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Thursday 29 November 2012
Opening bids for ProMOS 12-inch fab delayed
ProMOS Technologies was originally scheduled to determine a buyer for its 12-inch fab located in Taichung, central Taiwan, in an open bid held today (November 29). However, as bidders...
Wednesday 28 November 2012
VIS likely to win bid to take up ProMOS 12-inch fab
ProMOS Technologies will hold an open bid to liquidate its 12-inch fab at the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) on November 29. Some industry watchers believe that Vanguard International...
Wednesday 28 November 2012
Powerchip may sell 12-inch fab equipment and land separately
Powerchip Technology may tear down its P3 12-inch fab and sell the production equipment and land separately if it cannot liquidate the plant in one lot. Potential buyers including...
Monday 26 November 2012
VIS in bid to acquire ProMOS 12-inch fab
Faced with increased competition from Powerchip Technology in the LCD driver IC foundry sector, Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is actively pursuing a bid to acquire ProMOS...
Tuesday 6 November 2012
ProMOS to sell fab by year-end, become fabless
ProMOS Technologies has announced plans to sell its 12-inch wafer plant and related facilities through open bidding by the end of 2012, in a move to become a fabless memory-IC comp...
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Chipbond 12-inch gold bumping lines to operate at full capacity in September
LCD driver IC packaging and testing firm Chipbond Technology will see its 12-inch gold bumping lines operate at full capacity in September thanks to orders from Renesas Electronics,...
Tuesday 21 August 2012
Chipbond 3Q12 sales driven by demand for small-size panel driver ICs
Consolidated revenues at Chipbond Technology are set to increase 5-10% sequentially in the third quarter of 2012, driven by strong demand for its 12-inch bumping services used for...
Friday 6 July 2012
Samsung, Toshiba consider slowing capacity expansion to hold NAND flash prices
Samsung Electronics and Toshiba reportedly are mulling plans to decelerate capacity expansion at their 12-inch fabs in order to stop NAND chip prices from falling further, according...
Thursday 5 July 2012
TSMC has no plans to purchase Renesas 12-inch fab, says chairman
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has no plans to take up Renesas Electronics' 12-inch fab in Tsuruoka, Yamagata prefecture, but will continue to maintain a close...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Microsoft, Intel expect Windows 8 to help energize the netbook market
As Microsoft is aggressively preparing its Windows 8 and Windows RT for launch in October to compete against Apple, sources from notebook players pointed out that Microsoft and Intel...
Friday 8 June 2012
Samsung to build new 12-inch fab for logic ICs
Samsung Electronics has unveiled plans to build a new fabrication line in Hwaseong, South Korea, to meet the growing demand for logic products.
Thursday 24 May 2012
UMC holds groundbreaking ceremony for new facilities at 12-inch fab
United Microelectronics (UMC) on May 24 held a groundbreaking ceremony for the fifth and sixth phase (P5 and P6) construction of its 12-inch plant located in southern Taiwan. Equipment...
Tuesday 15 May 2012
UMC to break ground for new factories at Fab 12A
United Microelectronics (UMC) will soon break ground for the fifth and sixth phase construction of its 12-inch fab located at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), according to...
Tuesday 10 April 2012
UMC to break ground for new factory buildings at 12-inch fab in May
United Microelectronics (UMC) is scheduled to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for new factory buildings (Phase 5 and 6) at its 12-inch Fab 12A located at the Southern Taiwan Science...
Wednesday 14 March 2012
Aptos expanding 12-inch wafer level packaging business
Aptos Technology, which specializes in backend services for the production of NAND flash chips and devices such as microSD cards, announced March 13 that two of its subsidiaries will...