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Tuesday 8 May 2012
Center of gravity shifts for mixed-signal development: Q&A with Ravi Subramanian, CEO of Berkeley Design Automation
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000 a year) will grow to include four billion people, meaning that 170 people are...
Tuesday 13 September 2011
VIS posts flat August revenues
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) saw its revenues stay flat at NT$1.39 billion (US$47 million) in August 2011 compared to the previous month.
Tuesday 30 August 2011
Dongbu HiTek launches 180nm processes for analog, power and mixed-signal chips
Dongbu HiTek, a South Korea-based contract chipmaker, has announced the availability of two new specialized process technologies at the 180nm node for implementing advanced analog,...
Monday 11 April 2011
Specialty IC foundry VIS 1Q11 revenues below guidance
Taiwan-based Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), a pure-play foundry specializing in analog/mixed-signal and logic ICs, has announced NT$1.32 billion (US$46 million) in revenues...
Tuesday 23 November 2010
Etrend to enhance wafer probing, QFN test offerings
Testing company Etrend Hightech will extend its wafer probing and QFN (quad-flat-pack-no lead) backend service offerings in 2011, while maintaining analog and mixed-signal IC testing...
Friday 8 October 2010
VIS sees sequential drop in 4Q10 sales
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 to decline significantly on quarter, due to inventory corrections by...
Tuesday 22 June 2010
IC testing firm Sigurd revises 2010 capex, to expand capacity
Sigurd Microelectronics has budgeted NT$2.94 billion (US$92 million) in capex to boost its production capacity in 2010, chairman Sidney Huang said during the company's recent shareholders...
Tuesday 8 June 2010
TSMC extends OIP to speed up new designs
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced its Open Innovation Platform (OIP) - the foundry's design enablement initiative to accelerate time-to-market, improve...
Thursday 13 May 2010
Backend supplier UTAC running at full capacity, says CEO
United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) has seen its plants in Singapore, Shanghai (China) and Thailand reach full capacity, according to company CEO Lee Joon Chung. Meanwhile, its...
Tuesday 11 May 2010
KYEC, Sigurd enjoy robust April sales
IC testing houses King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics have both report sequential revenue growth for April 2010, boosted by strong demand from chip cus...
Monday 3 May 2010
VIS expects higher 2Q10 shipments; set to exit memory foundry business
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) saw total wafer shipments in the first quarter of 2010 increase 24% sequentially, while capacity utilization rate grew...
Thursday 12 November 2009
ChipMOS expects 4Q09 revenues to stay flat or drop slightly on quarter
Packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies has said revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 may remain flat or drop by single-digits compared to the third quarter. Demand for...
Monday 9 November 2009
MagnaChip emerges from Chapter 11
MagnaChip Semiconductor, a South Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for consumer applications, has issued a statement that its...
Wednesday 4 November 2009
Specialty IC foundry VIS conservative about 4Q09
Analog/mixed-signal and logic IC specialist Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has estimated wafer shipments to decrease by around 30% sequentially in the fourth quarter on...
Wednesday 7 October 2009
IMEC, TSMC team up for miniaturized designs
IMEC, a Belgium-based research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on October 6 jointly announced the extension of...