China establishing foundry market foothold
The tralatitious threesome body - TSMC, UMC, and Chartered - continuing to lie the pure-play IC manufactory mart in 2004, according to a newborn senior by IC Insights. But a wider countenance at the crowning foundries shows that famished Asiatic foundries are staking their verify in the industry, led by up-and-coming SMIC, which more than multiple its income in 2004 to nearly $1.0 billion.