Recession hits smart-phone makers in the chips

(AP) -- The seemingly recession-proof smart phone is suffering from a side effect of the rough economy: Manufacturers simply can't build enough of the gadgets because chip-makers that rolled back production last year are ...

Taiwan's TSMC to invest over $9 billion in plant

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract microchip maker, said Friday it would invest more than nine billion US dollars building a new plant on the island.

Taiwan Semiconductor profits soar

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said Thursday net profits in the three months to December more than doubled from a year earlier due to strong demand for computer application chips.

Taiwan lets chip firms invest in China: report

Taiwan will allow its chip makers to invest in their counterparts in China in response to growing calls from the island's business community for closer high-tech ties, local media said Monday.

Taiwan chip giant TSMC to enter solar energy

Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is planning its first foray into solar energy with an investment in the island's largest producer of solar cells, a spokesman said Thursday.

China chip maker to pay $200 mln to settle TSMC claims

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said Tuesday China's top chip maker will pay it 200 million US dollars cash after they settled a long-running dispute over alleged theft of trade secrets.

TSMC Achieves 28nm SRAM Yield Breakthrough

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has become the first foundry not only to achieve 28nm functional 64Mb SRAM yield, but also to achieve it across all three 28nm nodes.

'Collapse' in semiconductor demand hits ASML

Dutch computer chip equipment maker ASML on Wednesday announced net losses for the first quarter after a collapse in sales, but said it saw signs of improving market conditions.

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