Foundries News

• Most Chinese IC design at 0.18-micron, survey finds (Monday May. 02, 2005)
  Despite a bleak scenario for the global semiconductor market, China's integrated circuit design industry posted significant growth in 2004, according to the IC Design House Survey conducted by EE Times—Asia.
  
  
• Pure-play foundry market to decline in 2005, says iSuppli (Monday May. 02, 2005)
  Due to weak demand and a slowdown in semiconductor manufacturing outsourcing, pure-play foundry revenue declined by 15 percent in the first quarter of 2005 compared to the fourth quarter of 2004
  
  
• DongbuAnam Extends ShuttleChip Program to Verify 130nm Prototype Chip Designs Using Copper Interconnects (Monday May. 02, 2005)
  Expected to appeal to fabless companies worldwide, the 130nm/copper process addition to DongbuAnam’s ShuttleChip™ Program will be offered three times this year, beginning on June, 2005.
  
  
• SMIC reports 2005 first quarter results (Friday Apr. 29, 2005)
  Sales decreased 14.7% in the first quarter of 2005 to $248.8 million from $291.8 million in the prior quarter
  
  
• SMIC Joins ARM Connected Community (Wednesday Apr. 27, 2005)
  As part of the ARM Connected Community, SMIC will gain access to a full range of resources to help it market and deploy innovative solutions that will enable SMIC's customers to get their ARM Powered® products to market faster
  
  
• TSMC Unveils Nexsys 65nm Process Technology Plans; Company Gears its Industry-Leading Fabs for First Customer Products by End of 2005 (Wednesday Apr. 27, 2005)
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM)(TSE:2330), unveiled its newest semiconductor manufacturing process today at a Technology Symposium attended by over 400 of the industry's leading IC companies
  
  
• Chartered's loss widens with 59% utilization; projects Q2 deficit (Thursday Apr. 21, 2005)
  
  
  
• Tower's Board of Directors Appoints Russell Ellwanger Chief Executive Officer (Thursday Apr. 21, 2005)
  
  
  
• Tower Semiconductor Debuts In-house 0.18- and 0.13-Micron Libraries (Wednesday Apr. 13, 2005)
  Tower Semiconductor Debuts In-house 0.18- and 0.13-Micron Libraries
  
  
• UMC Expands X Architecture Support -- First Pure-Play Foundry to Provide Qualified 90-nm Design Rules (Monday Apr. 11, 2005)
  UMC Expands X Architecture Support -- First Pure-Play Foundry to Provide Qualified 90-nm Design Rules
  
  
• Foundry sales fall in Q1, UMC utilization hits 60% (Thursday Apr. 07, 2005)
  Foundry sales fall in Q1, UMC utilization hits 60%
  
  
• TSMC Monthly Sales Report - March 2005 (Thursday Apr. 07, 2005)
  TSMC Monthly Sales Report - March 2005
  
  
• Tower's 0.18-micron Technology Platform Enables QuickLogic to Ramp Production of Power-Optimized Eclipse II Products (Wednesday Apr. 06, 2005)
  Tower's 0.18-micron Technology Platform Enables QuickLogic to Ramp Production of Power-Optimized Eclipse II Products
  
  
• Tower Semiconductor Board Approves 2005 Operating Plan Focused On Maximizing Operational Efficiencies (Tuesday Mar. 29, 2005)
  Tower Semiconductor Board Approves 2005 Operating Plan Focused On Maximizing Operational Efficiencies
  
  
• SMIC reports 2004 fourth quarter results (Tuesday Mar. 29, 2005)
  SMIC reports 2004 fourth quarter results
  
  
• China gains in 2004 pure-play foundry rankings (Monday Mar. 28, 2005)
  China gains in 2004 pure-play foundry rankings
  
  
• Chartered Details Comprehensive Market-Specific Solutions for High-Volume Consumer and Wireless Products (Monday Mar. 28, 2005)
  Chartered Details Comprehensive Market-Specific Solutions for High-Volume Consumer and Wireless Products
  
  
• TSMC to open design center in Shanghai, says report (Wednesday Mar. 23, 2005)
  TSMC to open design center in Shanghai, says report
  
  
• UMC considers taking 15% stake in Chinese fab (Monday Mar. 21, 2005)
  UMC considers taking 15% stake in Chinese fab
  
  
• Tower Semiconductor Honored by ON Semiconductor for Outstanding Support (Monday Mar. 21, 2005)
  Tower Semiconductor Honored by ON Semiconductor for Outstanding Support
  
  
• TSMC's sales falls 18% amid silicon foundry lull (Wednesday Mar. 09, 2005)
  TSMC's sales falls 18% amid silicon foundry lull
  
  
• TSMC Monthly Sales Report - February 2005 (Wednesday Mar. 09, 2005)
  TSMC Monthly Sales Report - February 2005
  
  
• Tower aims to ship ICs made on 130-nm process in 2005 (Monday Mar. 07, 2005)
  Tower aims to ship ICs made on 130-nm process in 2005
  
  
• Chartered updates guidance for first quarter (Friday Mar. 04, 2005)
  Chartered updates guidance for first quarter
  
  
• PCI Express adoption could boost TSMC in Q2, says report (Wednesday Mar. 02, 2005)
  PCI Express adoption could boost TSMC in Q2, says report
  
  
• Gurus mull challenges of 65 nm at Global Press Summit (Wednesday Mar. 02, 2005)
  Gurus mull challenges of 65 nm at Global Press Summit
  
  
• Chartered Provides Early Access to Design-Ready 65-Nanometer Process Platform for 300mm Manufacturing (Monday Feb. 28, 2005)
  Chartered Provides Early Access to Design-Ready 65-Nanometer Process Platform for 300mm Manufacturing
  
  
• 1st Silicon Begins Production Shipments of 0.25um Embedded Flash Technology (Monday Feb. 28, 2005)
  1st Silicon Begins Production Shipments of 0.25um Embedded Flash Technology
  
  
• TSMC Board of Directors Proposes NT$2.5 Dividend (Tuesday Feb. 22, 2005)
  TSMC Board of Directors Proposes NT$2.5 Dividend
  
  
• UMC chairman denies doing wrong in letter to Taiwan prosecutor (Friday Feb. 18, 2005)
  UMC chairman denies doing wrong in letter to Taiwan prosecutor