TSMC profits drop in 2008

Newswatch - Apr 22, 10:42

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced that consolidated revenues on a US GAAP basis were NT$334.34 billion (US$9.9 billion) for 2008, with an earnings per...

Semiconductor equipment makers wary of 450mm development, says The Information Network

Apr 21, 10:01

The planned transition to 450mm diameter silicon wafers for semiconductor production will be disastrous for the equipment industry, The Information Network said.

IM Flash likely to beat Hynix in 2009 ranking, says DRAMeXchange

Apr 20, 16:00

IM Flash Technologies, a joint venture between Intel and Micron Technology, may overtake Hynix Semiconductor and become the third-largest NAND flash supplier worldwide in 2009, according...

Integrated handheld solutions driving demand for wafer-level packaging, says ASE

Apr 13, 16:00

Handheld devices incorporating functionality such as Bluetooth, FM radio, GPS and Wi-Fi have become the market driver for wafer-level packaging (WLP), Taiwan's Advanced Semiconductor...

TSMC and PSC deny equipment purchase rumors

Apr 1, 10:59

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) have dismissed recent rumors that the DRAM maker intends to sell its equipment to the...

TSMC resumes production as orders surge

Mar 23, 15:50

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...

ProMOS responds to production halt rumors

Stockwatch - Mar 20, 17:13

ProMOS Technologies has responded to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report which claimed the DRAM maker intends to halt production at its 12-inch fabs in Hsinchu,...

FlipChip announces 300mm strategic partnership with SMIC

Mar 18, 09:36

FlipChip International (FCI), which specializes in flip-chip bumping and wafer level packaging, has recently announced a partnership alliance with Semiconductor Manufacturing International...

Lenovo adopts Nvidia Ion platform for over-10-inch netbooks, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 18, 17:16

Lenovo plans to launch 11.6-inch and 12.1-inch netbooks combining Intel's Atom processor and Nvidia's Ion platform in the second quarter of this year, according to a Chinese-language...

Lenovo to launch 12-inch Atom netbook

Feb 16, 11:58

Lenovo reportedly plans to launch an Atom N280-based IdeaPad S20 netbook featuring a 12-inch panel. The specification would break Intel's restrictions for netbook products that state...

Silicon wafer ASPs fall 20% in 1Q09, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 9, 16:32

The ASP of 12-inch silicon wafers has slid by 20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2009, in line with utilization drops at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and...

TSMC to buy ProMOS 12-inch equipment

Jan 16, 01:15

ProMOS Technologies has decided to sell its 12-inch foundry equipment in the Central Taiwan Science Park for NT$580 million (US$17.39 million), and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...

DRAM maker ProMOS denies suspension of 12-inch fab in HSP

Newswatch - Dec 5, 15:22

Taiwan-based DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies has denied a media report stating that the company's 8- and 12-inch fabs in the Hsinchu SciencePark (HSP) have been forced to suspend operations...

TSMC urges equipment and material suppliers to push for 18-inch wafer migration

Nov 18, 11:53

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...

Asustek said to be planning 12-inch ZX series notebook launch by the end of this year

Nov 4, 01:10

Notebook component players indicated that Asustek is planning to introduce a 12-inch ultra-thin notebook that has a similar industrial design to the recently launched high-end Eee...

Nanya Technology to reduce 8-inch fab output; delays 12-inch fab expansion

Oct 17, 15:05

Taiwan DRAM maker Nanya Technology will reportedly reduce output at its 8-inch fab by turning down orders that generate low profits, according to sources close to the company. Expansion...

Formosa Sumco switching to 500kg 12-inch silicon ingot production

Oct 1, 01:25

Formosa Sumco Technology has reported success in producing its first 500kg 12-inch silicon ingot, which will significantly raise the company's production efficiency and cut product...

SMIC and Wuhan city government to kick off operations of 12-inch fab on September 22

Sep 19, 15:21

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Wuhan city government (Hubei province, China) will jointly kick off official operation of the 12-inch wafer fab built...

TSMC, UMC slowing down 12-inch fab expansion

Sep 10, 01:15

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

Relaxed restrictions welcomed in Taiwan, but indifference remains about actually building 12-inch wafer fabs in China

Aug 5, 01:10

Leading pure-play foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), as well as DRAM maker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation...

Taiwan likely to allow 12-inch fab investment in China in September

Jul 30, 12:13

Taiwan semiconductor players that wish to establish 12-inch wafer fab in China are expected to hear good news in September. Taiwan president Ma Ying-Jeou reasserted that the relaxation...

TSMC 12-inch expansion on track; 40nm introduction to lead peers

Newswatch - Jul 28, 11:37

During a ceremony for its fourth-phase 12-inch fab (P4) construction in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) CEO Rick Tsai was cited by a Chinese-language...

Taiwan president MaYing-Jeou says loosening restriction over 12-inch wafer fab investment in China reasonable and necessary

Jul 11, 10:41

Taiwan President MaYing-Jeou reiterated that loosening restrictions on wafer fab investment in China is reasonable and necessary, citing the state-of-the-art wafer fab that Intel...

Elpida and Numonyx sign foundry deal for NOR flash production at 12-inch fab

Jul 10, 12:14

Elpida Memory and Numonyx, the NOR flash joint venture (JV) of Intel and STMicroelectronics, announced they have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to enter into a foundry agreement...

Taiwan government likely to further lift ban on semiconductor production in China

Newswatch - Jun 27, 10:05

Government officials were cited by a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report in saying that the Taiwan government is likely to lift the ban on local Taiwan semiconductor...

Winbond secures NT$7.7 billion loan

Jun 4, 16:19

Winbond Electronics announced that it has signed a NT$7.7 billion (US$254 million) five-year syndicated loan agreement to fund its expansion plan and technology upgrade of its 12-inch...