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Thursday 3 November 2016
SMIC constructing 12-inch IC production line in Shenzhen
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has started building a 12-inch IC production line at its manufacturing site in Shenzhen, which will be the very first 12-inch fab...
Friday 21 October 2016
Globalfoundries China fab put on hold
The government of Chongqing has put on hold a deal with Globalfoundries for a joint venture 12-inch fab, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 18 October 2016
China to produce 3D NAND chips as early as end-2017
Yangtze River Storage Technology (YRST) will start operating China's first 12-inch fab for the manufacture of NAND flash and DRAM memory at the end of 2016, and is expected to produce...
Friday 14 October 2016
SMIC breaks ground for new 12-inch fab in Shanghai
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) on October 13 held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 12-inch wafer fab in Shanghai.
Monday 26 September 2016
China HLMC to build new 12-inch fab
Shanghai Huali Microelectronics (HLMC) is expected to announce by the end of 2016 the construction of its second 12-inch plant, which will directly enter 28nm production, according...
Thursday 30 June 2016
UMC orders equipment for Xiamen fab
United Microelectronics (UMC) has purchased NT$562.88 million (US$17.42 million) worth of equipment from ASML for its 12-inch wafer fab in Xiamen, according to a company filing with...
Monday 27 June 2016
Fab toolmakers seeing significant 12-inch fab expansion in China
Capacity expansions are expected to take place at more than 10 12-inch wafer fabs in China over the next five years, according to sources at semiconductor equipment providers, which...
Tuesday 19 April 2016
Taiwan market: Dell launches enterprise notebook with ultra-thin bezel design
Dell has launched its new enterprise notebook, the Latitude 13 7000, featuring a 13-inch display with an ultra-thin 7mm bezel making the overall chassis as small as a typical 12-inch...
Monday 28 March 2016
TSMC and Nanjing sign 12-inch fab investment agreement
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced on March 28 that the company and the municipal government of Nanjing, China have signed an investment agreement. This agreement...
Thursday 4 February 2016
Taiwan MOEA approves TSMC 12-inch fab investment in China
The Investment Commission of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has approved TSMC's proposal to set up a 12-inch wafer fab and a design service center in Nanjing, China...
Thursday 28 January 2016
UMC buys equipment from Lam, Tokyo Electron
United Microelectronics (UMC) has purchased a total of NT$1.96 billion (US$58.4 million) worth of equipment from Lam Research and Tokyo Electron for its 12-inch wafer fab in Xiamen,...
Friday 8 January 2016
UMC buys more equipment for Xiamen fab
United Microelectronics (UMC) has purchased a total of NT$1.98 billion (US$59.5 million) worth of equipment from Murata Machinery and Applied Materials for its 12-inch wafer fab in...
Wednesday 6 January 2016
UMC orders equipment for Xiamen fab
United Microelectronics (UMC) has purchased NT$1.05 billion (US$31.8 million) worth of equipment from KLA-Tencor for its 12-inch wafer fab in Xiamen, according to a company filing...
Thursday 31 December 2015
Scientech to start delivering 12-inch single-wafer process tools to TSMC
Semiconductor equipment supplier Scientech will begin shipping its in-house developed wet benches and single-wafer process tools for the production of 12-inch wafers to Taiwan Semiconductor...
Thursday 10 December 2015
New TSMC fab in China likely to target orders for driver ICs, touchscreen solutions
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) planned 12-inch wafer fab in China could be vying for 16nm chip orders from China's local IC design houses specializing in the...
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