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Friday 2 November 2012
UMC to develop 14nm FinFET process
United Microelectronics (UMC) will move to aggressively develop 14nm process technology featuring FinFET 3D transistors, according to company CEO Shih-Wei Sun. Deploying Finfet transistor...
Wednesday 31 October 2012
UMC sees decrease in 4Q12 shipments
United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its revenues increase about 3% sequentially in the third quarter of 2012, despite having lower shipments for the quarter, according to the foundry...
Thursday 25 October 2012
TSMC expects sales rebound following two-quarter dip
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects its consolidated revenues to decrease about 8% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2012, followed by another modest dip...
Tuesday 23 October 2012
Altera achieves production rollout of all 28nm FPGA families
Altera recently announced it is shipping in production all three of its 28-nm FPGA families, including Stratix V, Arria V and Cyclone V devices, with the latest shipment of the largest...
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Globalfoundries 28/32nm foundry capacity hits as high as 80,000 wafers
Globalfoundries' combined capacity for 28/32nm chips has climbed to 60,000-80,000 wafers a month, according to Michael Noonen, the foundry's executive VP for marketing and sales.
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Samsung, STMicro announce foundry deal
Samsung Electronics' foundry business has been selected by STMicroelectronics to provide it with products at the 32/28nm process nodes, according to the Korea-based chipmaker. The...
Tuesday 25 September 2012
Asustek to launch second-generation Padfone in October
Asustek Computer is set to announce its second-generation Padfone on October 16 as Qualcomm's processor supply has returned to normal due to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's...
Monday 24 September 2012
Chipset solution supply to play a key role in year-end smartphone sales, say sources
The ability of smartphone vendors to secure sufficient supplies of key components, particularly chipset solutions, will be crucial for them to win in the sales competition during...
Wednesday 12 September 2012
Altera first in industry to achieve production rollout of all 28-nm FPGA families
Altera Corporation recently announced it is shipping in production all three of its 28-nm FPGA families, including Stratix V, Arria V and Cyclone V devices. Altera achieves this industry...
Monday 10 September 2012
IC materials firms spend more on R&D, says Dow exec
With semiconductor companies constantly upgrading to the latest advanced technologies, related production materials suppliers are required to raise the technological bar and provide...
Wednesday 29 August 2012
Backend firms expect orders for 28nm chips to pick up
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is producing 28nm process ICs for Qualcomm and the first batch of shipments will be delivered to packaging and testing houses in...
Wednesday 29 August 2012
ASE looks to growth in 2H12
IC packaging/testing service provider Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) expects its sales to grow quarter-on-quarter onward in the second half of 2012, and total shipments...
Tuesday 21 August 2012
TSMC 28nm process yields break 80%, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 28nm processes have topped a yield rate of 80%, the Chinese-language Commercial Times cited unnamed equipment suppliers...
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Globalfoundries to expand Fab 8
Globalfoundries has announced it is moving forward with the final construction for the extension of Module 1 at its Fab 8 campus in New York. The project will add 90,000 square feet...
Wednesday 25 July 2012
UMC 2Q12 results beat guidance
United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its revenue and gross margin results for the second quarter of 2012 slightly beat its guidance. Looking forwad, the IC foundry expects marginal sequential...