A Chinese semiconductor maker accused of economic conspiracy opened its defense Monday in a California criminal trial by saying it relied on promises by a Taiwanese company, which later admitted to stealing U.S.-based Micron's trade secrets, that the dynamic random-access memory technology it was providing would be "clean" and not stolen.
Taipei, March 19 (CNA) The world's top 10 pure-play foundry operators saw sales hit a new quarterly high in the fourth quarter of last year, for the 10th consecutive quarter, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) retaining its position as the world's largest contract chipmaker, according to Taipei-based market information advisory firm TrendForce Corp.