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Friday 20 March 2009
ProMOS responds to production halt rumors
ProMOS Technologies has responded to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report which claimed the DRAM maker intends to halt production at its 12-inch fabs in Hsinchu,...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
FlipChip announces 300mm strategic partnership with SMIC
FlipChip International (FCI), which specializes in flip-chip bumping and wafer level packaging, has recently announced a partnership alliance with Semiconductor Manufacturing International...
Wednesday 18 February 2009
Lenovo adopts Nvidia Ion platform for over-10-inch netbooks, says paper
Lenovo plans to launch 11.6-inch and 12.1-inch netbooks combining Intel's Atom processor and Nvidia's Ion platform in the second quarter of this year, according to a Chinese-language...
Monday 16 February 2009
Lenovo to launch 12-inch Atom netbook
Lenovo reportedly plans to launch an Atom N280-based IdeaPad S20 netbook featuring a 12-inch panel. The specification would break Intel's restrictions for netbook products that state...
Monday 9 February 2009
Silicon wafer ASPs fall 20% in 1Q09, says paper
The ASP of 12-inch silicon wafers has slid by 20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2009, in line with utilization drops at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and...
Friday 16 January 2009
TSMC to buy ProMOS 12-inch equipment
ProMOS Technologies has decided to sell its 12-inch foundry equipment in the Central Taiwan Science Park for NT$580 million (US$17.39 million), and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Wednesday 10 December 2008
ProMOS to sell 12-inch equipment; phasing out 8-inch production
ProMOS Technologies plans to sell part of the machinery equipment located at its 12-inch fabs. The company also announced plans to gradually phase out of commodity DRAM production...
Friday 5 December 2008
DRAM maker ProMOS denies suspension of 12-inch fab in HSP
Taiwan-based DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies has denied a media report stating that the company's 8- and 12-inch fabs in the Hsinchu SciencePark (HSP) have been forced to suspend operations...
Tuesday 18 November 2008
TSMC urges equipment and material suppliers to push for 18-inch wafer migration
The transition to 18-inch wafer production may be interrupted by the current economic woes, but it is a necessary step the semiconductor industry has to take in order to increase...
Tuesday 4 November 2008
Asustek said to be planning 12-inch ZX series notebook launch by the end of this year
Notebook component players indicated that Asustek is planning to introduce a 12-inch ultra-thin notebook that has a similar industrial design to the recently launched high-end Eee...
Friday 17 October 2008
Nanya Technology to reduce 8-inch fab output; delays 12-inch fab expansion
Taiwan DRAM maker Nanya Technology will reportedly reduce output at its 8-inch fab by turning down orders that generate low profits, according to sources close to the company. Expansion...
Wednesday 1 October 2008
Formosa Sumco switching to 500kg 12-inch silicon ingot production
Formosa Sumco Technology has reported success in producing its first 500kg 12-inch silicon ingot, which will significantly raise the company's production efficiency and cut product...
Friday 19 September 2008
SMIC and Wuhan city government to kick off operations of 12-inch fab on September 22
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Wuhan city government (Hubei province, China) will jointly kick off official operation of the 12-inch wafer fab built...
Wednesday 10 September 2008
TSMC, UMC slowing down 12-inch fab expansion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), and other foundries are slowing their 12-inch fab expansion, showing no signs of active...
Tuesday 5 August 2008
Relaxed restrictions welcomed in Taiwan, but indifference remains about actually building 12-inch wafer fabs in China
Leading pure-play foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), as well as DRAM maker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation...
Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research