Big Changes Reported To 1H13 Top 20 Semiconductor Supplier Ranking
SK Hynix, Broadcom, Elpida, and MediaTek jumped up positions within the top-20 semiconductor ranking in 1H13, while Intel, TSMC and Samsung maintained their top positions...
TSMC Reports Q2 Profit Up
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) said its net profit in the second quarter grew 23.8 percent year over year, driven by demand for power-efficient chips...
TSMC To Supply Advanced Chips To Apple: report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and its IC design service partner Global UniChip have reportdely reached a foundry agreement with Apple supply for the upcoming...
UMC, TSMC Report May Revenue Growth
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have reported NT$51.79 billion (US$1.74 billion) and NT$10.86 billion in May sales, respectively, up 3.4% and...
Xilinx and TSMC Team to Enable High Performance FPGAs on TSMC's 16-nanometer FinFET
Xilinx and TSMC are teaming together to create FPGAs built on TSMC's 16-nanometer FinFET 16FinFET process, a program Xilinx calls 'FinFast.' The two companies will...
TSMC Updates Plans for 18-inch Wafer Manufacturing
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reportedly reiterated plans to build its first 450mm (18-inch) pilot production lines, which will offer FinFET transistor technology at...
TSMC To Invest US$1.5 billion in 2013
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) said Thursday it will invest a US$1.5 billion in 2013 to boost its capability in research and development. The company...
Strong Demand For Mobile Chips Boost TSMC's Results
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chip manufacturer, reported an 18 percent jump in first quarter profit as increased global sales of smartphones...
Altera and TSMC Collaborate on 55nm EmbFlash Process
Altera and TSMC today announced a technology collaboration using TSMC?s 55nm Embedded Flash (EmbFlash) process technology. Programmable devices based on TSMC's 55nm EmbFlash target a...
TSMC, UMC Sales Up In First Quarter
Sales at Taiwan's contract chipmakers grew in the first three months of this year, as demand for hi-tech chips used in smartphones and tablets continued...
