Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd.
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S'pore chip foundry sold to Abu Dhabi
News Advanced Technology Investment Company will pay US$1.8 billion in cash for Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, reports say.
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Chartered Semi, Lucent to invest US$700m in R&D
News Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd and US-based Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Group have agreed to jointly invest US$700 million on the R&D of future-generation integrated circuits for the communications market.
Chartered reduces global share offering to 175m
News Nasdaq and locally-listed Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd will be reducing its previously postponed global share offering of 213 million to 175 million.
ST Assembly to triple maximum share base, may expand business
News ST Assembly Test Services Ltd wants shareholders to let it triple the maximum share base, a move analysts say will enable Asia's second-biggest chip testing company to raise funds and expand when business picks up.
Taiwan computer makers meet, asking why the chips are down
News Quanta Computer Inc, Acer Inc and other bastions of Taiwan's computer industry today start an annual meeting on prospects for the semiconductor industry. Never has the outlook been so bleak.
STI ends week on a negative note, shadows US exchanges
News Shadowing the American bourses, the local benchmark Straits Times Index dropped below the 2,000 mark after falling 17.59 points to close at 1,986.20 points.
Short Take: Chartered's president & CEO to be out for 2 mths
News Mainboard-listed Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd announced today that its president and CEO Barry Waite will taking a two-month-long medical leave after undergoing a surgery to remove what is believed to be a non-malignant growth on his heart.
Short Take: Chartered to raise US$500m for capex
News Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd said that it has priced its 2006 senior convertible notes at US$500 million.
Chartered Semiconductor may sack workers, cut hours
News Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturer Ltd, the third-largest maker of computer chips to customers' designs, may sack workers as demand for its products falls.
Chartered plans US$3.5b Singapore plant
News Mainboard-listed Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd, the No. 3 maker of chips to other companies' designs, said it will be spending US$3.5 billion on its sixth plant, slated to begin pilot production in 2002.
Chartered to see Q1 loss on lower sales
News Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd said it will lose money in the first quarter, citing fewer chip sales to its customers as the US economy slows.
Chartered, Korea chipmakers cut prices
News Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd, the third-largest made-to-order chip company, and its rivals in Korea are cutting prices to boost production and plug losses, the CTech Web site reported, citing Chartered executives in Taiwan.
TSMC to cut expansion by US$500 million
News Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said it will pare its budget for expansion this year by almost a fifth as demand slows from customers such as Motorola Inc and Broadcom Corp.
Chartered sees a rise in orders for communications chips
News Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd said it expects orders from Ericsson AB and other communications companies to rise, reversing a trend that led to its first quarterly loss in more than six quarters.
Chartered to seek acquisitions
News Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd, the third-biggest maker of custom chips, is looking for acquisitions to expand its customers and technology, chief executive Barry Waite said.
