Taiwan’s equipment makers are gearing up to provide equipment for flat panel display (FPD) production, following their success in the III-V semiconductor sector, said Cheng...
The 9th annual SEMICON Taiwan, 13-15 September, 2004, the show where chip-equipment makers, predominantly North American, show off their wares for Taiwan’s ever-growing semiconductor...
If there has been one key lesson of the recent downturn in the semiconductor industry, it's that yield counts. In tough times, new fab construction may be put on hold, and utilization...
Although IDMs have traditionally treated foundries as back-up sources for capacity, many industry observers believe that IDMs are increasing their outsourcing, even at advanced process...
With strong support from the Chinese government, a huge and fast-growing domestic market, relatively low production costs and rising foreign investments have allowed Chinese foundries...
In face of global competition, major Taiwan foundries are being prompted to provide value-added services, and these are then gradually transformed into forms of vertical integration...
Since the second half of 2003, the foundry industry has been rebounding from a two-year period of recession. Because foundry firms and IDMs have expanded capacity in a relatively...
Foundry firms produce made-to-order chips for customers. The success of this business model stems from a key value: cost saving. Fabless IC design houses and IDMs can leverage the...
The year 1987 marked the start of foundry not just in Taiwan but globally, when Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) was founded as the world’s first “pure-play”...
SEMICON Taiwan 2004 opens during a “quiet period” in the industry. Following a positive first half, with audited results from Taiwan’s publicly declared companies...
Starting from the manufacturing of Spectroscopic Ellipsometers for R&D in 1983, SOPRA has evolved towards in-line non-destructive materials control, producing some of the world’s...
