Foundries News

• CEVA Launches Foundry Program With UMC (Monday Jan. 05, 2004)
  CEVA Launches Foundry Program With UMC
  
  
• TSMC Files Law Suit Against SMIC for Patent Infringement and Trade Secret Misappropriation (Monday Dec. 22, 2003)
  TSMC Files Law Suit Against SMIC for Patent Infringement and Trade Secret Misappropriation
  
  
• UMC Introduces Breakthrough RFCMOS Design Methodology (Monday Dec. 15, 2003)
  UMC Introduces Breakthrough RFCMOS Design Methodology
  
  
• Tower Semiconductor standardizes on TriCN's interface IP (Monday Dec. 08, 2003)
  Tower Semiconductor standardizes on TriCN's interface IP
  
  
• LSI Logic Completes Purchase-Foundry Agreement with ROHM (Wednesday Nov. 26, 2003)
  LSI Logic Completes Purchase-Foundry Agreement with ROHM
  
  
• Foundries to get more involved in design, Chartered exec says (Wednesday Nov. 19, 2003)
  Foundries to get more involved in design, Chartered exec says
  
  
• TSMC October 2003 Sales Exceed NT$ 20 Billion (Friday Nov. 07, 2003)
  TSMC October 2003 Sales Exceed NT$ 20 Billion
  
  
• Tower Semiconductor Ltd. Announces Third Quarter and Nine Months 2003 Results (Sunday Nov. 02, 2003)
  Tower Semiconductor Ltd. Announces Third Quarter and Nine Months 2003 Results
  
  
• SMIC Selects Virage Logic as its IP Provider (Thursday Oct. 30, 2003)
  SMIC Selects Virage Logic as its IP Provider
  
  
• Motorola and SMIC Announce Strategic Foundry Relationship to Fully Utilize Semiconductor Factory (Thursday Oct. 23, 2003)
  Motorola and SMIC Announce Strategic Foundry Relationship to Fully Utilize Semiconductor Factory
  
  
• TSMC, UMC post strong September sales (Thursday Oct. 09, 2003)
  TSMC, UMC post strong September sales
  
  
• UMC Expands ARM Core Availability with Licensing of ARM926EJ Core (Thursday Oct. 09, 2003)
  UMC Expands ARM Core Availability with Licensing of ARM926EJ Core
  
  
• ARM Expands Foundry Program With Addition Of Core and PrimeXsys Platform (Thursday Oct. 09, 2003)
  ARM Expands Foundry Program With Addition Of Core and PrimeXsys Platform
  
  
• 1st Silicon Selects Artisan To Develop and Deliver 0.15-Micron Libraries; Agreement Expands Relationship to Offer Free IP Via Artisan Website (Thursday Oct. 09, 2003)
  1st Silicon Selects Artisan To Develop and Deliver 0.15-Micron Libraries; Agreement Expands Relationship to Offer Free IP Via Artisan Website
  
  
• Philips Announces Possible Offering of TSMC Shares (Wednesday Oct. 08, 2003)
  Philips Announces Possible Offering of TSMC Shares
  
  
• SiGen Focuses Strategy on Nanotechnology Licensing (Friday Oct. 03, 2003)
  SiGen Focuses Strategy on Nanotechnology Licensing
  
  
• Analyst raises forecast for foundry rivals TSMC, UMC (Tuesday Sep. 30, 2003)
  Analyst raises forecast for foundry rivals TSMC, UMC
  
  
• Chartered and MoSys Collaborate on 90nm High Density Memory Components (Thursday Sep. 18, 2003)
  Chartered and MoSys Collaborate on 90nm High Density Memory Components
  
  
• Chartered's NanoAccess Offers Foundry-Proven 90-Namometer Silicon Technologies for SoC Manufacturing (Thursday Sep. 18, 2003)
  Chartered's NanoAccess Offers Foundry-Proven 90-Namometer Silicon Technologies for SoC Manufacturing
  
  
• Chartered, Virage Logic expand efforts for 90nm chip design (Thursday Sep. 18, 2003)
  Chartered, Virage Logic expand efforts for 90nm chip design
  
  
• IMEC Europractice and Virtual Silicon Extend IP Sourcing Agreement to 130 nm (Monday Sep. 15, 2003)
  IMEC Europractice and Virtual Silicon Extend IP Sourcing Agreement to 130 nm
  
  
• Soitec Reaffirms Commitment to Support Taiwanese Foundries' Move Toward Production on SOI (Monday Sep. 15, 2003)
  Soitec Reaffirms Commitment to Support Taiwanese Foundries' Move Toward Production on SOI
  
  
• TSMC, UMC sales continue upward trend (Tuesday Sep. 09, 2003)
  TSMC, UMC sales continue upward trend
  
  
• ChipIdea becomes a Design Partner for Full Design Flow Services in Tower Authorized Design Center Program (Thursday Sep. 04, 2003)
  ChipIdea becomes a Design Partner for Full Design Flow Services in Tower Authorized Design Center Program
  
  
• ARM Collaborates With ASPLA And STARC To Provide ASPLA Technology-Based Core. (Thursday Sep. 04, 2003)
  ARM Collaborates With ASPLA And STARC To Provide ASPLA Technology-Based Core.
  
  
• IPCore and Cadence Collaborate to Launch Advanced Design Methodology Based on CSMC Process (Friday Aug. 29, 2003)
  IPCore and Cadence Collaborate to Launch Advanced Design Methodology Based on CSMC Process
  
  
• Chartered sells equipment, know-how for CSMC stake (Thursday Aug. 28, 2003)
  Chartered sells equipment, know-how for CSMC stake
  
  
• UMC and Faraday to Expand Silicon Verified IP Offerings (Wednesday Aug. 27, 2003)
  UMC and Faraday to Expand Silicon Verified IP Offerings
  
  
• China foundry fires up 0.18-micron fab (Thursday Aug. 21, 2003)
  China foundry fires up 0.18-micron fab
  
  
• Pure-play foundry growth expected to soar (Wednesday Aug. 20, 2003)
  Pure-play foundry growth expected to soar