The US-based telecoms equipment maker Motorola has delayed plans to start mass wafer production at its US$1.9bn semiconductor plant in Tianjin, Reuters reported. The company had originally intended to start production in the first half of this year, but the downturn in the global chip market had caused it to defer that to the second […]
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Sichuan venture investment boost
ON Semiconductor of America plans to invest up to US$231m to expand its Sichuanbased joint venture, Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor, and to become the first foreign company to introduce six-inch wafers to the region, South China Morning Post said. ON Semiconductor and its partner Leshan Radio will first produce advanced metal oxide semiconductor devices, and introduce more […]
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Taiwan firms told to pull out of China
The Taiwanese authorities have ordered local companies to pull out of unapproved investments in computer chip companies in mainland China, Reuters reported. The announcement by the cabinet's Mainland Affairs Council said that some investors had admitted to investing in chip-making firms on the mainland and had promised to withdraw the funds. A task force has […]
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Shanghai Auto opens new base
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) started production of a new car called the Saibao at a new base in Yizheng, Jiangsu province, Xinhua reported. The new plant, the Yizheng Automobile Company, is a wholly-funded subsidiary of SAIC, with an investment of Yn350m. SAIC's other two plants are both joint ventures, one with German car maker […]
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Tokico to set up brake plant
Japan's Tokico has decided to build a brake parts plant in southern China, reported Nikkei, although an exact location will not be decided until October. The new facility, due to start mass production in the autumn of 2004, will supply brake parts mostly to Japanese automakers operating in China, including its main client, Nissan Motor. […]