03/23/09 | TG Daily

Production increasing at TSMC, UMC and others

Taipei (Taiwan) - Rival chip-making companies, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have recalled all or most previously laid off workers and production is returning to normal levels.

03/20/09 | CNBC

UPDATE 1-Taiwan's TSMC ends unpaid leave as orders rise

TAIPEI, March 20 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's biggest contract chip maker, said on Friday it would end all unpaid leave for staff across the company from April, the latest sign of a recovery from the sector's downturn.

03/10/09 | Charlotte Business Journal

Samsung names Hong CEO

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. on Tuesday named Wan Hoon Hong president and CEO of Samsung Semiconductor Inc. San Jose-based Samsung said Hong spent the past 25 years heading up strategic planning, sales and marketing activities at the company's memory, LCD and system LSI divisions in Seoul, Korea.