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Monday 23 March 2009
DRAM chipmakers Nanya and Inotera gain capital support from Formosa Plastics
Taiwan's Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have received additional capital of over NT$10 billion (US$296 million) from parent company the Formosa Plastics Group, according to...
Friday 20 March 2009
ProMOS responds to production halt rumors
ProMOS Technologies has responded to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report which claimed the DRAM maker intends to halt production at its 12-inch fabs in Hsinchu,...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
FlipChip announces 300mm strategic partnership with SMIC
FlipChip International (FCI), which specializes in flip-chip bumping and wafer level packaging, has recently announced a partnership alliance with Semiconductor Manufacturing International...
Wednesday 18 February 2009
Lenovo adopts Nvidia Ion platform for over-10-inch netbooks, says paper
Lenovo plans to launch 11.6-inch and 12.1-inch netbooks combining Intel's Atom processor and Nvidia's Ion platform in the second quarter of this year, according to a Chinese-language...
Monday 16 February 2009
Lenovo to launch 12-inch Atom netbook
Lenovo reportedly plans to launch an Atom N280-based IdeaPad S20 netbook featuring a 12-inch panel. The specification would break Intel's restrictions for netbook products that state...
Monday 9 February 2009
Silicon wafer ASPs fall 20% in 1Q09, says paper
The ASP of 12-inch silicon wafers has slid by 20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2009, in line with utilization drops at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and...
Friday 16 January 2009
TSMC to buy ProMOS 12-inch equipment
ProMOS Technologies has decided to sell its 12-inch foundry equipment in the Central Taiwan Science Park for NT$580 million (US$17.39 million), and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Wednesday 10 December 2008
ProMOS to sell 12-inch equipment; phasing out 8-inch production
ProMOS Technologies plans to sell part of the machinery equipment located at its 12-inch fabs. The company also announced plans to gradually phase out of commodity DRAM production...
Friday 5 December 2008
DRAM maker ProMOS denies suspension of 12-inch fab in HSP
Taiwan-based DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies has denied a media report stating that the company's 8- and 12-inch fabs in the Hsinchu SciencePark (HSP) have been forced to suspend operations...
Tuesday 18 November 2008
TSMC urges equipment and material suppliers to push for 18-inch wafer migration
The transition to 18-inch wafer production may be interrupted by the current economic woes, but it is a necessary step the semiconductor industry has to take in order to increase...
Tuesday 4 November 2008
Asustek said to be planning 12-inch ZX series notebook launch by the end of this year
Notebook component players indicated that Asustek is planning to introduce a 12-inch ultra-thin notebook that has a similar industrial design to the recently launched high-end Eee...
Friday 17 October 2008
Nanya Technology to reduce 8-inch fab output; delays 12-inch fab expansion
Taiwan DRAM maker Nanya Technology will reportedly reduce output at its 8-inch fab by turning down orders that generate low profits, according to sources close to the company. Expansion...
Wednesday 1 October 2008
Formosa Sumco switching to 500kg 12-inch silicon ingot production
Formosa Sumco Technology has reported success in producing its first 500kg 12-inch silicon ingot, which will significantly raise the company's production efficiency and cut product...
Friday 19 September 2008
SMIC and Wuhan city government to kick off operations of 12-inch fab on September 22
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Wuhan city government (Hubei province, China) will jointly kick off official operation of the 12-inch wafer fab built...
Wednesday 10 September 2008
TSMC, UMC slowing down 12-inch fab expansion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), and other foundries are slowing their 12-inch fab expansion, showing no signs of active...