Taiwanese semiconductor giant is shipping chips to Apple for inclusion in the upcoming iPhone, according to the Wall Street Journal. Previously, Samsung was the Apple’s sole iOS semiconductor partner. Read more »
With Apple’s deal for buying chips from TSMC, the revenue for the chip foundry market is expected rise 21 percent by the end of this year. The overall semiconductor market is… Read more »
Intel’s move into the custom chip manufacturing business would get a boost if, as Bloomberg reports, it has netted Cisco Systems as a customer. Read more »
Reports about Apple and TSMC striking a contract for mobile chip production have floated around since summer. In October, supply chain analysts in Asia said Apple was moving to TSMC. Now,… Read more »
Amidst rampant solar manufacturing bankruptcies, thin film solar startup Stion has raised a $25 million equity round, of a planned $55 million round. At the same time the company is cutting… Read more »
“Selling finished goods with good pricing is an old strategy.” Korea Times has inside word that LG will show off its own ARM-based chip(s armh) at next month’s Consumer Electronics Show… Read more »
Both Apple and Qualcomm were denied an investment opportunity and exclusive access. But it’s always surprising to hear a company like TSMC, so invested in the mobile device market, rebuff the… Read more »
Hot on the heels of a report about Apple’s iTV plans on Tuesday, there are fresh stories about its potential components and supplier partners out on Wednesday morning. DigiTimes cites new… Read more »
General Electric has been plotting a solar empire for several years now, and it has settled on a place for the crown jewel of the plan: a 400 MW factory in… Read more »
Silicon Valley solar thin-film startup, Stion, on Friday officially opened the door of its factory in Mississippi, marking a milestone for the company as it seeks to expand production quickly in… Read more »