core and 45nm Nano (Isaiah)...
Wednesday 18 June 2008
TSMC and Spreadtrum developing 65nm handset chips
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is working with Spreadtrum Communications, one of China's leading wireless baseband chipset providers, to develop 65nm handset chips,...
Tuesday 17 June 2008
TSMC draws more MEMS foundry business despite high quotes
Despite foundry quotes for micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) production at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) being much higher than other MEMS-specialized foundries,...
Monday 16 June 2008
TSMC Chang positive about 18-inch wafer migration
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chairman Morris Chang is positive about the migration to 18-inch wafer production, saying that TSMC is doing broad scale development...
Friday 6 June 2008
Chartered said to be taking major stake in Socle
Chartered Semiconductor has plans to take a major stake in Taiwan-based Socle, an IC design service company that provides system-on-chip (SoC) platform solutions and services, according...
Monday 2 June 2008
Nvidia to announce ARM-based handheld device platform
Nvidia is planning to announce its ARM-based handheld device platform Tegra on June 2, targeting Intel's Atom-based platforms as its main competitor, according to sources from industry...
Friday 30 May 2008
UMC considering increases in OEM quotes
Facing increasing pressure from oil pricing, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is considering the possibility of increasing its wafer manufacturing quotes, according to sources...
Wednesday 28 May 2008
TSMC seeing more IDMs seeking MEMS foundry services
Having been in the micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) market for several years, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) said the foundry's MEMS production on traditional...