Belgian lab IMEC was founded on semiconductor process research,and has grown into one of the two organisations in the world that companies partner with for advanced process research.The other is IBM. TSMC partners IMEC for advanced ...
Taipei, Oct.11, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan's 1,004 listed manufacturers spent some NT$148.9 billion (US$4.96 billion) in R&D in the first half, up 0.7% year on year (YoY), with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) leading with NT$18.4 ...
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Taipei,Oct.11,2012(CENS)--Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.(TSMC)had consolidated sales revenue of NT$43.3 billion(US$1.44 billion at US$1:NT$30)in September,slipping an unexpected 12.4% from August and hitting a five-month low ...
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The European semiconductor industry is missing the point,Maria Marced,President of TSMC Europe,told Future Horizons'IEF2012 meeting in Bratislava this morning. "Europe is shifting-changing towards analogue mixed signal rather than digital ...
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Samsung will invest €503m to acquire 3% in ASML Samsung Electronics has signed an agreement with Dutch chipmaker ASML to invest €779m in the latter's Customer Co-Investment Program that aims to develop new chip making ...
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The two companies had bid over $1bn each to secure access to TSMC products. Apple and Qualcomm have failed in their separate attempts to invest in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) which would have ensured them secure chips for ...
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Although Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s(TSMC's)consolidated net sales for November sank around 11.4%from October,to NT$44.2 billion,industry executives estimated the foundry giant's revenue for the fourth quarter to exceed its ...
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Only six major players expected to spend more on capex in 2012 than in 2011 IC Insights' latest research reveals that just six of the 35 major semiconductor suppliers are expected to collectively spend about $5.2bn more in 2012 than in ...
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The new hard macro delivers a balance of performance and power Microprocessor developer ARM has released its Cortex-A15 MP4, a quad-core 28nm processor which allows manufacturers to use them in notebooks and enterprise devices without ...
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The new deal includes a NT$10.6bn ($363M) five-year bonds, a NT$10bn ($342M) bond for seven years and a NT$3bn ($102M) 10-year bond. Contract chip manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has raised about NT23.6bn ($810m) through ...
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US companies accounted for 57% of worldwide semiconductor R&D spending in 2011 Worldwide investment on semiconductor research and development (R&D) is expected to grow by 10% in 2012 to $53.4bn compared to $48.7bn in 2011, according to IC ...
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The new technology is created to produce efficient GPU implementations at 28nm UK based semiconductor firm ARM has introduced a POP IP application for ARM Mali-T600 series graphics processor units (GPUs). POP IP is a core-hardening ...
The acquisition will boost ASML's development work on the next generation of chipmaking technology Intel will invest around $4.1bn to buy 15% of Dutch semiconductor equipment provider ASML, to help fund its research into new chip ...
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TSMC will invest €838m to acquire 5% in ASML Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has signed an agreement with Dutch firm ASML to invest €1.1bn in the latter's Customer Co-Investment Program that aims to develop new ...
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HIWIN Technologies Corp.chairman and chief executive officer Eric Chuo recently said the company will be supplying precision positioning components to chip making industry heavyweights,adding that the company's positioning component have ...
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