Silicon wafer area shipments in 2005 totaled 6,645 million square inches (MSI), up from the 6,262 million square inches shipped during 2004. Revenues grew to $7.9 billion from $7.3 billion posted in 2004.

The credit profile for Taiwan's leading dedicated integrated circuit foundries ("DICF") continues to be stable in 2006 as market conditions for the technology sector are expected to be manageable.

The combination of Spansion's MirrorBit ORNAND flash technology with M-Systems' MegaSIM platform is set to target high-density SIM cards

Under terms of the agreement, the Japanese company will license Saifun's NROM technology for use with its SiP (System in Package) in addition to embedded NVM products...

...Increasing adoption of solar energy initiatives worldwide, particularly in China and Spain, drove strong demand for our solar cell and module products in the fourth quarter," said Dr. Zhengrong Shi...

...the STw8009 and STw8019 provide a high-quality TV-Out feature for portable applications such as mobile phones, digital cameras, video players and PDAs....

As competition in the memory-chip sector heats up, Japanese companies are increasingly heading to the courtroom to protect their hard-won patents.

The MC511DA operates at 15 frames per second (fps) at full-resolution and up to 30 fps at VGA resolution....

MD said the raids make clear that competition authorities "are intensifying their investigative efforts into Intel's ... business practices."

Stats ChipPAC as been notified that Tessera has sought to add it and other parties to a pre-existing patent infringement action pending in the Northern District of California, asserting claims for infringement of several Tessera patents ...

TSMC annouced that its January sales rose 25.6% on year, topping the gain reported by rival UMC

Prices for the chips used in PCs have surged 38 percent this year and shares of Samsung and Hynix have climbed as well. Further gains may be ahead.

Intel said Korean FTC (Free Trade Commission) visit its office in Seoul earlier this week during normal business hours and Korea began investigating Intel's marketing and rebate practices last August, following similar probes by Japan and the Europea

Micron announced an internal reorganization late Thursday as it pushes forward with its plan to diversify into more profitable, higher-growth markets.

The two companies mutually and amicably elected to terminate those agreements at this time based upon their mutual concern that they could not satisfy all of the approval conditions necessary to close the agreements in a timely fashion.

Toshiba will spend $2.4 billion on its semiconductor business and monthly production of 12-inch wafers will reach 70,000 units by March 2007.

The proceeds will enable ATEME to maintain and enhance its technological advance in leading edge video compression.