Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, a leading semiconductor foundry in mainland China, has announced its financial report for the third quarter of 2011, stating that it made net loss of CNY88.1 million during the reporting period.

Following the abrupt resignation of its CEO last week, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation has now named a new leader for the company.

Chinese semiconductor foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation has announced that it reached an agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, one of the largest semiconductor foundries in mainland China, has announced that its CEO, Dr. Richard Chang, has resigned to pursue other personal interests.

Taiwan-based wafer foundry United Microelectronics Corporation has announced that its revenue in August 2009 increased by 11% from NTD8.17 billion in the same period of last year to NTD9.06 billion.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has signed a manufacturing agreement with the U.S. semiconductor company Integrated Device Technology to take over the latter's chip factory in Oregon.

Taiwan-based United Microelectronics Corporation has announced that its revenue in June 2009 increased by 1.6% year-on-year to NTD8.24 billion and its revenue in the first half of 2009 decreased by 32% to NTD33.47 billion.

According to reports in Taiwanese local media, Taiwan's economic agencies will begin in July 2009 to discuss possibilities to lift limits on Taiwanese companies' investments in mainland China's high-end semiconductor industry.

Focused on applications for microcontrollers and USB keys, Chingis Technology Corporation has unveiled a 0.18um embedded flash memory process technology and IP portfolio with China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation.

According to the two major Taiwanese chip foundries, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and United Microelectronics Corporation, both of the two companies' revenue decreased by about 60% in January 2009.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, the Shanghai-headquartered integrated circuit foundry, has announced that the company has signed a two-year strategic cooperative agreement with the Chinese telecommunications manufacturer Datang Holdings.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) has inked a foundry contract with AMD (AMD).

Amtran Technology, a Taiwan-based display OEM/ODM company, is discussing with the South Korea panel giant LG Display Company to form a joint venture in Suzhou.