BCD platform technologies are rapidly changing the power IC landscape, says Petrov Group

Mar 3, 14:22

The emergence of state-of-the-art BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) platform technologies is having a far reaching effect on the analog/mixed-signal IC landscape, the Petrov Group has commented...

OmniVision orders for iPhone expected to rise significantly in 2010

Dec 23, 16:55

OmniVision Technologies is expected to see CMOS image sensor (CIS) orders for Apple's iPhone devices grow to 40-45 million units in 2010 from 20-21 million estimated this year, according...

High-end CIS orders from Japan DSC vendors to grow in 2010

Nov 25, 11:40

With more Japan-based DSC vendors stepping into the hybrid camera segment, major CMOS image sensor (CIS) suppliers Aptina and OmniVision are expected to vie for growing orders from...

Nanya reportedly to step into CMOS image sensor production

Oct 27, 15:12

DRAM maker Nanya Technology has been in talks with CMOS image sensor (CIS) designers Aptina Imaging, Himax Imaging, Omnivision and Pixart Imaging for the possible release of foundry...

CSMC inks licensing deal with IBM for 0.18-micron RF CMOS process

Oct 21, 15:57

CSMC Technologies, a China-based specialty foundry provider, has signed an agreement with IBM to license its proprietary 0.18-micron radio frequency (RF) CMOS process. The process...

SMIC extends 45nm offerings to 40nm and 55nm

Oct 15, 16:07

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced that it will extend its 45nm bulk CMOS technologies to 40nm and 55nm geometries.

IC distributor Coasia expects September sales up 30% on Samsung products

Sep 30, 11:54

Coasia Microelectronics has estimated revenues for September to rise over 30% on month thanks to increased demand for Samsung Electronics' products, while it is uncertain about fourth-quarter...

AppliedMicro-TSMC partner on embedded processors

Sep 28, 10:59

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AppliedMicro, formerly AMCC) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have jointly announced a collaboration enabling AppliedMicro's...

SMIC selects Kilopass non-volatile memory for 65nm and 45nm CMOS logic processes

Sep 28, 10:46

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced its embedded one-time-programmable (OTP) partnership with Kilopass Technology, which becomes the first embedded...

X-Fab launches CMOS foundry process for high-temperature analog/mixed-signal applications

Sep 9, 14:03

X-Fab Silicon Foundries has announced what it claims is the industry's first analog/mixed-signal CMOS foundry process (dubbed XA035) for ICs requiring operating temperatures up to...

PCB maker APCB sees substantial profit growth in 2Q09 with increasing orders in LED and CMOS sectors

Aug 28, 16:07

Advence Printed Circuit Board (APCB) saw its second-quarter net profit grow eightfold sequentially driven by recovering demand for niche LED packaging boards and CMOS substrates....

TSMC to introduce CMOS MEMS process

Aug 21, 14:45

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will soon announce a new technology that enables the manufacturing of MEMS devices via its CMOS process alone, according to market...

CIS supply continues to tighten

Aug 12, 13:44

The supply of CMOS image sensors (CIS), which remains tight from Samsung Electronics and Aptina, has also recently fallen short from OmniVision, according to industry sources. The...

Richtek to stir up CIS controller IC market

Aug 7, 11:04

Richtek Technology is in talks with camera module makers worldwide for orders of its CMOS image sensor (CIS) controller ICs and is expected to grab market share from Sonix Technology...

Samsung to ramp up 8-inch wafers for CMOS image sensor production, say distributors

Jul 9, 15:45

Samsung Electronics has revealed plans to ramp up the output of 8-inch wafers by 3,000-5,000 a month from August through December in order to meet increasing demand for high-end CMOS...

Samsung said to be cutting back on CMOS image sensor production

Jul 7, 17:09

Samsung Electronics, in view of improved prospects for DRAM and NAND flash production in the third quarter, has shifted capacity from making CMOS image sensors (CIS) to making memory...

SMIC claims silicon success with generic 45nm

Jul 1, 10:07

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced the successful completion of its first 45nm GP (generic process) yield lot. The China-based foundry signed...

Taiwan government launches program to strengthen MEMS supply chain

Jun 29, 16:52

Taiwan's Science Park Administration has proposed a program, the SoC Innovative Product Partnership (SIPP), inviting players from the local CMOS and MEMS sectors to team up with the...

OmniVision aims to regain market share by offering inexpensive VGA CMOS image sensor

Jun 23, 13:52

OmniVision will offer an inexpensive VGA CMOS image sensor (CIS), the 7675, for use in handsets or notebooks in September 2009, in a bid to recover lost global market share due to...

Quanta, Pixart partner to develop CMOS optical-touch solutions

Jun 23, 12:32

Quanta Computer and Pixart Imaging have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which will see Quanta delegate optical touch ASIC designs to Pixart to...

Novatek to step into CMOS image sensors

Newswatch - Jun 23, 12:09

LCD driver IC design house Novatek Microelectronics will extend its business operation to CMOS image sensors (CIS) and initially offer 5-megapixel CIS products for handsets or other...

Samsung CIS supply gap expands

Jun 18, 15:01

The supply of CMOS image sensors (CIS) from Samsung Electronics is currently falling 30-40% short of demand, pushing the company to ramp up CIS production, according to sources at...

APCB sees growing CMOS product sales

Jun 12, 12:21

Taiwan-based PCB maker APCB has seen growing sales generated from its CMOS packaging board line on increased demand for CMOS sensors used in netbook webcams and games consoles, according...

SpringSoft, UMC support custom chip design with 65nm process design kit

Apr 29, 13:54

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and SpringSoft have announced availability of the foundry-certified Laker process design kit (PDK) for UMC's 65nm manufacturing technologies...

Samsung expected to increase supply share of CMOS image sensors to HTC

Newswatch - Apr 10, 12:24

The proportion of Samsung Electronics' CMOS image sensors (CISs) used in High Tech Computer's (HTC's) handsets is expected to reach 50% with a more competitive pricing at the end...

China market: OmniVision adopts aggressive pricing for 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensors

Newswatch - Apr 2, 15:07

CMOS image sensor (CIS) provider OmniVision has adopted more aggressive pricing for its 1.3-megapixel CIS products, which has resulted in the company regaining part of its market...

Opto, sensor and discrete ICs will reach new record levels in 2010-2011, says IC Insights

Mar 26, 14:58

Despite the disastrous final months of 2008, semiconductor sales of optoelectronics, MEMS-based accelerometers, CMOS image sensors, power transistors, and overall discrete devices...

Silicon foundry Silterra ready for 110nm pilot production using CMOS logic technology

Mar 25, 14:23

Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysia-based wafer foundry provider, has announced the official debut of copper-based 110nm CMOS logic technology. Codenamed CL110G, Silterra's 110nm...