1. It also owns stakes in ASM Lithography NV, which makes machines to produce microchips, and in Taiwanese chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 2. He noted specifically the plight of the manufacturing of the intricate machinery needed to produce microchips for mobile phones or safety devices in automobiles. 3. Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Tuesday it has agreed with Kanematsu Corp. to produce microchips in Taiwan in a venture that will also include local firms. 4. SGS-Thomson would produce microchips for industries such as mobile telecommnications enjoying good growth, Dutheil said, and its production would be tailored to demand. |