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Subject to its Terms of Use (http://www.semiconductor.net/info/terms-and-conditions.php) http://www.semiconductor.net/article/388218-Richard_Chang_Fired_as_SMIC_CEO_David_N_K_Wang_Takes_Helm.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/388218-Richard_Chang_Fired_as_SMIC_CEO_David_N_K_Wang_Takes_Helm.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:43:54 GMT Richard Chang, the founder of Shanghai-based foundry SMIC, was forced out as CEO following a... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/388202-TSMC_vs_SMIC_Ends_With_200M_Settlement.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/388202-TSMC_vs_SMIC_Ends_With_200M_Settlement.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:32:26 GMT The trade secrets trial between foundries TSMC and SMIC ended Monday, with SMIC agreeing to pay... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/367528-Jury_Finds_in_TSMC_s_Favor_in_TSMC_vs_SMIC_Trade_Secrets_Trial.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/367528-Jury_Finds_in_TSMC_s_Favor_in_TSMC_vs_SMIC_Trade_Secrets_Trial.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:53:28 GMT TSMC has won a nearly complete victory in the trade secrets trial ongoing in Oakland, Calif.... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/367207-Sematech_3_D_Program_Provides_Lessons.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/367207-Sematech_3_D_Program_Provides_Lessons.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:34:14 GMT Sematech's 3-D interconnect program has provided the equipment and materials industry with a... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/366905-TI_Switches_Exhaust_to_Save_Energy_Costs.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/366905-TI_Switches_Exhaust_to_Save_Energy_Costs.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:44:51 GMT Texas Instruments Inc. is saving on the energy required to exhaust air from its dedicated... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/366680-Microsemi_to_Close_Arizona_Manufacturing_Facilitiy.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/366680-Microsemi_to_Close_Arizona_Manufacturing_Facilitiy.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:44:59 GMT Microsemi Corp. announced consolidation plans that will result in the closure of its Scottsdale,... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/366142-ISMI_450_mm_Program_Moving_to_Next_Stage.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/366142-ISMI_450_mm_Program_Moving_to_Next_Stage.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:29:41 GMT The ISMI 450 mm wafer program is moving to a new stage, going beyond wafer handling to blanket... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/365835-Industry_Wary_of_Greenhouse_Gas_Rules.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/365835-Industry_Wary_of_Greenhouse_Gas_Rules.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:13:45 GMT Controls on PFCs and other greenhouse gases by the Obama administration could impact how the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/365720-ISMI_Readies_Fab_Risk_Assessment_Tool.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/365720-ISMI_Readies_Fab_Risk_Assessment_Tool.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:24:08 GMT A risk assessment tool will soon be available for fab safety from Sematech subsidiary ISMI. The... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/357871-Foundry_Revenues_Rise_Amid_Intensifying_Competition.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/357871-Foundry_Revenues_Rise_Amid_Intensifying_Competition.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:08:50 GMT IC Insights and iSuppli separately forecast increasing foundry revenues, but much tougher... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/357279-TSMC_vs_SMIC_Trade_Secrets_Trial_Heats_Up.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/357279-TSMC_vs_SMIC_Trade_Secrets_Trial_Heats_Up.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:17:57 GMT The TSMC vs. SMIC trade secrets trial going on now in an Oakland, Calif., courtroom featured... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/356016-TI_s_Ritchie_Sees_Expanded_Fab_Strategy.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/356016-TI_s_Ritchie_Sees_Expanded_Fab_Strategy.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:17:00 GMT Texas Instruments will use its Richardson fab to expand production of high-volume battery... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/355736-TI_Commits_to_RFAB_for_Analog_Production.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/355736-TI_Commits_to_RFAB_for_Analog_Production.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:10:01 GMT Texas Instruments said it will open RFAB, the industry's first 300 mm analog wafer fab, by the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/355711-Chiang_Returns_to_Head_R_D_at_TSMC.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/355711-Chiang_Returns_to_Head_R_D_at_TSMC.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:09:16 GMT Shang-Yi Chiang was named senior vice president of R&D at TSMC, a job he held until several... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/355700-TSMC_vs_SMIC_Focuses_on_130_nm_Process.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/355700-TSMC_vs_SMIC_Focuses_on_130_nm_Process.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:23:23 GMT Attorneys in the ongoing TSMC vs. SMIC trial questioned witnesses about documents relating to... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/354866-TSMC_vs_SMIC_Trade_Secrets_Theft_Trial_Grinds_On.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/354866-TSMC_vs_SMIC_Trade_Secrets_Theft_Trial_Grinds_On.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:41:43 GMT Proceedings continued Monday in the civil trial pitting TSMC against SMIC over allegations that... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/353884-Mora_Grilled_in_TSMC_vs_SMIC_Deposition.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/353884-Mora_Grilled_in_TSMC_vs_SMIC_Deposition.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:33:47 GMT Marco Mora, now the COO at SMIC, was deposed in video testimony taken in Shanghai, China, about... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/353759-Intel_Ramping_32_nm_Manufacturing_in_Oregon.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/353759-Intel_Ramping_32_nm_Manufacturing_in_Oregon.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:06:20 GMT Intel is shipping "large numbers" of 32 nm samples of its Westmere processor to PC vendors for... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/346249-Judge_in_TSMC_vs_SMIC_Rules_That_SMIC_Destroyed_Documents.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/346249-Judge_in_TSMC_vs_SMIC_Rules_That_SMIC_Destroyed_Documents.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:40:08 GMT Judge Steven Brick, presiding over the TSMC vs. SMIC intellectual property lawsuit now ongoing... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/346139-TSMC_Hears_Charges_of_IP_Leaks_FUD_Campaign_in_Trial_With_SMIC.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/346139-TSMC_Hears_Charges_of_IP_Leaks_FUD_Campaign_in_Trial_With_SMIC.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:47:40 GMT In the first full day of testimony in the TSMC vs. SMIC intellectual property trial, TSMC was... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/340209-TSMC_vs_SMIC_Trial_Commences_in_Oakland.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/340209-TSMC_vs_SMIC_Trial_Commences_in_Oakland.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:40:45 GMT The intellectual property trial between TSMC and SMIC began Wednesday with opening remarks by... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/339974-Analysts_See_Brightening_Fab_Picture.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/339974-Analysts_See_Brightening_Fab_Picture.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:37:56 GMT Fab utilization is returning to levels seen before last year's financial collapse, IC Insights... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/339714-Trial_This_Week_to_Consider_TSMC_Claims_Against_SMIC.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/339714-Trial_This_Week_to_Consider_TSMC_Claims_Against_SMIC.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:54:40 GMT A claim by TSMC that rival foundry SMIC used its trade secrets is set to go to trial Wednesday... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/339669-ATIC_to_Acquire_Chartered_Semiconductor_Combine_It_With_GlobalFoundries.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/339669-ATIC_to_Acquire_Chartered_Semiconductor_Combine_It_With_GlobalFoundries.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:11:46 GMT The Advanced Technology Investment Co. LLC (ATIC, Abu Dhabi) said it will pay ~$3.9B to acquire... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/338889-Macronix_Plans_to_Build_300_mm_Fabs_in_Central_Taiwan.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/338889-Macronix_Plans_to_Build_300_mm_Fabs_in_Central_Taiwan.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:45:19 GMT NOR flash maker Macronix International plans to build two 300 mm fabs at central Taiwan's... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/328282-TI_Places_172_5M_Bid_for_Qimonda_Tools.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/328282-TI_Places_172_5M_Bid_for_Qimonda_Tools.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:52:44 GMT Texas Instruments has placed a bid of $172.5M on used 300 mm equipment from the now-shuttered... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/327643-Samsung_Upgrading_Austin_NAND_Fab.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/327643-Samsung_Upgrading_Austin_NAND_Fab.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:44:38 GMT Samsung said it will convert an older 200 mm DRAM fab in Austin into a copper BEOL for the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/326983-TSMC_and_UMC_Report_Stronger_July_Sales.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/326983-TSMC_and_UMC_Report_Stronger_July_Sales.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:24:35 GMT TSMC reported a 17.5% sales increase in July, its strongest showing in a year. UMC said its July... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/326455-Midwest_MicroDevices_Expands_MEMS_Capabilities.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/326455-Midwest_MicroDevices_Expands_MEMS_Capabilities.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:05:08 GMT Midwest MicroDevices said it has expanded its technical capabilities. The foundry, which... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/326413-Improve_Gas_Delivery_to_Be_Green_and_Save_Green.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/326413-Improve_Gas_Delivery_to_Be_Green_and_Save_Green.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:09:20 GMT Gas blending technology enables semiconductor and PV fabs to use the existing bulk gas... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/326091-Asyst_Automation_Assets_Move_to_Buyers.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/326091-Asyst_Automation_Assets_Move_to_Buyers.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:48:08 GMT Asyst, which filed for Chapter 11 protection last April, has agreed to three deals to sell the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/325990-Recovery_Arrives_After_Severe_Downturn.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/325990-Recovery_Arrives_After_Severe_Downturn.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:53:16 GMT The semiconductor equipment industry is bouncing back after a severe drop in orders. New fab... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/316680-GlobalFoundries_Nabs_STMicro_as_Customer.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/316680-GlobalFoundries_Nabs_STMicro_as_Customer.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:07:38 GMT GlobalFoundries said it has signed up STMicroelectronics as the first customer for its low-power... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/316595-GlobalFoundries_Outlines_22_nm_Roadmap.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/316595-GlobalFoundries_Outlines_22_nm_Roadmap.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:11:43 GMT GlobalFoundries plans to introduce embedded silicon carbon (eSiC) to strain the nFET transistors... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/316284-GlobalFoundries_Breaks_Ground_in_Malta.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/316284-GlobalFoundries_Breaks_Ground_in_Malta.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:31:08 GMT GlobalFoundries held a groundbreaking ceremony for Fab 2 in Malta, N.Y. The foundry's goal is to... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/314995-Entegris_Advances_300_mm_Wafer_Environment_Control.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/314995-Entegris_Advances_300_mm_Wafer_Environment_Control.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:19:13 GMT Entegris Inc. announced several new enhancements to its Spectra line of 300 mm FOUPs to reduce... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/279193-Chang_Takes_Back_CEO_Job_at_TSMC.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/279193-Chang_Takes_Back_CEO_Job_at_TSMC.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:13:02 GMT TSMC's board of directors named Morris Chang as CEO today, handing back the CEO title to the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/278994-SEMI_World_Fab_Forecast_Reveals_Signs_of_Increased_Investment.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/278994-SEMI_World_Fab_Forecast_Reveals_Signs_of_Increased_Investment.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:25:55 GMT SEMI said total 2009 fab spending is expected to decline by ~51% this year. However, spending is... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/231687-iSuppli_Sees_Q2_Fab_Utilization_Improving_to_60_.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/231687-iSuppli_Sees_Q2_Fab_Utilization_Improving_to_60_.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 07 May 2009 15:24:00 GMT iSuppli said semiconductor manufacturers will enjoy the first improvement in fab utilization in... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/210195-TI_Ramps_Up_New_Assembly_Test_Facility.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/210195-TI_Ramps_Up_New_Assembly_Test_Facility.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:55:00 GMT Texas Instruments’ newest assembly/test facility expands its overall capacity in the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/209786-Freescale_to_Close_Fabs_in_Japan_and_France.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/209786-Freescale_to_Close_Fabs_in_Japan_and_France.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:36:00 GMT Freescale Semiconductor executives said the company will close two 150 mm fabs, in Sendai,... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/209605-Asyst_Files_for_Chapter_11_Bankruptcy.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/209605-Asyst_Files_for_Chapter_11_Bankruptcy.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:25:00 GMT Asyst Technologies Inc. announced this morning that it expects to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200711-IBM_Alliance_Ready_With_28_nm_Eval_Kits.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200711-IBM_Alliance_Ready_With_28_nm_Eval_Kits.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:07:00 GMT The IBM-led alliance said the evaluation kits for its 28 nm technology are now available, with... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207131-Asyst_Receives_Default_Letter_From_KeyBank.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207131-Asyst_Receives_Default_Letter_From_KeyBank.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:06:00 GMT Asyst Technologies Inc. reported to the SEC that it received a default letter from KeyBank... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206409-ISMI_Readies_450_mm_Equipment_Metrics.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206409-ISMI_Readies_450_mm_Equipment_Metrics.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:12:00 GMT The ISMI 450 mm program is moving from wafer handling tests to developing guidelines for early... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200910-Fairchild_to_Shutter_Fabs_in_Pennsylvania_and_South_Korea.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200910-Fairchild_to_Shutter_Fabs_in_Pennsylvania_and_South_Korea.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:29:00 GMT Fairchild Semiconductor will close its manufacturing site in Mountaintop, Pa., and shut down a 4... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201622-Qimonda_Puts_Fab_in_Standby_Mode.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201622-Qimonda_Puts_Fab_in_Standby_Mode.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:55:00 GMT Preparing for a possible end to its corporate life, Qimonda said today it will ramp down... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197214-Chartered_Issues_Improved_Guidance_on_Additional_Orders.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197214-Chartered_Issues_Improved_Guidance_on_Additional_Orders.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:09:00 GMT Singapore-based foundry Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing said it is seeing additional... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208545-GlobalFoundries_Launches_as_U_S_Foundry.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208545-GlobalFoundries_Launches_as_U_S_Foundry.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:01:00 GMT The spin-out of AMD’s manufacturing arm into a global foundry named GlobalFoundries became... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205425-Micron_to_Close_200_mm_Boise_Fab_Impacting_2500.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205425-Micron_to_Close_200_mm_Boise_Fab_Impacting_2500.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:51:00 GMT With demand for memories continuing to deteriorate, Micron Technology CEO Steve Appleton said... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197074-Qimonda_Sets_End_of_March_Deadline_for_New_Investors.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197074-Qimonda_Sets_End_of_March_Deadline_for_New_Investors.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:52:00 GMT Mincing no words, Qimonda issued a statement saying that any new investors must commit by the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203427-AMD_Shareholders_Approve_Spinoff_of_The_Foundry_Co_.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203427-AMD_Shareholders_Approve_Spinoff_of_The_Foundry_Co_.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:49:00 GMT AMD said today that its shareholders approved a measure to create The Foundry Co., which will... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/209390-LFoundry_Ready_With_Analog_MPW_Shuttle.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/209390-LFoundry_Ready_With_Analog_MPW_Shuttle.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:36:00 GMT The LFoundry (Landshut, Germany) said it is ready to offer its shuttle service for analog... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203684-Ramtron_Forges_Foundry_Relationship_With_IBM_s_Burlington_Fab.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203684-Ramtron_Forges_Foundry_Relationship_With_IBM_s_Burlington_Fab.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:43:00 GMT Ramtron International Corp. said it has a 0.18 µm foundry deal with IBM Corp. to produce... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197640-Intel_to_Roll_Out_32_nm_MPUs_This_Year.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197640-Intel_to_Roll_Out_32_nm_MPUs_This_Year.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:05:00 GMT Intel said it will begin making 32 nm “Westmere” processors later this year. In a speech... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201458-Qimonda_to_Close_Virginia_Fab.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201458-Qimonda_to_Close_Virginia_Fab.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:28:00 GMT Qimonda plans to close its 300 mm DRAM fab in Richmond, Va., consolidating front-end processing... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199126-ISMI_Reports_Progress_at_450_mm_Program.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199126-ISMI_Reports_Progress_at_450_mm_Program.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:25:00 GMT The 450 mm wafer Interoperability Test Bed (ITB) at Sematech’s ISMI subsidiary has moved to a... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203145-Japan_s_IC_Makers_to_Consolidate_Fabs.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203145-Japan_s_IC_Makers_to_Consolidate_Fabs.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:12:00 GMT Japan’s chip industry, awash in red ink, plans to consolidate older fabs. Fujitsu, NEC... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207835-Intel_to_Close_Five_Manufacturing_Facilities.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207835-Intel_to_Close_Five_Manufacturing_Facilities.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:26:00 GMT Intel said it will close three assembly and test operations in Asia, and shutter Fab 20 in... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198690-Applied_Energy_Systems_Acquires_Line_From_Matheson_Tri_Gas.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198690-Applied_Energy_Systems_Acquires_Line_From_Matheson_Tri_Gas.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:17:00 GMT Applied Energy Systems, which makes gas source and gas distribution systems, said it will... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202014-Crossing_Automation_Takes_Modular_Tack.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202014-Crossing_Automation_Takes_Modular_Tack.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:46:00 GMT Crossing Automation Inc. said its building-block approach to wafer handling is in final testing... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203528-Asyst_to_Lay_Off_15_of_Its_Workforce.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203528-Asyst_to_Lay_Off_15_of_Its_Workforce.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:53:00 GMT Asyst Technologies Inc. said it will reduce its workforce by ~15% by the end of March, part of... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197404-IEDM_Panel_Processing_Costs_Headed_Up.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197404-IEDM_Panel_Processing_Costs_Headed_Up.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:27:00 GMT With more expensive tools and new process modules coming, IC manufacturers will struggle to... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207253-European_Executives_Put_on_Fresh_Push_for_Support_of_Chip_Industry.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207253-European_Executives_Put_on_Fresh_Push_for_Support_of_Chip_Industry.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:45:00 GMT Europe’s semiconductor industry will continue to see declining market share unless European... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198292-China_s_Chip_Industry_Facing_Challenges.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198292-China_s_Chip_Industry_Facing_Challenges.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:44:00 GMT China’s semiconductor industry has reached a plateau, with local design houses finding it hard... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201300-TI_Blitzes_to_Improve_Fab_Productivity.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201300-TI_Blitzes_to_Improve_Fab_Productivity.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:47:00 GMT Texas Instruments Inc. has used rapid improvement events, or kaizen blitzes, to sharply improve... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197761-ISMI_Outlines_450_mm_Wafer_NGF_Roadmaps.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197761-ISMI_Outlines_450_mm_Wafer_NGF_Roadmaps.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:26:00 GMT ISMI managers described progress at the 450 mm wafer Interoperability Test Bed, and described... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200752-Despite_Losses_Toshiba_to_Continue_Aggressive_Investments.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200752-Despite_Losses_Toshiba_to_Continue_Aggressive_Investments.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:49:00 GMT In a keynote speech at the ISMI Manufacturing Symposium, Toshiba executive Masakazu Kakumu said... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199870-Kovio_Demonstrates_RFID_Tags_Using_Printed_Electronics.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199870-Kovio_Demonstrates_RFID_Tags_Using_Printed_Electronics.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:27:00 GMT Kovio Inc. (Milpitas, Calif.) announced today at a conference in Chicago that it is... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203919-AMD_and_Abu_Dhabi_Join_Forces_to_Keep_Fabs_on_Track.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203919-AMD_and_Abu_Dhabi_Join_Forces_to_Keep_Fabs_on_Track.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:52:00 GMT In a major boost to U.S. chip manufacturing, AMD and Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/196526-Wuhan_Xinxin_Launches_300_mm_Production_Line.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/196526-Wuhan_Xinxin_Launches_300_mm_Production_Line.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:57:00 GMT Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. has started production of flash memories for... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206965-Ambitious_Plan_for_N_Y_Packaging_Center.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206965-Ambitious_Plan_for_N_Y_Packaging_Center.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:59:00 GMT A packaging R&D center supported by IBM and New York officials is likely to begin operations... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203251-NEC_Electronics_Joins_Fishkill_Alliance.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203251-NEC_Electronics_Joins_Fishkill_Alliance.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:08:00 GMT NEC Electronics has joined the IBM-led Fishkill Alliance, with a goal of implementing NEC’s... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202765-Sitronics_Plans_300_mm_Fab_at_Zelenograd.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202765-Sitronics_Plans_300_mm_Fab_at_Zelenograd.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:58:00 GMT Moscow-based Sitronics reportedly will build a 300 mm fab at Zelenograd, near Moscow. Russian... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206268-Shin_Etsu_Polymer_Develops_Lightweight_Resin_Frame_for_Thin_Wafers.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206268-Shin_Etsu_Polymer_Develops_Lightweight_Resin_Frame_for_Thin_Wafers.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:49:00 GMT Shin-Etsu Polymer has developed a lightweight resin frame to handle and transport thinned... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205241-AmpTech_Opens_for_GaAs_InP_Foundry_Services.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205241-AmpTech_Opens_for_GaAs_InP_Foundry_Services.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:13:00 GMT AmpTech Inc. said it is ready to do business as a foundry for RF and optoelectronic ICs. The... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204007-UMC_Joins_Sematech_Research_Consortium.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204007-UMC_Joins_Sematech_Research_Consortium.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:50:00 GMT Taiwan foundry UMC Corp. said it has joined Sematech as a full member of the consortium’s R&D... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202191-Hynix_to_Close_Eugene_Fab_Other_200_mm_Fabs_May_Shut.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202191-Hynix_to_Close_Eugene_Fab_Other_200_mm_Fabs_May_Shut.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:57:00 GMT Hynix Semiconductor Inc. announced it will close its 200 mm Eugene, Ore., fab, and is likely to... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/209078-Funding_for_ISMI_450_mm_Effort_Doubling.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/209078-Funding_for_ISMI_450_mm_Effort_Doubling.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:28:00 GMT The large chip companies supporting the 450 mm wafer transition have put supplemental funding... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205472-CGMG_Sees_Slow_Growth.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205472-CGMG_Sees_Slow_Growth.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:15:00 GMT The Chemicals and Gases Manufacturers Group (CGMG) held its general meeting at SEMICON West, and... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197869-Breathing_New_Life_Into_Old_Fabs.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197869-Breathing_New_Life_Into_Old_Fabs.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:17:00 GMT There’s plenty of life left in, and profits to be made from, legacy fabs — facilities using... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205635-Asyst_Launches_Agile_Automation_Aimed_at_Megafabs.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205635-Asyst_Launches_Agile_Automation_Aimed_at_Megafabs.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT Asyst Technologies announced the Agile Automation solution at SEMICON West, aimed at easing... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203141-Reduced_CapEx_for_Test.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203141-Reduced_CapEx_for_Test.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:00:00 GMT As a percentage of total spending on semiconductor capital equipment, spending on test equipment... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208949-Planes_Test_and_Capacity_Management.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208949-Planes_Test_and_Capacity_Management.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:00:00 GMT Dan Hamling, founder and CEO of Chip Nexus (San Diego), will present on Thursday, July 17, at... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205018-ISMI_to_Report_450_mm_Progress_at_West.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205018-ISMI_to_Report_450_mm_Progress_at_West.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:49:00 GMT ISMI will present data gathered from 450 mm test wafers to several SEMI task forces at next... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/196414-SMIC_Lays_Foundation_for_Shenzhen_Fab.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/196414-SMIC_Lays_Foundation_for_Shenzhen_Fab.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:33:00 GMT Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) kicked off construction of the 200 mm fab... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197957-DuPont_Electronic_Raises_Prices_by_20_.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197957-DuPont_Electronic_Raises_Prices_by_20_.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:41:00 GMT DuPont Electronic Technologies said rising energy and transportation costs have forced it to... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206909-Visionox_Readies_First_Volume_OLED_Line.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206909-Visionox_Readies_First_Volume_OLED_Line.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:10:00 GMT Visionox (Beijing, China) said its volume OLED production line will begin operation in October... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202390-SMIC_Says_45_nm_Process_Ready_Next_Year.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202390-SMIC_Says_45_nm_Process_Ready_Next_Year.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:15:00 GMT SMIC plans to have its 45 nm process in volume production by the second half of 2009, starting... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208422-OmniVision_TSMC_Develop_Sensor_Technology.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208422-OmniVision_TSMC_Develop_Sensor_Technology.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 27 May 2008 15:13:00 GMT OmniVision Technologies Inc. said it has developed a backside illumination (BSI) image sensor... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205305-Freescale_Taking_Redistributed_Chip_Packaging_to_Pilot_Production_Stage.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205305-Freescale_Taking_Redistributed_Chip_Packaging_to_Pilot_Production_Stage.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 12 May 2008 15:32:00 GMT Freescale Semiconductor Inc. has moved its RCP packaging technology to pilot production,... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199798-A_Better_Way_to_Manage_Test_Wafers.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199798-A_Better_Way_to_Manage_Test_Wafers.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 08 May 2008 14:11:00 GMT Advanced Micro Devices is in the process of applying lean concepts throughout its organization... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206625-SAFC_Expands_Specialty_Chemical_Business.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206625-SAFC_Expands_Specialty_Chemical_Business.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:09:00 GMT SAFC Hitech is expanding its business in specialty chemicals for the semiconductor industry.... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201988-TSMC_Ramping_Aggressive_CPU_Process_Push.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201988-TSMC_Ramping_Aggressive_CPU_Process_Push.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:10:00 GMT TSMC is “hiring aggressively” to develop a technology platform for CPU production, said CEO... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207109-TSMC_Sketches_32_nm_Rollout_Plan_for_2009.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207109-TSMC_Sketches_32_nm_Rollout_Plan_for_2009.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:09:00 GMT Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. plans to begin 32 nm production in the third quarter... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197452-Freescale_Internal_Fab_Utilization_Rate_Drops.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197452-Freescale_Internal_Fab_Utilization_Rate_Drops.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:00:00 GMT Freescale executives said internal fab utilization has dropped to the low to mid-70% range,... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200597-Gartner_Downgrades_2008_Capex_Spending_Forecast.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200597-Gartner_Downgrades_2008_Capex_Spending_Forecast.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:46:00 GMT Gartner Inc. predicted a 19.8% contraction for 2008 semiconductor capital investments, with the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197083-Applied_Shifts_200_mm_Manufacturing_Refurbishing_to_Dedicated_Line.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197083-Applied_Shifts_200_mm_Manufacturing_Refurbishing_to_Dedicated_Line.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:12:00 GMT Applied Materials Inc. has shifted 200 mm equipment production for both new and refurbished... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206701-Lee_China_Seeks_Equipment_Development.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206701-Lee_China_Seeks_Equipment_Development.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:53:00 GMT China is overly dependent on chip imports and needs to develop its domestic infrastructure for... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202521-Honeywell_Receives_Supplier_Excellence_Award.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202521-Honeywell_Receives_Supplier_Excellence_Award.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:38:00 GMT Analog Devices' fab honors Honeywell Analytics for 24/7... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203693-ITRS_Yield_Enhancement_The_End_Justifies_The_Means.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203693-ITRS_Yield_Enhancement_The_End_Justifies_The_Means.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:00:00 GMT The 2007 Update of the Yield Enhancement chapter of the International Technology Roadmap for... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206094-M_W_Zander_Names_Managing_Director.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206094-M_W_Zander_Names_Managing_Director.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:21:00 GMT M+W Zander (Stuttgart, Germany) named Jürgen Wild as its new leader. It also announced the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206682-Aquest_Building_No_Wait_Demo_Facility.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206682-Aquest_Building_No_Wait_Demo_Facility.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:57:00 GMT Aquest Systems Corp. is building a dedicated 20,000 ft2 facility in Taiwan to demonstrate the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197177-Micron_Picks_Boise_for_Its_Next_Fab.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197177-Micron_Picks_Boise_for_Its_Next_Fab.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:02:00 GMT Although its timeline is undecided, Micron Technology president Mark Durcan said that Micron has... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197308-Freescale_Forging_Ahead_to_45_nm_in_2008.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197308-Freescale_Forging_Ahead_to_45_nm_in_2008.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:23:00 GMT Freescale Semiconductor Inc. will begin sampling networking chips using 45 nm design rules by... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208658-TSMC_Reorganizes_Into_Three_Business_Units.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208658-TSMC_Reorganizes_Into_Three_Business_Units.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:51:00 GMT Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC, Hsinchu, Taiwan) announced a reorganization... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201263-Freescale_Pushing_MRAM_Technology_Toward_Automotive_Goal.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201263-Freescale_Pushing_MRAM_Technology_Toward_Automotive_Goal.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:41:00 GMT Freescale Semiconductor is gradually moving its magneto-resistive random access memory (MRAM)... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197326-SI_China_Names_Six_Influential_Persons_in_China_s_2007_IC_Manufacturing_Industry.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197326-SI_China_Names_Six_Influential_Persons_in_China_s_2007_IC_Manufacturing_Industry.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:56:00 GMT Semiconductor International magazine’s China edition has selected six people who played key... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202193-Toshiba_Plans_Two_Memory_Fabs_SanDisk_Toshiba_Announce_Flexible_MoU.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202193-Toshiba_Plans_Two_Memory_Fabs_SanDisk_Toshiba_Announce_Flexible_MoU.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:18:00 GMT Toshiba said it plans to build two memory fabs in Japan, starting in the spring of 2009.... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203409-Chartered_Buys_Hitachi_200_mm_Fab_in_Singapore.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203409-Chartered_Buys_Hitachi_200_mm_Fab_in_Singapore.php?rssid=20232 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:43:00 GMT Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. said it will buy a 200 mm fab from Hitachi Ltd.'s... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207910-Survey_China_s_IC_Industry_Growing_Fast.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207910-Survey_China_s_IC_Industry_Growing_Fast.php?rssid=20232 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:19:00 GMT The IC industry in China is growing rapidly, with 2008 IC sales expected to grow by 31.3% this... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203594-Toshiba_to_Build_Fifth_NAND_Fab_in_Japan.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203594-Toshiba_to_Build_Fifth_NAND_Fab_in_Japan.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:05:00 GMT Toshiba Corp. and its flash partner, SanDisk Corp., will build and equip a NAND flash memory fab... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201058-Harmotec_Non_Contact_Pick_up_Tool_Handles_Thin_Wafers_.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201058-Harmotec_Non_Contact_Pick_up_Tool_Handles_Thin_Wafers_.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:35:00 GMT Harmotec Corp. (Tokyo) has developed non-contact wafer pick-up tools for very thin (20 μm) 300... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206232-Freescale_Seeks_Growth_After_Tepid_2007.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206232-Freescale_Seeks_Growth_After_Tepid_2007.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:04:00 GMT Freescale Semiconductor Inc. executives said fab utilization rates have dropped as sales of the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204314-SMIC_to_Expand_With_Two_Fabs_in_Shenzhen.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204314-SMIC_to_Expand_With_Two_Fabs_in_Shenzhen.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:55:00 GMT Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC, Shanghai) said it will build an R&D... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197398-Asyst_Connectivity_Software_Supports_64_bit_Operating_Systems.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197398-Asyst_Connectivity_Software_Supports_64_bit_Operating_Systems.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:29:00 GMT Asyst Technologies Inc. said its SECS/GEM software products are fully compatible with 64-bit... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201659-Roadmap_Dictated_by_Flash_More_Than_Moore.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201659-Roadmap_Dictated_by_Flash_More_Than_Moore.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:41:00 GMT The 2007 edition of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) projects the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199358-National_Semiconductor_to_Eliminate_200_Manufacturing_Positions.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199358-National_Semiconductor_to_Eliminate_200_Manufacturing_Positions.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:22:00 GMT National Semiconductor said it will cut ~200 from its manufacturing payroll, largely at fabs... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198901-Fujitsu_to_Spin_Chip_Operations_Into_New_Subsidiary.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198901-Fujitsu_to_Spin_Chip_Operations_Into_New_Subsidiary.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:08:00 GMT Fujitsu said it will spin-out its semiconductor operations into a subsidiary and shift its... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202737-AMD_Has_Internal_45_nm_Silicon_45_nm_Production_Expected_in_First_Half.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202737-AMD_Has_Internal_45_nm_Silicon_45_nm_Production_Expected_in_First_Half.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:54:00 GMT Dirk Meyer, Advanced Micro Devices' president, told financial analysts that AMD has 45 nm... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204850-Hutcheson_2025_Likely_Date_for_450_mm.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204850-Hutcheson_2025_Likely_Date_for_450_mm.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:05:00 GMT The 450 mm wafer transition will be delayed until around 2025, in part because of a reluctance... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/209195-ISMI_Publishes_Guidelines_for_Equipment_IP_Protection.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/209195-ISMI_Publishes_Guidelines_for_Equipment_IP_Protection.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:46:00 GMT The International Sematech Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI, Austin, Texas) announced a set of... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201945-IBM_Licenses_45_nm_Technology_to_SMIC.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201945-IBM_Licenses_45_nm_Technology_to_SMIC.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:41:00 GMT IBM Corp. (Armonk, N.Y.) will license its 45 nm bulk CMOS technology to Semiconductor... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200269-Cypress_to_Close_Texas_Fab.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200269-Cypress_to_Close_Texas_Fab.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:08:00 GMT Cypress Semiconductor will close its Round Rock, Texas, fab, which runs an older process to make... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205672-SVTC_ATDF_Rides_Non_Moore_s_Law_Trend.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205672-SVTC_ATDF_Rides_Non_Moore_s_Law_Trend.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:43:00 GMT The combined SVTC-ATDF R&D foundry seeks to be a bridge between product development teams and... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204823-Philips_Officially_Opens_Singapore_LED_Fab.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204823-Philips_Officially_Opens_Singapore_LED_Fab.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:58:00 GMT Philips Lighting officially opened its Singapore LED factory, part of a broad strategy to... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204218-Samsung_to_Expand_Large_LCD_Production.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204218-Samsung_to_Expand_Large_LCD_Production.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:51:00 GMT Samsung said it will invest ~$2.2B in an expansion of an LCD fab aimed at large-sized LCD... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197320-Founder_Electronics_to_Invest_450M_in_Shenzhen_Fab.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197320-Founder_Electronics_to_Invest_450M_in_Shenzhen_Fab.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:16:00 GMT China’s Founder Electronics plans to build a 200 mm wafer fab in Shenzen province, following... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205551-IBM_Reduces_Greenhouse_Gas_Emissions.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205551-IBM_Reduces_Greenhouse_Gas_Emissions.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:12:00 GMT SEMI’s International Trade Partners Conference (ITPC) has long been known for its big picture... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207936-Nitronex_Qualifies_Durham_Fab_for_GaN_Process.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207936-Nitronex_Qualifies_Durham_Fab_for_GaN_Process.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:55:00 GMT Nitronex Inc. (Durham, N.C.) said it has qualified its new facility for manufacturing gallium... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206913-Hua_Hong_NEC_s_Fab_II_Goes_Into_Mass_Production.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206913-Hua_Hong_NEC_s_Fab_II_Goes_Into_Mass_Production.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:18:00 GMT Shanghai Hua Hong NEC said it has expanded capacity, with production at its Fab II beginning in... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204792-Dataquest_Predicts_2008_Foundry_Capex_Decline.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204792-Dataquest_Predicts_2008_Foundry_Capex_Decline.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:46:00 GMT Gartner Dataquest said 2008 capital investments by the "Big Four" foundries will decline 9.6%... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199209-NGF_Plan_Seeks_Reduced_First_Wafer_Delay.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/199209-NGF_Plan_Seeks_Reduced_First_Wafer_Delay.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:10:00 GMT The 19-point Next Generation Factory (NGF) initiative received much of the attention at the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203840-ISMI_Studying_Common_Equipment_Platform.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/203840-ISMI_Studying_Common_Equipment_Platform.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:07:00 GMT The ISMI members are studying a common equipment platform, which may standardize the load ports,... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204634-Sony_and_Toshiba_to_Establish_Chipmaking_JV.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204634-Sony_and_Toshiba_to_Establish_Chipmaking_JV.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:01:00 GMT Toshiba and Sony said they will establish a joint venture, majority-owned by Toshiba, that will... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208762-Sematech_Seeking_Buyers_for_ATDF.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208762-Sematech_Seeking_Buyers_for_ATDF.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:15:00 GMT Sematech is in negotiations to sell its Advanced Technology Development Facility (ATDF), the fab... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201035-Russia_Reinvigorates_Semiconductor_Manufacturing_Capabilities.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201035-Russia_Reinvigorates_Semiconductor_Manufacturing_Capabilities.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:16:00 GMT Russia is aiming to reinvigorate its fledgling semiconductor manufacturing in light of an... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198790-Toshiba_s_Fab_4_to_Boost_NAND_Production.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198790-Toshiba_s_Fab_4_to_Boost_NAND_Production.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:57:00 GMT With a new 300 mm NAND memory fab opening in Japan, Eli Harari, CEO of SanDisk, and Shozo Saito,... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200126-Former_Infineon_CEO_Takes_Helm_at_Grace_Semiconductor.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200126-Former_Infineon_CEO_Takes_Helm_at_Grace_Semiconductor.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:49:00 GMT Grace Semiconductor named former Infineon Technologies CEO Ulrich Schumacher as the president... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202281-Despite_Weak_Prices_Elpida_CEO_Positive.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202281-Despite_Weak_Prices_Elpida_CEO_Positive.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:48:00 GMT Despite weak DRAM prices this year, Elpida Memory CEO Yukio Sakamoto remains positive about... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207388-CSMC_Taking_200_mm_Equipment_From_Hynix_Wuxi_Fab.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/207388-CSMC_Taking_200_mm_Equipment_From_Hynix_Wuxi_Fab.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:04:00 GMT China Resources Group is buying semiconductor production equipment and other assets now located... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205183-Spansion_Claims_Lead_With_300_mm_Fab.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205183-Spansion_Claims_Lead_With_300_mm_Fab.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:45:00 GMT Spansion began 65 nm flash memory production at its 300 mm SP1 fab in northeastern Japan, the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/196756-Sony_May_Sell_Fab_to_Toshiba_for_Cell_Production.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/196756-Sony_May_Sell_Fab_to_Toshiba_for_Cell_Production.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:28:00 GMT Sony Corp., which is moving to a fab-lite approach, is considering the sale of fab lines used... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204842-NGF_Group_Seeks_300_mm_Fab_Productivity.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204842-NGF_Group_Seeks_300_mm_Fab_Productivity.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:32:00 GMT A Next Generation Factory meeting being held in Austin Thursday by six device manufacturers and... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206381-Grace_Semi_Seeks_EPIC_Process_Differentiation.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206381-Grace_Semi_Seeks_EPIC_Process_Differentiation.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:06:00 GMT Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. is emphasizing value-added processes that support... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198081-Anadigics_Starts_GaAs_Fab_Construction_in_China.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198081-Anadigics_Starts_GaAs_Fab_Construction_in_China.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:18:00 GMT Anadigics celebrated the laying of the foundation for what will be its China GaAs fab in... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205887-Russian_Holding_Company_Buys_Altis_Semiconductor.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205887-Russian_Holding_Company_Buys_Altis_Semiconductor.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:03:00 GMT In a move that provides Russia’s nascent semiconductor design industry with a manufacturing... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200850-Serus_Touts_WIP_Tracking.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200850-Serus_Touts_WIP_Tracking.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:13:00 GMT Serus Corp. said it has initial results from the deployment of its tracking software at... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198830-Edwards_Divests_Kachina_Applied_Grows_Fab_Services.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198830-Edwards_Divests_Kachina_Applied_Grows_Fab_Services.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:12:00 GMT Edwards agreed to sell a majority interest in its Kachina parts cleaning and chamber process kit... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198110-ADI_Restructuring_Workforce_at_Limerick_Fab.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198110-ADI_Restructuring_Workforce_at_Limerick_Fab.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:51:00 GMT Analog Devices Inc. said it will lay off ~150 at its flagship Limerick, Ireland, fab over the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205992-X_Fab_Reports_Strong_Growth.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/205992-X_Fab_Reports_Strong_Growth.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:17:00 GMT X-Fab Silicon Foundries said sales increased 69% year-over-year in the first half of this... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197298-SMIC_Plans_65_nm_Production_by_Year_End_.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/197298-SMIC_Plans_65_nm_Production_by_Year_End_.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:00:00 GMT Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC, Shanghai, China) said it would begin... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201704-Samsung_Foundry_Plans_Face_Trust_Issues.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/201704-Samsung_Foundry_Plans_Face_Trust_Issues.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:27:00 GMT Samsung’s foundry thrust is gaining steam at a time when some are predicting a capacity crunch... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206777-Major_IC_Investments_in_China_Coming_Online.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206777-Major_IC_Investments_in_China_Coming_Online.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:20:00 GMT With strong government support, China-based companies continue to expand semiconductor... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200322-UMC_Names_Sun_Chen_as_Managers_of_Fab_Operations.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200322-UMC_Names_Sun_Chen_as_Managers_of_Fab_Operations.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:05:00 GMT UMC (Hsinchu, Taiwan) announced several management changes today, putting Shih-wei Sun in charge... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202219-Burns_Taiwan_Capex_Soars.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/202219-Burns_Taiwan_Capex_Soars.php?rssid=20232 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:35:00 GMT Taiwan-based semiconductor companies will increase capital spending by $4B to $13B in 2007,... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206972-Rohm_and_Haas_Receives_Sustainability_Award.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206972-Rohm_and_Haas_Receives_Sustainability_Award.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:28:00 GMT Rohm and Haas Co. received the 2007 Hydro Sustainability Award from The Natural Step, a... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198495-Fast_Fab_Conveyors_Could_Improve_Traffic_Control.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/198495-Fast_Fab_Conveyors_Could_Improve_Traffic_Control.php?rssid=20232 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:24:00 GMT As fabs get bigger, traffic congestion from moving lots of wafers around starts to become a... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206887-Sematech_s_ISMI_Announces_450_mm_Wafer_Program.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206887-Sematech_s_ISMI_Announces_450_mm_Wafer_Program.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:38:00 GMT The International Sematech Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI) announced a “comprehensive... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200305-Productivity_Cycle_Time_450_mm.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/200305-Productivity_Cycle_Time_450_mm.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:00:00 GMT Continuing to improve on the existing and future 300 mm base has tremendous payoff for the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208984-Faster_Metrology_APC_Needed_to_Fuel_Rapid_Time_to_Market.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/208984-Faster_Metrology_APC_Needed_to_Fuel_Rapid_Time_to_Market.php?rssid=20232 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:00:00 GMT New metrology and novel applications of more mature techniques are increasingly needed for... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206209-Technology_Is_No_Longer_King.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/206209-Technology_Is_No_Longer_King.php?rssid=20232 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:32:00 GMT ASMC: For more than 40 years, the semiconductor industry has been ruled by Moore’s Law and the... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/196559-Audio_Interview_STM_Studies_Nanoscale_Contact_Dynamics.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/196559-Audio_Interview_STM_Studies_Nanoscale_Contact_Dynamics.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:00:00 GMT Senior Editor Alexander E. Braun reports from the 2007 International Conference on Frontiers of... http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204245-Audio_Interview_Optical_Microscopy_Is_Pushed_Beyond_Diffraction_Limits.php?rssid=20232 http://www.semiconductor.net/article/204245-Audio_Interview_Optical_Microscopy_Is_Pushed_Beyond_Diffraction_Limits.php?rssid=20232 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:00:00 GMT Senior Editor Alexander E. Braun reports from the 2007 International Conference on Frontiers of...