- Tue Jul 2 2002 Foundry work may signal chip rebound
The two largest semiconductor foundries in the world are experiencing an increase in production. Is it a sign that the predicted semiconductor recovery has begun?
- Mon Oct 20 2003 Cypress Semiconductor to buy Cascade
Cypress says the acquisition will bolster its lineup of low-power SRAM chips used in wireless devices and give it greater access to chip foundries.
- Mon Mar 16 2009 AMD-Intel dispute over patent licensing heats up
Intel threatens to pull its patent cross-licensing pact with AMD in the next two months, over concerns regarding its rival's creation of a joint venture chip foundry.
- Thu Mar 8 2001 Sales down for chip contractors
February's results are in, and it was a bad month for two of the world's largest semiconductor foundries.
- Wed Feb 7 2001 Transmeta signs deal with foundry to expand supply
The chipmaker signs a manufacturing agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor that will likely lead to cheaper and more plentiful supplies of Crusoe processors.
- Thu Apr 11 2002 Chip foundries push up wafer plans
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and United Microelectronics move forward by several months plans to open new plants to produce 300-millimeter wafers.
- Wed Dec 28 2005 Japanese companies study chipmaking partnership
Several companies are considering creating a joint chip foundry that each could use for semiconductor manufacturing.
- Wed Feb 21 2007 Next step for solar industry: foundries
blog VC predicts solar cells will follow the chip industry, with Asia as the manufacturing center.
- Wed Jul 31 2002 IBM fires up chip foundry
A new plant in East Fishkill, N.Y., should allow Big Blue to roughly double its chip production capacity. But will it have enough customers?
- Fri Jul 29 2005 Chip foundries falter, look to future

