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...

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...

in Asia. We have just arrived in Taipei to cover Computex 2008 and while we are settling in, it appears that one of the hot stories on dinner tables is the situation as Taiwanese contract fabs. Just like the U.S. airlines keep a close eye on each other to make...