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Wednesday 9 January 2013
Globalfoundries to build US$2 billion R&D center in New York
Globalfoundries has announced plans to invest nearly US$2 billion to build a technology development center at its Fab 8 campus in Saratoga County, New York. The facility will increase...
Wednesday 12 December 2012
ProMOS fails again to sell 12-inch fab
ProMOS Technologies failed, for the second time, on December 12 to sell its 12-inch fab located in Taichung, central Taiwan, through an open bid despite offerings from Vanguard International...
Thursday 6 December 2012
Globalfoundries to buy stake in UMC, report says
Globalfoundries reportedly will buy a stake in fellow foundry chipmaker United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), and the next move for the pair is to form a strategic alliance,...
Friday 9 November 2012
Top-20 IC suppliers sales growth rates forecast to range from 31% to negative 17% in 2012, IC Insights says
IC Insights expects a wide range of growth rates among the worldwide top-20 semiconductor suppliers in 2012. Despite the close ongoing relationship between the two companies, Globalfoundries...
Thursday 4 October 2012
ProMOS announces massive layoffs
DRAM chipmaker ProMOS Technologies has announced plans to lay off as many as 1,300 employees as part of its restructuring project. The number of jobs affected is higher than the expected...
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.
Thursday 27 September 2012
Major foundries show mixed progress toward advanced process nodes
Major IC foundries have made mixed progress in developing their businesses in the advanced process market, according to industry sources. There likely be an ever widening technology...
Friday 21 September 2012
Globalfoundries intros 14nm process with FinFET transistors
Globalfoundries has announced the launch of a new technology designed for the expanding mobile market. The new 14nm-XM offering will give customers the performance and power benefits...
Tuesday 18 September 2012
AMD 4Q12 revenues to benefit from desktop Trinity APU
AMD is set to announce its latest Trinity APU for the desktop market on October 1 and the new CPU is expected to have chance of boosting the CPU maker's revenue performance in the...
Thursday 6 September 2012
Front-end fab equipment spending to grow 17% in 2013, says SEMI
Total fab spending for equipment needed to ramp fabs, upgrade technology nodes, and expand or change wafer size could increase 16.7% in 2013 to reach a new record high of US$42.7...
Wednesday 8 August 2012
UMC July sales up
Contract chipmaker United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported revenues of NT$9.61 billion (US$321 million) for July 2012, up 3.5% on month and 9.1% on year.
Monday 6 August 2012
Foundries shine in IC ranking, says IC Insights
Market research firm IC Insights has updated its list of the world's top 20 semiconductor suppliers by revenue in the first half of 2012. Three pure-play foundries - included in the...
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...
Friday 13 July 2012
Globalfoundries to fab 28nm chips for Qualcomm, says paper
Qualcomm has contracted Globalfoundries' Dresden fab to manufacture 28nm chips, the Chinese-language Commercial Times cited unnamed equipment makers as saying in a recent...
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Nvidia, AMD may miss PC replacement trend brought by Diablo 3
Although the recent release of online PC game Diablo 3 has brought on a strong PC replacement trend in the consumer PC market, Nvidia and AMD may miss a good opportunity as their...