39 news items tagged Chartered
Focus on stability: Q&A with Globalfoundries executives
Wednesday 21 November 2018Globalfoundries announced in August 2018 its decision to put 7nm FinFET R&D on hold indefinitely in a move to intensify the company's focus on delivering differentiated 14/12nm...
TSMC to hold over 70% of PWM IC orders from Qualcomm
Thursday 21 September 2017Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to grab 70-80% of the total orders for Qualcomm's new-generation power management ICs (PWM IC), according to industry...
SMIC hires former Chartered exec to lead Americas operations
Thursday 16 June 2011Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) announced on June 15 the appointment of Michael Rekuc as president of SMIC Americas, effective immediately. Rekuc will...
Foundries to see 12-inch wafer supply exceed demand in 2012
Wednesday 24 February 2010With major foundry chipmakers gearing up for capacity expansions at their 12-inch (300mm) facilities, Nobunaga Chai, an analyst at Digitimes Research, has forecast worldwide 12-inch...
SMIC appoints former Chartered executive as new COO
Tuesday 2 February 2010Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has confirmed that it has hired Simon Yang, the former senior VP of fab operations and chief technology officer at Chartered...
UMC dismisses rumors it is targeted by ATIC for acquisition
Friday 8 January 2010United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has declined to comment on a media report indicating that the company is being targeted by Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC)...
Charterted, Globalfoundries set to merge foundry operations
Tuesday 22 December 2009Singapore-based Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, which is scheduled to be delisted from the Nasdaq stock market on December 28, has begun to proceed with its merger with Globalfoundries...
New Chartered-Globalfoundries entity becomes top-2 pure-play foundry in 1H09, says iSuppli
Wednesday 9 September 2009The acquisition of Singapore-based Chartered Semiconductor by Globalfoundries over the Labor Day weekend has catapulted the company into the number-two position among pure-play foundries...
Commentary: Chartered takeover price is almost TSMC capex for 2 years
Tuesday 8 September 2009Morris Chang might have been surprised to learn that Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing will be sold to Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) for a high price of US$3.9...
Globalfoundries co-owner ATIC to acquire Chartered
Monday 7 September 2009Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) - a technology investment company wholly owned by the government of Abu Dhabi - and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing have jointly...
Qualcomm, Xilinx and Altera reduce wafer starts at foundries for 4Q09, say sources
Thursday 3 September 2009Wireless chipmaker Qualcomm, and FPGA designers Altera and Xilinx have reduced their wafer start orders for the fourth calendar quarter of 2009 to their foundry partners, according...
Chartered to start 32nm pilot runs in 4Q09, sources say
Monday 31 August 2009Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is scheduled to launch its 32nm process technology in the fourth quarter of 2009, and move to 28nm in the first half of 2010, industry sources...
eMemory extends IP solutions to 65nm, partnering with Chartered
Monday 10 August 2009eMemory Technology, a Taiwan-based provider of IP for logic embedded non-volatile memory (NVM), has announced its 65nm Neobit one-time-programmable (OTP) memory is scheduled to enter...
Chartered expects narrower loss for 3Q09, raises capex
Friday 24 July 2009Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing continued to suffer a loss in second-quarter 2009, but saw the loss narrow to US$39.4 million compared to a loss of US$98.8 million...
Chartered offers 65nm RF process for wireless applications
Wednesday 15 July 2009Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has recently ramped up production of its 65nm low-power (LP) process, dubbed 65nm LPe, targeting battery-operated and cost-sensitive mobile applications...
Wafer foundry shipments to grow over 50% sequentially in 2Q09, observers say
Thursday 9 April 2009Wafer shipments from the world's top-four pure-play foundries - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Chartered Semiconductor...
SMIC dismisses Chartered acquisition rumors
Thursday 19 March 2009Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has denied recent speculation that the China government is drafting a plan to have SMIC acquire Chartered Semiconductor...
ASE maintains 1Q09 guidance, despite rising China demand
Wednesday 11 March 2009Wafer packaging and testing firm Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has not followed fellow industry players in revising its guidance for the first quarter of 2009 despite rising...
Chartered estimates narrower losses for 1Q09
Tuesday 10 March 2009Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has recently revised its first quarter 2009 guidance thanks to additional orders from customers, estimating that losses for the quarter will...
SMIC leads wafer foundries in slashing capex budgets for 2009
Tuesday 10 February 2009Semiconductor equipment makers have expressed concerns over huge capex cuts at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Chartered...
Gateway Silicon licenses MIPS IP cores for USB 2.0 OTG
Friday 26 December 2008MIPS Technologies today announced that design service company Gateway Silicon (GSI) licensed a wide range of its USB 2.0 On-the-Go (OTG) PHY IP cores. GSI has acquired the rights...
Faraday increases China investment
Thursday 25 December 2008Faraday Technology, an IC design service provider, announced on December 24 that it plans to inject US$3 million into its wholly-owned subsidiary in China, Aicestar Technology.
Chartered lowers 4Q08 guidance, braces for 26% revenues decline
Friday 12 December 2008Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has lowered its guidance for the fourth quarter because of weaker than expected demand, estimating that revenues for the period will drop 26%...
Socle expected to enter MID market with ARM11 platform
Monday 24 November 2008After announcing its cooperation plans with ARM, Socle Technology has proclaimed its ARM11 platform built on Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing's 65nm technology has reached 1GHz,...
Commentary: ARM-Socle alliance stirs up rivalry among foundries
Monday 24 November 2008ARM's license agreement with Socle Technology, a IC design service subsidiary of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, has heated up the competition in the foundry...
- TSMC maintains top spot among foundries, says IC Insights (Jan 29) - IC Insights
- New Globalfoundries begins hiring (Jan 16) - AsiaOne
- Globalfoundries completes integration of Chartered (Jan 13) - Company release
- Globalfoundries readies tool orders (Jan 12) - EE Times
- Chartered Semi shares to be delisted from SGX on December 29 (Dec 18) - Channel News Asia
- Abu Dhabi firm finalizes Chartered deal (Dec 18) - ZDNet Asia
- Globalfoundries woos customers with expansion plans (Nov 12) - PC World
- ATIC acquisition bid approved by Chartered shareholders (Nov 4) - Company release
- Chartered Semi posts narrower loss in 3Q09 (Oct 23) - Company release
- Globalfoundries CEO may become truly global (Sep 10) - Wall Street Journal