299 news items tagged Germany
Political pressure challenging TSMC
Monday 8 February 2021TSMC is believed to have been under political pressure to set up an advanced wafer fab locally in the US in the wake of the US-China trade war. The pure-play foundry has also come...
Automotive chip suppliers queuing up for capacity support
Thursday 28 January 2021Automotive chip suppliers are queuing up for capacity support from foundries, particularly 8-inch ones, and may be prompted to accept higher quotes for more capacity, according to...
GlobalWafers raises bid to acquire Siltronic
Monday 25 January 2021GlobalWafers has announced that the price for its tender offer to all Siltronic shareholders has been increased to EUR145 (US$176.53) per share.
GlobalWafers in talks to acquire Siltronic
Monday 30 November 2020Germany-based Siltronic has disclosed it is in advanced, near to final discussions to enter into a business combination agreement with Taiwan-based GlobalWafers.
GF, Soitec announce RF-SOI wafer supply agreement
Friday 6 November 2020Globalfoundries and Soitec have announced a multi-year supply agreement for 300mm radio frequency silicon-on-insulator (RF-SOI) wafers.
Globalfoundries announces new 22FDX+ platform
Friday 25 September 2020Globalfoundries has announced the next generation of its FDX platform, 22FDX+, designed to meet the ever-growing need for higher performance and ultra-low power requirements of connected...
Everlight wins patent lawsuit in Germany
Tuesday 14 July 2020LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics and its strategic partner, LED chip maker Epileds Technologies, have won a patent lawsuit against South Korea-based Seoul Semiconductor...
Globalfoundries has announced plans to implement export control security measures at its most advanced manufacturing facility, Fab 8, in Malta, New York. GF will bring its Fab 8 facility...
Globalfoundries delivers production-ready eMRAM on 22FDX platform for IoT and auto apps
Monday 2 March 2020Globalfoundries announced recently that its embedded magnetoresistive non-volatile memory (eMRAM) on the company's 22nm FD-SOI (22FDX) platform has entered production. The foundry...
EMEA PBBA market value rises in 3Q19, says IDC
Friday 13 December 2019The EMEA purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) market rose in value by 2.7% on year to reach US$325.5 million in the third quarter of 2019, according to IDC. This follows the 6.3%...
Covestro doing well in digitalizing chemical solutions sales
Friday 18 October 2019Germany's Covestro, a leading supplier of specialty chemical and plastics materials, has performed well in global digitalized business development, which is expected to contribute...
GF acquires Smartcom PDK development team
Thursday 17 October 2019Globalfoundries has acquired the PDK engineering team from Smartcom Bulgaria. The newly acquired team will enhance GF's scale and capabilities, while strengthening competitiveness...
Acer positive about notebook sales in Germany
Thursday 5 September 2019Acer expects its notebook sales in Germany to register a double-digit increase in 2019, thanks to enterprise users replacing their Windows 7 machines and growing demand from the gaming...
Creator PCs to steal spotlights at IFA 2019
Thursday 29 August 2019New-generation Creator PC models are expected to steal the spotlight at the IFA 2019 to be held September 6-11 in Berlin, Germany, as many PC vendors including Asustek, Acer, Micro-Star...
Globalfoundries files patent infringement lawsuits against TSMC in US and Germany
Tuesday 27 August 2019Globalfoundries (GF) announced on August 26 it has filed multiple lawsuits in the US and Germany alleging that semiconductor manufacturing technologies used by Taiwan Semiconductor...
Toppan Photomasks and Globalfoundries sign multi-year supply agreement
Thursday 15 August 2019Toppan Photomasks and Globalfoundries have entered into a multi-year supply agreement in which Toppan will provide GF with photomasks and related services currently supported by GF's...
Western Europe MFP market sees 6.1% shipments decline in 2Q19, says IDC
Monday 12 August 2019The Western Europe printer and multifunction (MFP) market decreased by 6.1% in unit terms in the second quarter of 2019 compared with the same period a year ago to give a market size...
Nichia wins initial patent infringement lawsuit against HTC in Germany
Thursday 11 April 2019Nichia has indicated that the District Court of Dusseldorf in Germany in late March 2019 decided that its YAG patent, EP 0 936 682 (German patent code DE 697 02 929), was infringed...
Spirox gains new clients
Monday 11 February 2019Taiwan-based Spirox, which distributes and sells packaging and testing equipment, has signed new supply contracts but will terminate its long-term agreement with Xcerra.
EMEA server spending increases 24.5% on year in 3Q18, says IDC
Monday 24 December 2018In the third quarter of 2018 the EMEA server market reported an on-year increase in vendor revenues of 24.5% to US$4 billion and an on-year increase of 2.9% in units shipped to 551,000,...
Quanta revving up development of x86 servers for 5G applications
Monday 24 December 2018While global telecom operators are seeking to lower installation costs for 5G networks, inexpensive x86 servers are expected to replace traditional central office equipment bearing...
Focus on stability: Q&A with Globalfoundries executives
Wednesday 21 November 2018Globalfoundries announced in August 2018 its decision to put 7nm FinFET R&D on hold indefinitely in a move to intensify the company's focus on delivering differentiated 14/12nm...
Nichia to seek damages from Everlight over patent infringement
Wednesday 31 October 2018Nichia has maintained it will seek damages from Everlight Electronics and its subsidiary WOFI Leuchten Wortmann & Filz GmbH for infringing its YAG patent before it expired.
Globalfoundries, Chengdu government realign JV strategy
Friday 26 October 2018Globalfoundries and the Chengdu municipality have signed an amendment to their investment and cooperation agreement. Based on market condition changes, Globalfoundries' renewed focus...
Nichia wins patent lawsuit against Everlight in Germany
Wednesday 24 October 2018Japan-based Nichia has disclosed it has gained the final victory in a patent infringement lawsuit in Germany against Taiwan-based LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics,...