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.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, one of China's largest semiconductor foundry, has announced the successful completion of its first 45-nanometer high performance yield lot.

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.

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.

After three months of negotiations with the local government of Chunjiang, Wisdoms Auto Parts (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. has occupied a customized plant in the Changzhou National Hi-Tech District.

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.