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Tuesday 10 March 2015
Apple unveils new ultra-thin 12-inch MacBook
Apple has unveiled a new MacBook product line with every component having been redesigned to create a Mac that weighs two pounds and is 13.1mm thin, according to the vendor. The new...
Monday 26 January 2015
Notebook vendors eye 12-inch notebooks
Many notebook brand vendors are planning to release 12-inch notebooks for 2015 and expect the 12-inch product segment to enjoy the fastest growth for the year, according to sources...
Tuesday 13 January 2015
Quanta ramping production of 12-inch MacBook Air, say supply chain sources
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer has begun volume production of the new 12-inch MacBook Air, paving the way for Apple to launch the device in the first quarter of 2015, according...
Friday 9 January 2015
Samsung reportedly grabs processor orders for Apple Watch
Samsung Electronics' 28nm process technology has reportedly obtained orders for the Apple Watch set for launch in March 2015. The orders call for 3,000-4,000 12-inch wafers monthly,...
Tuesday 6 January 2015
UMC allowed to invest in 12-inch foundry in China
United Microelectronics' (UMC) application to invest in a 12-inch foundry in Xiamen, China has been approved by Taiwan's investment commission. UMC is allowed to invest a total of...
Tuesday 23 December 2014
UTAC said to set up 12-inch wafer-level packaging line in Taiwan
United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC), a Singapore-based assembly and test company, will continue its investment in Taiwan in 2015 by setting up a 12-inch wafer-level packaging line,...
Monday 22 December 2014
HLMC said to invest NT$100 billion to build new fab
Shanghai Huali Microelectronics (HLMC) will invest around NT$100 billion (US$3.2 billion) to build a new 12-inch wafer fab in 2015, according to industry sources.
Monday 22 December 2014
Apple supply chain preparing for new MacBook Air and Apple Watch
Following a pilot production at the end of 2014, Apple's new 12-inch MacBook Air is expected to enter mass production in the first quarter of 2015, according to sources from the upstream...
Friday 24 October 2014
Sony to launch 12-inch tablet in 1Q15, say Taiwan makers
Sony Mobile Communications will launch a 12-inch tablet in the first quarter of 2015. Several other vendors are also developing large-size tablets for launch in the first or second...
Wednesday 15 October 2014
Volume shipments of new MacBook Air to begin in November, say Taiwan makers
Shipments of a new MacBook Air model, reportedly equipped with a 12-inch Retina screen, have begun in small volumes and large-volume shipments will begin in November, according to...
Monday 13 October 2014
UMC to build 12-inch fab in Xiamen, keep 28/14nm production in Taiwan
Having reached an agreement to invest in a 12-inch fab in Xiamen, China recently, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has insisted that it will keep its advanced manufacturing...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
12-inch MacBook Air starts small-volume production
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer started production of 12-inch MacBook Air in small volumes in October and will gradually increase output beginning November, according to sources...
Monday 6 October 2014
Apple 12-inch tablet may adopt Mac OS, iOS-integrated operating system
Apple's rumored 12-inch tablet, which is said to be scheduled for release in 2015, may become the vendor's first device to feature an operating system that integrates Mac OS and iOS,...
Thursday 28 August 2014
Production schedules at 12-inch fabs begin to loosen
While most 8-inch fabs of major foundries are expected to run at full capacity until the end of 2014, production schedules at 12-inch fabs, particularly those of second-tier foundry...
Thursday 21 August 2014
Scientech to ramp wet-process semiconductor equipment
Equipment supplier Scientech has had its 12-inch wet-process semiconductor equipment verified by IC backend service firms, paving the way for the firm to ramp up shipments beginning...