SMIC expects record revenues in 2012

Nov 6, 10:39

Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is set to end 2012 with record revenues, according to the China-based foundry chipmaker, which saw its revenues hit a new quarterly...

Standalone transceiver chips to dominate the smartphone market, says Petrov Group (part 1)

Oct 21, 16:36

Transceivers are essential to the performance of mobile devices. They are designed to detect weak signals at a specific frequency when receiving and to send signals at a specific...

Foundries offer discount for IC designers

Sep 27, 14:11

Pure-play wafer foundries in Taiwan and China reportedly have offered special discounts to their fabless IC clients, due to particularly low utilization rates that are likely to persist...

Global Unichip 3Q11 revenues to rise 15-20%

Sep 22, 01:10

IC design service provider Global Unichip is expected to report 15-20% sequential growth in revenues for the third quarter of 2011, as orders for 65nm and 40nm non-recurring engineering...

Cypress, UMC partner on ICs built using 65nm SONOS embedded NVM

Jul 28, 01:05

Cypress Semiconductor and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have produced working silicon on a new 65nm SONOS (silicon oxide nitride oxide silicon) technology for embedded...

Global Unichip seeing demand for 65nm and below processes rise

Jul 12, 15:07

Global Unichip has esimated that products requiring 65nm and below processing rose to account for more than 50% of its revenues in the second quarter, up from 45% in the first. The...

SMIC reportedly cuts 65nm, 90nm prices

Newswatch - Jun 28, 15:12

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has informed IC design clients of a 10-15% reduction on 65nm and 90nm processing prices for the third quarter of 2011,...

SMIC posts 1Q11 profits; 65nm sales contribution rise

May 20, 10:54

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has reported net profits of US$10.2 million on consolidated revenues of US$370.6 million for the first quarter of 2011,...

Spansion, SMIC expand foundry agreement

May 17, 11:07

Spansion and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) will extend their current foundry arrangement to expand 65nm capacity and include the manufacture of Spansion's...

SMIC returns to profitability after 5 years of losses

Feb 18, 13:54

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced that it swung to net profits of US$13.1 million in 2010, after five years of losses.

TSMC board passes NT$85 billion budget for capacity expansion

Feb 16, 01:20

The board of directors of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved a budget of NT$84.99 billion (US$2.89 billion) for capacity expansion purposes. The company's...

Wuhan Xinxin to expand capacity for 65nm and 40nm processes

Jan 13, 16:24

Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing, a 12-inch chip plant located in the central China province of Hubei, has passed an environmental impact assessment for its expansion plan,...

China market: SMIC lands more IDM orders

Jan 13, 01:40

Foundry chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has grabbed more chip orders targeted mainly at China from international IDM companies, according to...

Winbond to cut capex for 2011 and 2012

Dec 17, 01:35

Winbond Electronics has budgeted NT$2.94 billion (US$98 million) and NT$936 million, respectively, in capex for 2011 and 2012, according to the company. The figures show significant...

SMIC lands new order for 65nm process foundry services

Nov 30, 01:40

Foundry chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has said it recently grabbed orders for 65nm chips from China-based consumer IC design house Fuzhou...

Spansion intros 2Gb NOR flash for 3D applications

Nov 16, 13:44

Spansion has announced what it claims is the industry's first single die 2Gb NOR flash memory product for delivering interactive 2D and 3D graphics, animation and video in games,...

SMIC to concentrate resources on R&D, says chairman

Nov 8, 15:35

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"...

SMIC reports profits for 3Q10

Nov 3, 11:02

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has reported net profits of US$30.4 million on revenues of US$410.1 million for the third quarter of 2010, showing 26.8%...

ARM and SMIC extend collaboration to 65nm, 40nm

Oct 12, 01:35

ARM and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) have announced an agreement to collaborate on the development of ARM physical IP library platform for SMIC 65nm...

Semiconductor photomask market to plunge in 2H10, says The Information Network

Oct 7, 13:57

Record growth in the first half of 2010 in the semiconductor photomask market has stopped, and begun nose-diving, according to The Information Network.

SMIC denies report it will receive tens of millions from China government

Aug 12, 11:20

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...

SMIC enters 65nm process volume production

Aug 4, 10:52

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMCI) has shipped more than 10,000 wafers through its low-leakage 65nm process since the third quarter of 2009, successfully...

Macronix reports revenue and profit growth for 2Q10

Jul 27, 16:41

Macronix International has announced revenues and net profits for the second quarter of 2010 boomed, mainly buoyed by rising NOR flash sales and output for 0.11-micron and more advanced...

SMIC and Virage Logic extend partnership to 40nm

Jul 23, 17:11

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has revealed that its cooperation with Virage Logic now extends to 40nm low-leakage (LL) process technology. SMIC in May...

PTI and Walton ramping capacities for DRAM chips

Jul 23, 11:43

Memory backend service providers Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have revealed plans to expand their capacities to meet projected demand. PTI aims to boost...

IMEC China to collaborate on 65nm CMOS process with Huali

May 26, 14:25

Belgium-based IMED has officially opened IMEC China at the Zhangjiang High-tech Park, Shanghai, announcing the signing of a joint development project on 65nm CMOS process technology...

UMC to unveil new facilities at Fab 12A ahead of schedule

May 6, 11:26

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has revealed it will hold a ceremony to officially kick off operations of the phase-three and phase-four production facilities at its 12-inch...

UMC posts 1Q10 profits

Apr 28, 15:54

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has reported net profits of NT$3.48 billion (US$111 million) for the first quarter of 2010, down 20.8% from NT$4.4 billion in the prior quarter...

Winbond posts profits for second straight quarter

Apr 27, 15:50

Memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics, which has turned its focus away from the commodity DRAM business, has reported net income of NT$384 million (US$12.3 million) for the first quarter...

SMIC sees wider loss in 2009

Apr 27, 14:27

China-based foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has reported net losses of US$963.54 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared with losses...

UMC, SMIC see growing sales from 65nm, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 20, 14:24

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company (SMIC) have both seen sales from their 65nm process grow, according to a Chinese-language...

Socle to unveil new design platform for tablet PCs in 2H10

Apr 20, 11:05

SoC design service provider Socle Technology has revealed plans to launch a design platform built on Globalfoundries' 65nm low-power (LP) process technology for tablet PCs in the...