appreciation of the New Taiwan (NT) dollar against the US dollar and a further rise in the price of crude oil, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chairman Morris Chang reiterated his projection of seeing growth in the semiconductor industry beat...

like, read on. Even though several western companies claim that they are the largest chipmaker in the world, in the end that title goes to Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, if you look at the output. This manufacturing giant has manufactured semiconductors...

manufacturing food chain, the market for silicon on insulator (SOI) experienced a slowdown in sales growth in 2007.. Following the general trend of the semiconductor manufacturing food chain, the market for silicon on insulator (SOI) experienced a slowdown...

XBOX 360 Gets New Chipset. microsoft xbox game. Microsoft has plans in the works for a new version of its Xbox 360. Slated for this August, the new console version will utilize the firm’s latest chipset codenamed Jasper. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...

TSMC Decreasing Wafer Expansion by 20%. tsmc wafer expansion. Taipei (Taiwan) - Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) is decreasing its 12" wafer expansion in 2008 due to an industry downturn. A reduction in captial expenditures by 20-30...

SMIC Explores Solar Business. smic solar. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) will spread the focus of its wafer fabs across different areas in China, with those in the northeast and northwest to be allocated for the company's deployment...

TSMC Draws More MEMS Foundry Business Despite High Quotes. TSMC MEMS memory. Despite foundry quotes for micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) production at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) being much higher than other MEMS-specialized foundries,...

AMD Planning To Outsource CPU Production To TSMC In H2 08 - Sources. AMD, TSMC. More here at <a href="http://www..   In addition to its GPU production, AMD is planning to also outsource CPU production to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in...

Chinese newspaper Economic Daily News, sources indicate that the Cupertino, CA-based computer maker is close to finalizing deals with iPhone Nano manufacturers. More specifically, chip manufacturers Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United...