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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...
Friday 24 February 2012
Globalfoundries to acquire ProMOS for NT$20-30 billion, say sources
Globalfoundries reportedly has agreed to take over financially-troubled ProMOS Technologies for NT$20-30 billion (US$0.7-1 billion), according to industry sources. By adding ProMOS'...
Tuesday 21 February 2012
DRAM firms' entry into foundry market could lead to oversupply, says VIS chair
With Taiwan-based DRAM chipmakers allocating more of their 12-inch capacities to produce non-memory products on an OEM basis, oversupply might surface in some foundry segments of...
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Chip fab spending set to decline in 2012, says SEMI
Semiconductor fab equipment spending is expected to decline by approximately 11% in 2012, according to SEMI's preliminary forecast. Spending is projected to drop in the first half...
Thursday 5 January 2012
STATS ChipPAC Taiwan to post sales growth in 1Q12 on short lead-time orders, says report
Revenues at STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor are expected to register slight sequential growth in the first quarter of 2012, thanks to a pull-in of testing orders for logic ICs...
Tuesday 6 December 2011
Samsung Austin Semiconductor ramps new 12-inch fab
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, Samsung Electronics' only wafer fabrication plant located outside Korea, has announced the completion of its 300mm automated fab, S2.
Tuesday 6 December 2011
Powerchip mass producing driver ICs at 90nm
Powerchip Technology has announced mass production of the foundry segment's 90nm high-voltage process technology for small- to medium-size driver ICs used in mobile device applications,...
Tuesday 6 December 2011
Taiwan should not waste 12-inch capacity and manpower, says Winbond chairman
While Taiwan's DRAM industry has been in serious trouble, the established 12-inch fab capacity and corresponding manpower in Taiwan should not be wasted and instead can be shifted...
Wednesday 9 November 2011
TSMC board passes budget for advanced capacity expansion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) board of directors on November 8 approved a capex appropriation of US$1.06 billion specifically for increasing advanced technology...
Thursday 20 October 2011
Intel faces dropping Atom revenues
Intel's Atom processor and chipset business revenues dropped 32% on year to only US$269 million in the third quarter of 2011, indicating that the netbook market has been strongly...