Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp said on Thursday it will tie up with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co in the microchip business as it struggles to keep up with aggressive competitors while … (read more here…) Related items TSMC pushes thru with 3D chip TSMC’s A6 processor to respin, says report TSMC sees 2% growth...
Taiwan's government said Wednesday it would continue to push for the consolidation of the island's memory chip makers with Elpida Memory Inc., two days after the Japanese chipmaker filed for bankruptcy.The … (read more…) Related items Renesas says to tie up with TSMC in chip business Elpida Memory to Sign MoU With Micron by...
Japan's Elpida Memory on Wednesday began presenting to its main lenders a plan to get back on its feet by forming partnerships with U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology and Taiwan's Nanya Technology , the Nikkei business daily reported. (read more…) Related items Japan's Elpida in three-way tie-up talks: report Elpida to seek tie-up with Taiwan’s...
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese chipmaker Elpida Memory Inc will start tie-up talks next month with Taiwanese rival Nanya Technology Corp, with a view to a possible merger, the Nikkei business daily said on Thursday. The idea comes as part of Elpida’s plan to create a Japan-Taiwan chipmakers’ alliance to help the No. 3 player...
Foundry chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its sales decrease sequentially in November 2011, joining fellow company United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), which also experienced an on-month decrease in revenues in October. (read the story…) Related items TSMC gives priority to Nvidia for 28nm capacity TSMC capex budget hike to benefit equipment and materials...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) placed order at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to make the so-called A6 processor chips, the Apple Daily reported today, without citing where it got the information. The Taiwanese chipmaker will start shipment at the end of the first quarter, according to the report. (read the story…) Related items TSMC’s A6 processor...
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Foundry chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) – said to have started trial manufacturing of the ARM-based A6 processor for Apple – will put the IC through another tape-out for the “production design” in the first quarter of 2012, according to the Taiwan Economic News. View the full article HERE . (read the...
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – 07/12/11) – No company in Asia does a better job of meeting the needs of analysts and investors than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., according to participants in Institutional Investor’s first All-Asia Executive Team survey. The complete list of winners can be found on our web site, www.institutionalinvestor.com . Portfolio managers...
4G chipmaker Sequans Communications and Gemtek, a leading manufacturer of broadband wireless solutions, have collaborated in bringing a new TD-LTE desktop CPE to market. Gemtek has developed the CPE, based on Sequans’ LTE UE chip, for large-scale operator trials in India and for subsequent commercial deployments. (read the story…) Related items TSMC November sales...
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract chip-maker, said Thursday its first quarter profit rose 7.8 per cent year-on-year on strong demand. (read the story…) Related items Taiwan TSMC 2Q profit fell 11 per cent amid weak demand for computers Chipmaker TSMC quarterly profit up 7.8 percent Taiwan Semiconductor Posts...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said Thursday its first quarter profit climbed 7.8 percent from a year earlier on strong demand for advanced chips. (read the story…) Related items TSMC’s A6 processor to respin, says report TSMC Reports First Profit Drop in Two Years on Weak Demand Taiwan chipmaker TSMC...
