28 news items tagged Socle
Socle agrees to merge with Foxconn
Wednesday 29 January 2014Shareholders of Socle Technology have approved an offer from an investment company of the Foxconn Group under which the investment firm will take up a 100% share of the IC design...
Foxconn plans to take over IC design house Socle
Wednesday 22 January 2014An investment arm of Foxconn Electronics reportedly plans to acquire IC design house Socle Technology, in which Globalfoundries has a portion of shares, according to industry sourc...
Socle names new chairman
Wednesday 3 April 2013Socle Technology, an IC design service company partnering with Globalfoundries, has appointed Michael Noonen to serve as its new chairman. The appointment is effective immediately.
Globalfoundries to fab 28nm chips for Qualcomm, says paper
Friday 13 July 2012Qualcomm has contracted Globalfoundries' Dresden fab to manufacture 28nm chips, the Chinese-language Commercial Times cited unnamed equipment makers as saying in a recent...
Socle 1Q12 revenues hit record
Tuesday 17 April 2012Socle Technology, an IC design service company partnering with Globalfoundries, hit record high revenues in the first quarter, with sales from the ASIC segment reaching NT$185 million,...
IC design house Socle appoints new CEO
Thursday 2 December 2010Socle Technology has announced the appointment of Stone Peng as its new president and CEO. Peng, a 25-year veteran, has extensive and deep experience in engineering, sales, marketing,...
Partnering with Globalfoundries: Q&A with Socle chairman Song-Hwee Chia
Wednesday 5 May 2010Socle Technology, formerly a IC design service subsidiary of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, now works closely with Globalfoundries and looks to become the bridge between the...
Socle to unveil new design platform for tablet PCs in 2H10
Tuesday 20 April 2010SoC 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...
Andes, Socle both cooperate with universities on SoC development
Thursday 7 January 2010Taiwan-based processor core IP vendor Andes Technology has agreed to release its AndesCore N9/N10/N12 hardcore and firmcore as well as AndeSight development platform to National Chiao...
Globalfoundries to tap Asia IC-design market through Socle Technology
Friday 25 December 2009Globalfoundries' acquisition of Singapore-based Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing will also enable the US pure-play foundry to tap the IC-design market in Asia thanks to Chartered's...
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...
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...
Socle adopts Platform Core Compiler to accelerate customer SoC design
Wednesday 17 June 2009SoC design service provider Socle Technology has announced to adopt Socle SoC Platform Core Compiler, an automation platform core generation and verification environment, as a tool...
Socle partners with Catena, CoreSonic to drive wireless SoC platform in 65nm
Monday 1 June 2009Socle Technology has announced its partnership with Catena and CoreSonic to develop a comprehensive design platform on Chartered Semiconductor's 65nm process with integrable wireless...
ARM stepping up cooperation with Taiwan IC design houses
Friday 6 March 2009IP vendor ARM is stepping up its cooperation with Taiwan IC design service providers, including Global Unichip, Socle Technology and Faraday Technology, in order to get better access...
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.
Socle licenses USB 2.0 OTG IP cores from MIPS
Monday 22 December 2008Socle Technology, a Taiwan-based IC design service company in which Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has a major stake, has licensed USB 2.0 On-The-Go (OTG) PHY (physical layer)...
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...
Chartered CEO: No merger talks for now
Friday 21 November 2008Song-Hwee Chia, CEO of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, has denied that his current visit to Taiwan is aimed at any merger talks, but he has not ruled out the possibility of...
Socle's alliance with ARM to shake up SoC industry
Friday 21 November 2008ARM and Socle Technology, a subsidiary of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, have released details of their cooperation plans which will see Socle gain licenses...
Socle to license ARM11 multiprocessor
Wednesday 19 November 2008Socle Technology, a Taiwan-based IC design service company in which Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has a major stake, will announce Socle's further license agreement with ARM...
IC design service company Socle in merger talks with GSI
Tuesday 28 October 2008Taiwan-based IC design house service companies, Socle Technology and Gateway Silicon Incorporate (GSI), invested by foundry Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing are in merger talks,...
Socle sees greater business potential under Chartered Semiconductor 32nm process
Tuesday 21 October 2008Taiwan-based IC-design house Socle Technology expects its business to grow by leaps and bounds in the next three years, especially when Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing begins...
Chartered Semiconductor seeks to establish cooperation alliances with IC design houses
Tuesday 30 September 2008While seeking technological advancement by joining the IBM-led Common Platform technology alliance, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is also pushing the establishment of design...