Mapper Lithography and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have signed an agreement, according to which Mapper will ship its first 300mm multiple-electron-beam maskless...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) recently landed orders for wafer-level chip-scale packaging (WL-CSP) from Bluetooth chip maker CSR, according to market sources.

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is expected to complete its first-phase installation of MEMS production equipment in October, two months ahead of market expectations, according...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reached a settlement agreement with UniRAM Technology to settle a dispute regarding trade secrets alleged by UniRAM, according...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced that it plans to deliver its 28nm process as a full node technology offering the option of both high-k metal gate...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is scheduled to sponsor a green architecture forum in October 2008 with a theme on how a wafer foundry can reduce its pollution to...

Analog Devices (ADI) is planning to outsource turnkey manufacturing to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), facilitating TSMC's future development of MEMS business,...

A number of investment banks, including Friedman Billings Ramsey (FBR), HSBC and Merrill Lynch, have issued a conservative guidance over the prospects for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...

Chris Lumb CEO of Canada-based MEMS foundry Micralyne is in Taiwan to seek partnerships with local foundries. He said he would not name potential candidates, saying he plans to contact...

An industry-wide trend among wafer foundries is showing a slow down in recruitment, with some companies even looking to lay off staff.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has said that it holds a small amount of bonds issued by ill-fated Lehman Brothers and financially-troubled AIG Group and that losses...

KC Shih, vice chairman and CEO of Global Unichip, has announced that the company's third-quarter sales will be up from the second quarter, meeting its earlier expectations of progressive...

Dalsa Semiconductor is seeking a foundry partner for its micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device production. Among all major foundries that have MEMS deployment in Taiwan, Taiwan...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), and other foundries are slowing their 12-inch fab expansion, showing no signs of active...

A decade-long deployment in semiconductor equipment is bearing fruits, as Hermes Microvision and Advanced Ion Beam Technology (AIBT), the two affiliates of Hermes Epitek, have secured...