Last update: Wednesday 22 May 2013 [167 news items]
HHNEC and GSMC proposed 12-inch fab placed on hold again
Aug 6, 12:16
Long-proposed plans for China-based wafer foundries Hua Hong NEC (HHNEC) and Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (GSMC) to jointly set up a 300mm (12-inch) fab has reportedly...
Jul 24, 15:02
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has been working closely with customers, including FPGA specialist Xilinx, to volume produce 45/40nm products at its 300mm (12-inch) fabs,...
Winbond remains cautious about expansion
Jul 16, 14:45
Winbond Electronics, a Taiwan-based DRAM maker that has diversified its products to include niche memory and NOR flash, has said its capital spending for 2009 may be less than its...
Globalfoundries calls for renewed focus on 300mm
Jul 14, 15:20
The semiconductor industry has long been preoccupied with smaller transistors and larger silicon wafers, in its effort to meet the ever-increasing demands of consumer technology....
Production capacity key to DRAM survival, says Inotera president
Jul 9, 12:21
Taiwan-based DRAM makers should optimize capacity at their 12-inch fabs, which is the key to their survival in the global memory industry, according to Charles Kao, president of Inotera...
Winbond completes transition to 300mm fab production
Jul 8, 14:09
Taiwan's Winbond Electronics, which has shifted its focus from standard DRAM to niche memory and NOR flash, has recently completed its migration to 300mm wafer fab production, according...
UMC denies yield problems with its 65nm process
Jul 7, 13:57
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has responded to recent speculation indicating its 65nm yield problems have affected shipments to Xilinx. UMC asserted that there are no...
TSMC unveils commercial 65nm multi-time programmable NVM
Jul 3, 09:54
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced what it claims to be the foundry segment's first functional 65nm multi-time programmable (MTP) non-volatile memory...
Intel to produce on 65nm in China
Jun 24, 12:20
Intel's upcoming 12-inch fab in China will initially focus on 65nm production, according to Kirby Jefferson, general manager of the new fab (Fab 68). Intel is scheduled to commence...
Winbond moving toward reliance on NOR flash, specialty DRAM
Jun 23, 16:35
Winbond Electronics has been transforming its product mix through phasing out standard DRAM and maintaining NOR flash and specialty DRAM as a focus, according to company president...
ProMOS expects slow DRAM bit growth worldwide in 2009
Jun 22, 15:35
The worldwide DRAM bit growth rate will decelerate to less than 16% in 2009, compared to 50-60% in 2008 and 90% in 2007, according to ProMOS Technologies. Despite the conservative...
Inotera aims to complete DRAM transition to 50nm by end of 2010
Jun 22, 12:04
Inotera Memories is on track to migrate to Micron Technology's 50nm stack for its 2Gb DDR3 chips, according to company president Charles Kao. The DRAM chipmaker, a joint venture between...
ProMOS seeking partnerships for restructuring
Jun 17, 15:15
ProMOS Technologies has drafted a restructuring plan to strengthen its operations, according to industry sources. The DRAM chipmaker plans to divide its facilities at the Central...
DRAM maker ProMOS cuts 550 jobs
Newswatch - Jun 15, 10:13
DRAM chipmaker ProMOS Technologies has recently laid off about 550 employees working at the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP), where it owns two 12-inch fabs, according to a Chinese-language...
Macronix seeking partnership for 12-inch fab
Jun 12, 16:53
Taiwan's Macronix International, a mask ROM and NOR flash chipmaker, is looking to forge a partnership with a foundry to help complete its 12-inch fab plan, according to company chairman...
Chip equipment market to begin recovery by October, says The Information Network
Jun 10, 14:36
The semiconductor equipment market will begin its recovery by October 2009, according to The Information Network.
TSMC continuing 12-inch fab expansion
Jun 9, 15:56
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is continuing to expand its 12-inch wafer foundry capacity, aiming at an 11% increase from 2008 and to account for 42% of its aggregate...
Taiwan mulling plans to relax fab investment in China
Jun 8, 15:48
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is evaluating plans to lift bans in its policies regarding investment ceilings and 12-inch wafer fab investment in China, according to...
Intel on track to commence operations at China fab in 2010
Jun 8, 14:56
Intel is scheduled to kick off operation at its 300mm fab in Dalian, China, in 2010, according to the company. The chip giant also said it is looking to integrate its assembly and...
Macronix running at full capacity
May 18, 15:34
Taiwan's Macronix International, a mask ROM and NOR flash chipmaker, has revealed that it is currently running at full capacity, beating its utilization estimate for the current quarter...
TSMC may see 10% of sales from 40/45nm by year-end 2009
May 12, 16:53
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is promoting the utilization of its 40nm and 45nm through expansion at its 12-inch facility. The pure-play foundry is expected to...
TSMC spends NT$20 billion on 40nm equipment
Apr 22, 12:08
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has spent a total of NT$20 billion (US$590 million) on new equipment since the end of February to expand the 40nm node at its 12-inch...
IM Flash likely to beat Hynix in 2009 ranking, says DRAMeXchange
Apr 20, 16:00
IM Flash Technologies, a joint venture between Intel and Micron Technology, may overtake Hynix Semiconductor and become the third-largest NAND flash supplier worldwide in 2009, according...
TSMC speeds up 12-inch fab expansion
Apr 13, 14:51
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has completed fourth-phase expansion to its 12-inch facility, Fab 12, at the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), where production at the...
SMIC utilization rate at 65-70%, company says
Dec 11, 11:48
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) indicated on Wednesday that it running at a utilization rate of 65-70% in the fourth quarter of 2008. The company made...
Intel raids skilled staff from SMIC and Hynix for Fab 68 in China
Nov 27, 14:11
Intel has completed first-round recruitment of staff for its 12-inch fab in Dalian, China (Fab 68) amid the rising wave of layoffs and production cuts by global semiconductor players,...
TSMC, UMC slowing down 12-inch fab expansion
Sep 10, 01:15
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), and other foundries are slowing their 12-inch fab expansion, showing no signs of active...
Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
Bits + chips | 7h 21min ago
Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
LED | 7h 40min ago
Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
Bits + chips | 7h 44min ago
NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
Bits + chips | 7h 54min ago
Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
IT + CE | 8h 46min ago
China-based TV vendors to procure over 30 million panels from Taiwan makers, says CVIA vice president
Displays | 9h 41min ago
Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
Before Going to Press | 8h 31min ago
DRAM shortages to continue for 3 years, says Inotera executive
Before Going to Press | 8h 43min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Before Going to Press | 9h 23min ago
Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
Before Going to Press | 9h 35min ago
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 9h 49min ago
Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
Before Going to Press | 9h 55min ago
Foxconn to start production of 70-inch Ultra HD TVs in 1Q14
Before Going to Press | 9h 56min ago
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Before Going to Press | 9h 57min ago
JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 10h 2min ago
Emerging markets to drive China foundries' growth: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Nobunaga Chai
China's foundries may not be able to compete head-to-head against the industry's global top-three players in the most advanced process technologies, but their opportunities lie elsewhere...
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- CVIA: China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch VoIP at M+
- Mixed-signal technology to dominate global chipset market: Q&A with Dialog Semiconductor CEO Jalal Bagherli
- Taiwan market: Tablet sales in 2013 to reach nearly 2 million units, says FET executive
- SPIL expanding capacity for high-end ICs
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
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- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- FIC partners with Cluster Wireless to deliver Intelligent M2M Solutions
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.