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	TSMC Processes Available Through MOSIS
		MOSIS has compiled the following chart comparing various features to help you better select which TSMC process is most appropriate to your applicaiton.
		Multiple design interfaces (design kits, services) are available for TSMC processes.
		MOSIS provides access to the TSMC design rules, SPICE corner parameters, and CAD files/design kits.
	www.mosis.com /products/fab/vendors/tsmc (196 words)

	TSMC begins volume production of CMOS image sensors: Digital Photography Review
		TSMC is currently producing CMOS image sensors at an output rate of more than 5,000 six-inch wafers per month.
		One TSMC customer at the forefront of image sensor technology is OmniVision Technologies, Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., which is a leading supplier of advanced, single-chip CMOS cameras-on-a-chip for a broad range of video-based applications.
		TSMC's process roadmap calls for migration to a 0.25-micron process at the end of 2000 and then to a 0.18-micron process by the end of 2001.
	www.dpreview.com /news/0005/00051503tsmc_cmos.asp (690 words)

	TSMC posts weak Dec sales, misses forecast - Boston.com
		TSMC <2330.TW>, the world's top contract chip maker, undershot its sales forecast for December with an 18.4 percent fall on weak demand, but a recovery looms as a new crop of electronics devices hits store shelves.
		TSMC and UMC together account for about two-thirds of global market share, counting the world's top cellphone chip supplier Texas Instruments Inc. as one of major clients.
		TSMC has been driving process technology to advanced 90-, 65- and 45-nanometre as next-generation electronics devices such as cellphones and game consoles require more powerful processors.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2007/01/10/tsmc_posts_weak_dec_sales_misses_forecast (529 words)

	Cyclone II TSMC Process Technology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		TSMC is the silicon foundry market leader with 53 percent market share and a year-on-year revenue growth of 26 percent, which hit USD $5.9B in 2003 (see Figure 1).
		TSMC and Altera jointly started work on 90-nm process technology in May 2001; since which time there has been an extensive effort in developing new architectures, materials, and processes for building 90-nm devices.
		TSMC is the foundry leader not only in terms of revenue and technology but also yield, which ultimately demonstrates superior quality.
	www.altera.com /products/devices/cyclone2/features/tsmc/cy2-tsmc.html (920 words)

	Geek.com Geek News - TSMC redefines manufacturing capabilities
		TSMC may be distracted because it is engaged in an increasingly acrimonious disagreement with China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC).
		TSMC believes that SMIC is conducting espionage and stealing trade secrets, and is taking SMIC to court in the U.S. SMIC has responded by denying any wrongdoing and by claiming that TSMC is engaged in "smear tactics" and "bullying." It is uncommon to see such behavior and language from major corporations.
		TSMC made a name for itself in particular on the.18 micron node, which it put into full force while that was still the most prominant fab process in the industry, and they made claims to maintain parity with the leading edge of the industry, claims which very quickly fell apart.
	www.geek.com /news/geeknews/2004Mar/bch20040415024763.htm (1099 words)

	CENS.com – The Taiwan Economic News
		TSMC executives point out that although their company has begun supplying the 65nm process technology, its lead in the competition against United Microelectronics Corp. and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. has narrowed to only a quarter of the original.
		TSMC executives point out that to retain customers they have to advance faster than the rivals in the process technology competition.
		And chip-equipment suppliers pointed out that behind TSMC`s rollout of the 55nm process is their determination to leave behind rivals by one more technological generation, avoiding the underselling competition in the 65nm field, a battle in which it is mired in the 90nm sector.
	cens.com /cens/html/en/news/news_inner_5436.html (258 words)

	CNN.com - TSMC to build six Taiwan chip plants - October 26, 2001
		TSMC plans to build one plant in Hsinchu, with the other five to be set up in the Tainan Science-based Industrial Park in southern Taiwan.
		TSMC in recent months had expressed interest in establishing operations in China, heightening local concerns.
		TSMC, the world's biggest contract chipmaker, is expected to post a rise in third-quarter profit on Friday.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/asia/10/25/tw.tsmcplants (508 words)

	CNN.com - TSMC says former employee leaked secrets - March 8, 2002
		TSMC has taken disciplinary action against the employees involved and has referred the most serious case, involving the unnamed former employee, to the Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau.
		Over time, TSMC expects to increase its production capacity by 20 percent each year over the next five years as the company ramps up production in Taiwan using 300-millimeter wafers, according to Jack Sun, senior director at the company's Advanced Logic Technology Division.
		The charges filed by TSMC against the former employee come as Taiwan's government wrestles with whether to lift restrictions on investment in 200-millimeter wafer plants in mainland China.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/TECH/industry/03/08/tsmc.secrets.idg/index.html (507 words)

	TSMC drags China rival back to court
		On another level, however, TSMC may be serving notice through the suit that it is ready to fight for its long-term interests in China, as it carries out plans to install 0.18-micron equipment at a Shanghai facility that today runs at only half its potential capacity of 70,000 wafers per month.
		TSMC still derives 32 percent of its sales from the 180-nanometer node--the same node for which SMIC is expanding capacity and from which the Chinese foundry today earns 55 percent of its logic revenue.
		TSMC alleges that SMIC is still using some of its trade secrets in most of its legacy processes and that the Chinese foundry has also used TSMC technology as the baseline for 130- and 90-nm processes.
	www.eetimes.eu /semi/192501180 (893 words)

	EETimes.com - TSMC could lose millions due to IBM-Nvidia pact
		TSMC today sent a report from an analyst via e-mail to SBN, which states that the Taiwanese foundry giant will continue to be Nvidia's primary foundry for the foreseeable future.
		The "new pact between IBM and Nvidia is immaterial to TSMC in 2003," according to the report, which was written by Pacific Crest analyst Michael McConnell.
		TSMC's Chang speaks: Industry legend and TSMC Chairman Morris Chang, an architect of the semiconductor foundry business, sat down with EE Times editor-in-chief Brian Fuller to discuss where the chip industry has been and where it is headed.
	www.eetimes.com /news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=10801052 (1021 words)

	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC) Jobs - Employment Opportunities at Monster.com
		TSMC is a joint venture between the government of the Republic of China, Philips Electronics, N.V., and other private investors.
		TSMC recently announced its participation in a US$1.2 billion joint venture fab with Philips Semiconductor scheduled to open in Singapore in 2000 and the formatin of TSMC-Acer foundry fab.
		TSMC's vision is to be the most reputable, service-oriented and maximum-total-benefits silicon foundry in the world, and thus earn the reward of being also the largest and most profitable.
	company.monster.com /tsmc (513 words)

	TSMC Jan sales down 20 pct but near bottom \| Technology, Media & Telecom \| Reuters
		(TSMC) and smaller rival United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) (2303.TW: Quote, Profile, Research) have forecast a weaker first quarter, but analysts say the downturn is near a bottom as clients could empty stocks and go back to placing new orders from the second quarter.
		TSMC, which expects its business to bottom out by the end of March, had unconsolidated sales of T$20.851 billion ($634 million) last month, down from T$26.178 billion a year ago, the company said, without giving an explanation.
		TSMC, which counts top cellphone chip supplier Texas Instrument Inc. (TXN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) as a major clients, had sales of T$22.376 billion in December.
	www.reuters.com /article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUSTP1214420070209 (444 words)

	TSMC does the process shuffle
		TSMC is probably the most visible of the foundries, as its name is continually bandied about by ATI and Nvidia in their never-ending struggle for graphics dominance.
		According to some, TSMC’s 80nm standard is three to four months late, as ATI was expecting to start production on 80nm parts in early spring.
		TSMC has been a great partner for many companies out there, but there are some very interesting products being offered by both UMC and Chartered that could cause a case of the wandering eye.
	theinquirer.net /default.aspx?article=32791 (1050 words)

	BSI Corporation: Hi-Tech Articles: Taiwan - Inside TSMC
		Morris Chang, who founded TSMC in 1985 and continues as its CEO and chairman, was one of the first to see the potential of specialization in the semiconductor value chain, specifically the potential of the “pure foundry,” a contract manufacturer of IC wafers serving countless independent customers but not manufacturing its own products.
		TSMC’s early customers, who included Texas Instruments and Intel, were gained largely from contacts Chang made during his earlier 25-year career with TI where he ran TI’s worldwide semiconductor business.
		TSMC’s new capacity, therefore, should prove to be a competitive advantage at least in the near term.
	www.bsicorp.net /hitech_articles/taiwan-hitech.shtml (3418 words)

	Cadence and TSMC Library Distribution
		This solution integrates TSMC libraries with the Cadence Encounter digital IC design platform, a qualified platform in TSMC Reference Flow 7.0, and bundle various key technology files that are pre-validated for optimum performance and quality.
		Cadence is a full-line distributor of the TSMC 150 nanometer, 130 nanometer and Nexsys 90-nanometer standard cell libraries and standard I/O libraries.
		TSMC standard cell and IO libraries listed on www.cadence.com/tsmc are available at $0 cost to Cadence customers.
	www.cadence.com /partners/ip_program/tsmc.aspx (277 words)

	TSMC Reports Third Quarter EPS of NT$1.26
		TSMC currently operates two twelve-inch wafer fabs, five eight-inch wafer fabs and one six-inch fab.
		TSMC is the first foundry to run 65-nanometer customer design prototype wafers.
		TSMC cautions readers that forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and are based on TSMC's current expectations.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-26-2006/0004459850&EDATE= (1842 words)

	TSMC Reports First Quarter EPS of NT$1.32
		Conversion to 8''-equivalent wafers is by multiplying this number by 2.25 Capacity: Total TSMC managed capacity in 1Q06 was 1,651K 8-inch equivalent wafers, 1.3% higher than the 1,629K wafers in 4Q05.
		TSMC managed capacity in 2Q06 will increase to 1,700K 8-inch equivalent wafers, representing a 3% sequential growth.
		For year 2006, total capital expenditure for TSMC consolidated group is expected to be in the range of US$2.6 billion to US$2.8 billion, unchanged from our previous guidance provided in January 2006.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-27-2006/0004348802&EDATE= (2586 words)

	DailyTech - 2007, Battle of the Foundries
		In recent a recent TSMC meeting, the Board of Directors approved a budget of $1.13B USD to expand the company’s 65 and 95 nanometer process, 300 millimeter wafer fabrication plants.
		TSMC has already readied its plans for 45nm, which is slated for around this time next year.
		TSMC has accused China’s largest chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), of breaking the terms of a 2005 settlement that ended a patent dispute between the companies.
	www.dailytech.com /article.aspx?newsid=4878 (1644 words)

	DailyTech - TSMC Speeds up 45nm Introduction
		Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) recently disclosed details on its new 45nm process, with the first one released on the market to be a low-power version.
		One of the problems that will need to be solved is that TSMC has not yet accepted a high-threshold transistor design that is required for the node.
		TSMC has had a reportedly difficult time making the transition from 90nm to 80nm manufacturing.
	www.dailytech.com /article.aspx?newsid=2460 (587 words)

	TSMC: Chinese rival hired away workers - Boston.com
		TSMC made the latest allegation in its long-running legal battle with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. over the alleged use of trade secrets in a letter submitted to the Superior Court of the State of California, dated Oct. 12.
		TSMC issued the letter in response to a cross-complaint filed by SMIC in early September seeking damages for what it said was "TSMC's breach of contract and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing."
		The court dispute began in late August when TSMC sued SMIC for breach of an agreement in 2005 that settled a patent dispute, and for misappropriation of trade secrets.
	www.boston.com /business/technology/articles/2006/10/13/tsmc_chinese_rival_hired_away_workers?mode=PF (267 words)

	CNN.com - TSMC files against China chipmaker - Dec. 22, 2003
		TSMC said in a statement Monday that SMIC allegedly infringed on multiple patents and stole trade secrets.
		TSMC filed the suit in the U.S. District Court of Northern California on Friday.
		TSMC also said SMIC had hired over 100 former TSMC employees.
	www.cnn.com /2003/BUSINESS/12/22/taiwan.tsmc.reut/index.html (358 words)

	TSMC sticking with Crolles - for now (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		TSMC President Rick Tsai said Thursday that the company would stick to its near-term obligations as an associate member of the R&D and manufacturing alliance, based in Crolles, France.
		Yet he did not directly answer questions of whether TSMC believed the alliance was a good long-term fit for the foundry.
		He only acknowledged that TSMC would be "a strong main partner and technology partner for all three companies" in the alliance.
	eetimes.eu /germany/197000423 (387 words)

	TSMC and Synopsys Address Design Challenges for 90 Nanometer and Below with TSMC Reference Flow 5.0
		Synopsys and TSMC also worked together to ensure manufacturing issues are considered at the beginning of the design phase to improve yield.
		TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry's leading process technology and the foundry industry's largest portfolio of process-proven library, IP, design tools and reference flows.
		TSMC also has substantial capacity commitments at its wholly-owned subsidiary, WaferTech, and its joint venture fab, SSMC.
	www.synopsys.com /news/announce/press2004/tsmc_flow_pr.html (912 words)

	Interwoven TeamSite Chosen as Content Management Standard by World's Largest Semiconductor Foundry, TSMC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		TSMC's vision is to be the premium foundry in the world and as such, to offer its customers premium services.
		Included among these projects is TSMC's next generation Internet system, TSMC On-Line 2.0, which will provide a seamless Web-based environment for customers to conduct engineering collaboration, logistics collaboration, and other service-related activities in a timely and efficient way.
		TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry's leading process technology, library and IP options and other leading-edge foundry services.
	www.interwoven.com /news/press/2000/0821tsmcpr.html (526 words)

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