Taiwan must take steps to make itself competitive with South Korea, Morris Chang, CEO of TSMC, told a meeting in Taiwan reported by the Focus Taiwan news channel. Taiwan should tax the rich more, said Chang, pointing out that the average ...
Tags: Taiwan, South Korea, economy
TSMC had a strong December with sales up 20% on December 2011 at $1.26bn. However revenues slipped month-on-month. TSMC had November sales of $1.5bn which represented a dip of 11.5% on October's $1.7bn - which was its highest sales ...
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Quartz-like frequency stability from a simple, tiny, silicon chip oscillator? That is the claim of fabless start-up eoSemi of Congleton Cheshire: accuracy, small size, low power, low cost, and no micromachining. Last year it sampled its ...
Tags: frequency stability, chip oscillator, eoSemi, mobile phone
TSMC to make the A6X chip used in iPad4 Apple has entered into a contract with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for the microchips used in various iPads. The contract is said to be a part of the company's strategy ...
Business Line reported that feasibility study for the TATA Steel backed iron ore projects in North Eastern Canada is running behind schedule. TATA Steel and its strategic partner New Millennium Iron Corporation, have granted additional time ...
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) plans to start using 450-millimeter wafers to build its processors in 2018, following delays in the development of the new manufacturing technology. TSMC, a contract manufacturer of smartphone ...
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IDG News Service-ARM is catching up with Intel on 3D transistors,announcing a new partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to manufacture 64-bit chips that are faster and more power-efficient than current chips in which ...
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According to a report from Taipei Times’ Helen Ku, on 24 December over 30 Taiwan-based LED manufacturers launched the LED Lighting Industry Alliance as a continuation of the LED Street Lighting Industry Alliance, which was established ...
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Taipei, Dec. 28, 2012 (CENS)--Amid fierce patent suits between Apple and Samsung, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is enhancing its patent firewall by expanding cooperation with third-party silicon IP providers, including ...
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Taipei, Dec. 27, 2012 (CENS)--Some local residents and council representatives showed up Dec. 26 at a meeting to protest against Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s plan to build its first 450mm wafer fab plant at the Central Taiwan ...
Tags: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Central Taiwan Science Park, TSMC
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have presented the shortest-gate working transistors yet built using III-V channels [J. Lin et al, IEDM, session 32.1]. The metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors ...
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On December 24, more than 30 Taiwanese LED manufacturers have formed LED Lighting Industry Alliance, aiming at facilitating information exchange among member firms and offering suggestions to the government regarding the industry. ...
IDG News Service - ARM showed strong growth in an otherwise weak semiconductor market, with robust demand for smartphone and tablet processors driving profit and revenue growth in the second quarter, the company said on Wednesday. The ...
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IDG News Service - Following Intel's lead, contract chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), is investing A!838 million (US$1 billion) in Netherlands tools maker ASML to speed up the development of faster and more ...
Tags: Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, ASML, Smaller Chips
An international research team has been exploring the role of gate oxide border traps in devices being developed for future electronics.The researchers presented their results at the 2012 International Electron Devices Meeting[D.Lin et ...
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