A legnagyobb szerződéses félvezetőgyártó, a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company a válság ellenére megnövelte idei beruházási költségvetését.

Taiwan plans to merge its indebted DRAM memory chip makers into a single company called Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) in an attempt to stem losses and prevent loan defaults that could further harm the island's banking sector.

Intel on Monday announced a partnership that could provide access to the chip design of its low-cost Atom processor to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

A világ legnagyobb szerződéses félvezetőgyártója, a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) veszteséges negyedév elé néz.

Performance comparisons of Via Technologies' Nano processor and Intel's Atom chip conducted by several hardware-enthusiast sites Tuesday confirmed what many industry observers have long suspected: the Taiwanese processor company has produced a chip that outperforms Intel's offering for low-cost computers.

Taiwan's Asustek Computer complained on Tuesday of a shortage of Intel central processing units (CPUs) for laptop PCs, but said it didn't expect the problem to affect its sales.

Japan and Russia plan to link their telecommunications networks via a new undersea fiber optic cable, they said late Tuesday. The cable, which is expected to be in place by the end of this year, avoids the area south of Taiwan in which many cables suffered damage after a powerful earthquake last year.

Rumors that Apple Computer Inc. plans to launch a mobile phone next year are gaining momentum, although the company's Taiwanese manufacturing partners are giving little away.

Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. and Taiwan's Quanta Computer Inc. have agreed to align elements of their respective TV businesses with the creation of a new joint venture.

Taiwan's state-controlled telecom company plans to invest NT$100 billion (US$3.1 billion) over the next five years to upgrade its network and further develop applications and services based on Web 2.0, a spokeswoman said Monday.

The world's largest contract chip maker is offering new job seekers a chance to win Xbox 360 game machines if they apply for positions at the company, a sign of how eager Taiwanese tech companies are to attract workers.

A világ két legnagyobb szerződéses chipgyártója, a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) és a United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) egyaránt jó pénzügyi negyedévet zárt.

Taiwanese chip vendor Via Technologies Inc. Thursday announced a new chipset for Intel Corp. processors that support faster front-side bus and memory technologies.

Taiwan's legislature has passed a resolution asking the government to reduce its purchases of Microsoft Corp. products by 25 percent this year, a further sign the world's largest software company is running into resistance in Asia.