The semiconductor industry enjoyed over 30% revenue growth in 2010, with unit sales also rising an impressive 31%, according to Semico Research. But wafer demand, based on semiconductor...
Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing, a 12-inch chip plant located in the central China province of Hubei, has passed an environmental impact assessment for its expansion plan,...
Powerchip Technology has already delivered samples of NAND flash chips built using a 40nm process to clients, according to the company, adding that its flash business will target...
Global supply of DRAM is forecast to reach 3.23 billion 1Gb-equivalent chips in 2011, up 58.8% from 2.04 billion units in 2010, according to Digitimes Research. Major producers' output...
ARM and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) have announced an agreement to collaborate on the development of ARM physical IP library platform for SMIC 65nm...
Samsung Electronics has announced it already began mass production of an 8GB So-DIMM, or unbuffered DIMM (UDIMM), for notebooks and mobile workstations. The module is based on the...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is ramping up the monthly capacity at its Songjiang 8-inch fab in Shanghai to 50,000 wafers by the end of 2010 compared to the current...
Contract prices for DRAM memory are set to decline further in September 2010 amid weakening demand for PCs, according to sources at Taiwan-based DRAM companies. The sources now hope...
With a shortage on ASML's NXT:1950i, some Taiwan-based DRAM manufacturers will not receive shipments of the equipment for another 12 months, which is hampering their transition beyond...
Samsung Electronics' aggressive investment in advanced manufacturing technology paid off in spades in the second quarter of 2010, allowing the company to outproduce competitors and...
Rexchip Electronics on August 12 announced it has successfully completed pilot runs of Elpida Memory's 40nm 2Gb DDR3 product. Pilot run results for Elpida's 40nm process have met...
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced operating profits for the second quarter of 2010 hit the highest since the fourth quarter of 2004. Sales generated from its...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw net profits hit an all-time high at NT$40.28 billion (US$1.27) in the second quarter of 2010, according to financial data released...
Global DRAM supply will outgrow demand by about 3% in the last quarter of 2010 as major chipmakers ramp up their capacity using more advanced processes, according to Digitimes Rese...
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has revealed that its cooperation with Virage Logic now extends to 40nm low-leakage (LL) process technology. SMIC in May...
