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Tuesday 2 December 2008
TSMC downgrades 4Q sales forecast by 8-9%, but no layoffs planned
Amid a global economic downturn that has lead to declining semiconductor sales, leading global pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced that...
Monday 1 December 2008
TSMC MEMS deployment on schedule despite economic downturn
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is said to be further enhancing the company's development of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) business, with new equipment...
Friday 28 November 2008
TSMC and UMC to carry out cost-reduction plans, report says
Today's Chinese-language cnYES.com cited Xinhua Finance (XFN)-ASIA as reporting that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation...
Thursday 27 November 2008
eMemory enters volume production for 0.13-micron OTP memory
Intellectual property (IP) solutions provider eMemory Technology has announced that the company's Neobit one-time-programmable (OTP) memory, co-developed with Taiwan Semiconductor...
Wednesday 26 November 2008
TSMC to ship Altera 40nm FPGAs by year-end
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will start shipping 40nm FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays) to its key customer Altera by the end of this year, kicking off the...
Tuesday 25 November 2008
Taiwan IP vendor Andes expands product portfolio
Andes Technology, a Taiwan-based processor core IP vendor, has recently expanded its product portfolio by introducing 32-bit microcontroller units (MCUs) that deliver up to 660MHz...
Monday 24 November 2008
Commentary: ARM-Socle alliance stirs up rivalry among foundries
ARM's license agreement with Socle Technology, a IC design service subsidiary of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, has heated up the competition in the foundry...
Friday 21 November 2008
Socle's alliance with ARM to shake up SoC industry
ARM and Socle Technology, a subsidiary of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, have released details of their cooperation plans which will see Socle gain licenses...
Thursday 20 November 2008
Taiwan IC production value down 6.5% in 2008, research suggests
The Taiwan semiconductor industry will see its IC design, packaging and testing sectors all slide in production value in 2008, with the packaging and testing segments experiencing...
Thursday 20 November 2008
InvenSense seeks partnerships with Taiwan foundry service providers
InvenSense, a provider of motion sensing solutions for mobile applications, is looking for partnerships with Taiwan-based foundry service providers, according to company CEO Steve...
Tuesday 18 November 2008
TSMC reportedly invests in Accton subsidiary, eyeing SiP-module market
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reportedly invested in Taiwan-based Aiconn, a subsidiary of network-equipment maker Accton Technology, via the foundry's venture...
Tuesday 18 November 2008
TSMC urges equipment and material suppliers to push for 18-inch wafer migration
The transition to 18-inch wafer production may be interrupted by the current economic woes, but it is a necessary step the semiconductor industry has to take in order to increase...
Tuesday 18 November 2008
TSMC ramps volume production of 40nm process
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced volume production of the foundry segment's only 40nm semiconductor manufacturing process with the successful ramp...
Monday 17 November 2008
TSMC has no layoff plans despite difficult times
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has no layoff plans despite the global economic woes, according to company CEO Rick Tsai. He made the remarks on the sideline of...
Monday 17 November 2008
US house pricing key to economic recovery, says TSMC chairman
Morris Chang, chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), remarked at a conference held by the Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce (CNAIC) on...