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Monday 8 November 2010
SMIC to concentrate resources on R&D, says chairman
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) will pump at least US$2 billion into research and development annually in the future, aiming to develop "world-class"...
Friday 5 November 2010
Powerchip, Rexchip October revenues drop over 20%
Affected by DRAM price drops, both Powerchip Technology and Rexchip Electronics saw their October 2010 revenues decline over 20% on month.
Thursday 4 November 2010
SMIC set to return to revenue growth trend, says Digitimes Research
After two years of revenue declines, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is poised for a return to sales growth in 2010, and growth will continue through...
Thursday 21 October 2010
Powerchip budgets NT$16 billion in capex for 2011, says paper
Powerchip Technology plans to allocate NT$16 billion (US$519 million) for its 2011 capex, down from the NT$20 billion it is expected to spend in 2010, the Chinese-language Economic...
Thursday 7 October 2010
Semiconductor photomask market to plunge in 2H10, says The Information Network
Record growth in the first half of 2010 in the semiconductor photomask market has stopped, and begun nose-diving, according to The Information Network.
Tuesday 21 September 2010
Powerchip able to lower DRAM production costs by 25% in 4Q10, says paper
DRAM maker Powerchip Technology will be able to reduce its per-chip production costs by 25% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2010, as the company significantly ramps up chip...
Friday 20 August 2010
DRAM maker Powerchip raises capex for 2010, says paper
Powerchip Technology has raised its 2010 capex to NT$17.488 billion (US$548 million), from an originally planned NT$12.7 billion, the Chinese-language Commercial Times has quoted...
Thursday 12 August 2010
SMIC denies report it will receive tens of millions from China government
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) CEO David Wang has denied that the company is close to receiving tens of millions of dollars from the China government's...
Tuesday 10 August 2010
Macronix announces equipment purchase
Macronix International has announced an equipment purchase worth 76.44 million euro (US$100.72 million) from ASML, which supplies lithography systems, via a company filing with the...
Friday 30 July 2010
Rexchip ranks as most profitable Taiwan DRAM maker in 1H10
Rexchip Electronics has posted net profits of NT$9.09 billion (US$284.06 million), or an EPS of NT$3.09, for the first half of 2010, making it the most profitable among Taiwan's DRAM...
Tuesday 20 July 2010
Powerchip buys equipment from ASML
DRAM maker Powerchip Technology has announced an equipment purchase worth NT$1.53 billion (US$47 million) from ASML, which supplies lithography systems.
Wednesday 23 June 2010
Rexchip elects new board members
Rexchip Electronics, a joint venture between DRAM makers Elpida Memory and Powerchip Technology, reelected its board of directors at yesterday's shareholders meeting. Elpida and Powerchip...
Monday 21 June 2010
ProMOS says trial production for Elpida 63nm DDR3 chips a success
ProMOS Technologies has announced the successful trial manufacturing of 1Gb DDR3 DRAM products, employing Elpida Memory's 63nm (65nm-XS, Super-shrink) technology, at its 12-inch wafer...
Tuesday 15 June 2010
Nanya, Rexchip ahead of schedule on advanced processes
DRAM maker Nanya Technology has revealed plans to kick off pilot runs for 12-inch wafer production using a 42nm process in June. Peer Rexchip Electronics will also start deploying...
Wednesday 2 June 2010
DRAM and driver ICs buoying 12-inch wafer demand, says PSC president
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) is seeing tight capacity at its 12-inch fabs, buoyed by brisk demand for DRAM memory, according to company president Alex Wang. Meanwhile,...