5 posts and columns on TSMC

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Chip Makers Post Weak Results

in News on October 27, 2011 at 11:30 am PT

Asian chip makers Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Hynix Semiconductor Inc. and Elpida Memory Inc. posted weak results on Thursday for the quarter ended Sept. 30 and some flagged that demand for chips will remain soft in coming months, highlighting how major component makers are suffering from slowing economies in Europe and the U.S.

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Chip Makers Commit $4.4 Billion to Research in New York

in News on September 27, 2011 at 3:01 pm PT

Five semiconductor-manufacturing giants — including International Business Machines Corp. and Intel Corp. — have committed $4.4 billion to work on developing chip technology in the state of New York, allowing them to share resources as they move to more advanced manufacturing.

Four Arrested in Tech-Heavy Insider Trading Case

in Enterprise on December 16, 2010 at 10:29 am PT

The defendants include employees at several tech firms, including Dell, Advanced Micro Devices, Taiwan Semiconductor, and Flextronics. All worked as consultants for a research firm.

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TSMC Bullish on Outlook

in News on July 19, 2010 at 9:30 am PT

Does Morris Chang have a crystal ball? The chairman and chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world’s biggest contract chip maker, seems to be quite confident about the chip industry’s outlook.

Chip Industry "Pretty Close" to Bottom

in News on February 23, 2009 at 5:33 am PT

The vicious beating the semiconductor industry has taken this past year is nearly over. But it will be three years until it recovers–and even that prediction is an optimistic one. So says Morris Chang, Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, who believes the chip industry is “pretty close” to the bottom.