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Wednesday 24 February 2010
ARM unveils new SoC platform on Globalfoundries 28nm process
Globalfoundries and ARM have unveiled new details on their SoC platform technology for powering the next generation of wireless products and applications. The new chip manufacturing...
Wednesday 24 February 2010
More industry leaders push e-beam technology
Globalfoundries, Jeol, KLA-Tencor, NuFlare Technology, Petersen Advanced Lithography and Samsung Electronics have joined the eBeam Initiative - a forum dedicated to the education...
Tuesday 9 February 2010
UMC sees January sales fall over 7%
Foundry chipmaker United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has reported revenues of NT$8.6 billion (US$268 million) for January 2010, up 172.77% from NT$3.15 billion a year ago....
Tuesday 2 February 2010
SMIC appoints former Chartered executive as new COO
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has confirmed that it has hired Simon Yang, the former senior VP of fab operations and chief technology officer at Chartered...
Friday 15 January 2010
Globalfoundries aims to ramp output to 5.8 million 200mm wafer equivalents in 2014
Globalfoundries has completed its integration with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, and aims to ramp its total capacity to 5.8 million 200mm (8-inch) wafers in equivalent in...
Tuesday 12 January 2010
Globalfoundries offering discounts on wafer, photomask prices
Globalfoundries has quoted photomask prices that are 40-50% lower than quotes offered by rivals, and cut prices for wafer processing at its available nodes to vie for handset- and...
Monday 11 January 2010
Qualcomm, TSMC extend collaboration to 28nm
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on January 8 announced its partnership with Qualcomm has been extended from 65nm and 45nm technologies to 28nm, only a day after...
Friday 8 January 2010
UMC dismisses rumors it is targeted by ATIC for acquisition
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has declined to comment on a media report indicating that the company is being targeted by Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC)...
Friday 25 December 2009
Globalfoundries to tap Asia IC-design market through Socle Technology
Globalfoundries' acquisition of Singapore-based Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing will also enable the US pure-play foundry to tap the IC-design market in Asia thanks to Chartered's...
Tuesday 22 December 2009
Charterted, Globalfoundries set to merge foundry operations
Singapore-based Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, which is scheduled to be delisted from the Nasdaq stock market on December 28, has begun to proceed with its merger with Globalfoundries...
Wednesday 2 December 2009
No plans to add new foundry partner, says AMD
In response to a question about whether AMD is considering adding a foundry partner – due to current capacity perhaps not being able to support recovering market demand in the...
Thursday 29 October 2009
UMC to acquire UMCJ through tender offer
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will invest up to 6.9 billion yen (US$76.28 million) to acquire the outstanding shares of UMC Japan (UMCJ), company CEO Shih-Wei Sun announced...
Monday 19 October 2009
Global chip market may stage full recovery earlier than expected in 2011, says TSMC chairman
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects its 2010 sales to surpass 2008 in line with the industry's recovery, chairman and CEO Morris Chang said at a company event...
Tuesday 13 October 2009
Foundry sales to increase nearly twice as fast as total IC industry, says IC Insights
Foundry IC sales will grow at nearly twice the rate of the overall IC industry over the next five years, according to IC Insights, adding that both pure-play and IDM foundry sales...
Wednesday 7 October 2009
ARM and Globalfoundries establish strategic partnership on 28nm HKMG process
ARM and Globalfoundries have announced a long-term strategic relationship to provide their mutual customers with an innovative SoC enablement program. To support the long-term relationship,...