Last update: Tuesday 18 June 2013 [107 news items]
Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
Jun 18, 22:18
Globalfoundries has landed wafer start orders from China-based SoC solution provider Rockchip Electronics. The US-based foundry house will manufacture Rockchip's RK3188 and RK3168...
Globalfoundries adding capacity to satisfy rising orders for touch panel ICs
Jun 13, 22:05
Globalfoundries has significantly boosted its mature process capacity in order to meet strong demand for touch panel ICs from China-based MStar Semiconductor, according to industry...
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
May 22, 20:43
United Microelectronics (UMC) announced on May 22 that its 12-inch fab in Singapore has turned into a dedicated R&D facility for advanced specialty process technologies.
Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
May 22, 11:22
Globalfoundries has joined Imec's industrial research collaboration to develop spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory (STT-MRAM), according to the IC foundry.
Infineon, Globalfoundries team on 40nm embedded flash process
Apr 29, 21:58
Infineon Technologies and Globalfoundries have announced a joint technology development and production agreement for 40nm embedded flash (eFlash) process technology.
TSMC MEMS foundry biz expanding, says Yole
Apr 26, 10:29
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) MEMS foundry business enjoyed an approximately 80% rise in 2012, achieving around US$42 million in sales. The significant growth...
Only 4 IC foundries to compete in advanced process market, says Globalfoundries
Apr 25, 14:59
There will be just a few major semiconductor companies engaged in the foundry industry, and only four players able to compete in the advanced 1Xnm process market segment, according...
Apr 3, 12:27
Socle Technology, an IC design service company partnering with Globalfoundries, has appointed Michael Noonen to serve as its new chairman. The appointment is effective immediately.
Globalfoundries demos 3D TSV capabilities on 20nm
Apr 3, 10:07
Globalfoundries on April 2 announced the accomplishment of a key milestone in its strategy to enable 3D stacking of chips for next-generation mobile and consumer applications. At...
Globalfoundries quietly becoming a threat to competitors
Apr 1, 21:34
While market outlets pay close attention to Samsung Electronics' rise and Intel's entry - both a threat to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Globalfoundries has quietly...
ProMOS, Globalfoundries agree on sale of 12-inch fab equipment
Mar 28, 16:22
Taiwan-based ProMOS Technologies announced on March 28 that the company has agreed with Globalfoundries on the sale of more than 1,000 items of production equipment installed at its...
ASML, Globalfoundries partner to tape out 28nm and 20nm chips
Mar 19, 16:11
ASML has announced that one of its subsidiaries will partner with Globalfoundries to accelerate the development of future nodes.
Globalfoundries succeeds in landing 28nm orders from MediaTek, say Taiwan makers
Mar 8, 10:22
Globalfoundries has beaten out Taiwan-based United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) to land orders for 28nm foundry services from Taiwan-based IC design house MediaTek, according...
Globalfoundries reportedly shifting interest to ProMOS fab
Feb 26, 12:31
Speculation has circulated in the DRAM industry recently that Globalfoundries may be now more instereted in acquiring ProMOS Technologies' 12-inch wafer fab than taking over equipment...
Globalfoundries, TI beat rivals to buy Powerchip 12-inch fab equipment
Jan 29, 22:00
Globalfoundries and Texas Instruments (TI) reportedly have defeated a group of Taiwan-based niche memory chip providers to win the rights for the purchase of a major portion of the...
Globalfoundries, TI in bid to purchase Powerchip 12-inch fab equipment
Jan 28, 22:59
Globalfoundries and Texas Instruments (TI) have both provided offers to acquire part of the equipment installed at Powerchp Technology's P3 12-inch plant, bringing uncertainty to...
UMC eyeing 28nm chip orders from Qualcomm
Jan 16, 12:21
United Semiconductor (UMC) has delivered samples of Qualcomm's new 28nm chips for verification, and is competing with Globalfoundries to be the second 28nm foundry partner for Qualcomm...
Samsung moves up in foundry ranking
Jan 16, 10:37
IC Insights has released its 2012 top IC foundries (pure-play and IDM) ranking. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) remained the leader while Samsung Electronics surpassed...
Globalfoundries to build US$2 billion R&D center in New York
Jan 9, 11:57
Globalfoundries has announced plans to invest nearly US$2 billion to build a technology development center at its Fab 8 campus in Saratoga County, New York. The facility will increase...
ProMOS fails again to sell 12-inch fab
Dec 12, 22:09
ProMOS Technologies failed, for the second time, on December 12 to sell its 12-inch fab located in Taichung, central Taiwan, through an open bid despite offerings from Vanguard International...
Globalfoundries to buy stake in UMC, report says
Newswatch - Dec 6, 14:19
Globalfoundries reportedly will buy a stake in fellow foundry chipmaker United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), and the next move for the pair is to form a strategic alliance,...
Nov 9, 10:25
IC Insights expects a wide range of growth rates among the worldwide top-20 semiconductor suppliers in 2012. Despite the close ongoing relationship between the two companies, Globalfoundries...
ProMOS announces massive layoffs
Oct 4, 01:10
DRAM chipmaker ProMOS Technologies has announced plans to lay off as many as 1,300 employees as part of its restructuring project. The number of jobs affected is higher than the expected...
Globalfoundries 28/32nm foundry capacity hits as high as 80,000 wafers
Oct 2, 15:15
Globalfoundries' combined capacity for 28/32nm chips has climbed to 60,000-80,000 wafers a month, according to Michael Noonen, the foundry's executive VP for marketing and sales.
Major foundries show mixed progress toward advanced process nodes
Sep 27, 13:58
Major IC foundries have made mixed progress in developing their businesses in the advanced process market, according to industry sources. There likely be an ever widening technology...
Globalfoundries intros 14nm process with FinFET transistors
Sep 21, 10:25
Globalfoundries has announced the launch of a new technology designed for the expanding mobile market. The new 14nm-XM offering will give customers the performance and power benefits...
AMD 4Q12 revenues to benefit from desktop Trinity APU
Sep 18, 01:35
AMD is set to announce its latest Trinity APU for the desktop market on October 1 and the new CPU is expected to have chance of boosting the CPU maker's revenue performance in the...
Front-end fab equipment spending to grow 17% in 2013, says SEMI
Sep 6, 11:38
Total fab spending for equipment needed to ramp fabs, upgrade technology nodes, and expand or change wafer size could increase 16.7% in 2013 to reach a new record high of US$42.7...
Aug 8, 15:03
Contract chipmaker United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported revenues of NT$9.61 billion (US$321 million) for July 2012, up 3.5% on month and 9.1% on year.
Foundries shine in IC ranking, says IC Insights
Aug 6, 16:05
Market research firm IC Insights has updated its list of the world's top 20 semiconductor suppliers by revenue in the first half of 2012. Three pure-play foundries - included in the...
Globalfoundries to expand Fab 8
Jul 25, 16:02
Globalfoundries has announced it is moving forward with the final construction for the extension of Module 1 at its Fab 8 campus in New York. The project will add 90,000 square feet...
Globalfoundries to fab 28nm chips for Qualcomm, says paper
Newswatch - Jul 13, 11:05
Qualcomm has contracted Globalfoundries' Dresden fab to manufacture 28nm chips, the Chinese-language Commercial Times cited unnamed equipment makers as saying in a recent...
Nvidia, AMD may miss PC replacement trend brought by Diablo 3
Jun 12, 01:35
Although the recent release of online PC game Diablo 3 has brought on a strong PC replacement trend in the consumer PC market, Nvidia and AMD may miss a good opportunity as their...
Globalfoundries looking to beat UMC in 2012, eyeing top spot among foundries
Jun 8, 10:37
Globalfoundries is set to unseat United Microelectronics (UMC) as the world's second-largest pure-play semiconductor foundry in 2012, and aims for global leadership position among...
AMD readies Trinity APU in May and preparing more CPUs for later
May 8, 01:15
AMD is set to launch its latest A series APUs codenamed Trinity in May and will initially only release models for notebooks with models for desktops to wait until August, while the...
KLA-Tencor has announced the latest addition to its VisEdge family of wafer edge inspection and metrology systems. The VisEdge CV300R-EP introduces two edge-metrology capabilities...
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Emerging markets to drive China foundries' growth: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Nobunaga Chai
China's foundries may not be able to compete head-to-head against the industry's global top-three players in the most advanced process technologies, but their opportunities lie elsewhere...
Partnering with Globalfoundries: Q&A with Socle chairman Song-Hwee Chia
Socle Technology, formerly a IC design service subsidiary of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, now works closely with Globalfoundries and looks to become the bridge between the...
Nvidia built its name around satisfying PC gamers' desire for better graphics, higher resolutions, and higher frame rates, from one GPU generation to the next. But around five years...
Globalfoundries already finding potential customers in Japan and Taiwan: Q&A with CEO Doug Grose
Globalfoundries, the spin-off of AMD's former manufacturing operations, is working to build its customer base in Taiwan and Japan, according to company CEO Doug Grose. Grose, who...
- LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
- Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
- Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
- Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
- Taiwan market: HTC launches HTC Butterfly S and HTC Desire 600
- Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
- Digitimes Research: TSMC expanding in China
- Lite-On Technology to deal out 2012 cash dividend of NT$2.35
- Innolux not to be largely affected by subsidies ending in China, says company president
- Genius Electronic to expand lens capacity by 60%
- AUO likely to turn around performance in 2013, says company chairman
- DRAM market grows up, IHS finds
- Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
- Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
- Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
- Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
- Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
- IDC lowers forecast growth for monitors while average screen size increases
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- Chilisin eyes strong prospect of tablet market, expects strong growth
- PowerByProxi aims to cooperate with Taiwan makers to explore wireless power market
- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.