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Thursday 13 May 2010
AMD said to use bulk 40nm at TSMC for Fusion chips
AMD reportedly plans to outsource wafer starts for its Fusion CPUs with integrated graphics to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) using bulk 40nm process technology,...
Wednesday 12 May 2010
Foundry revenues to grow 40% in 2010, says iSuppli
After a year that was decidedly skewed by macroeconomic forces impacting the entire electronics value chain, pure-play foundry suppliers will see revenues jump by 39.5% this year...
Monday 10 May 2010
Globalfoundries impact and evolution could be significant, says Petrov Group – Part II
The emergence of Globalfoundries (GF) could be one of the most significant events in recent semiconductor history. While the new company faces significant near-term execution and,...
Wednesday 5 May 2010
Partnering with Globalfoundries: Q&A with Socle chairman Song-Hwee Chia
Socle Technology, formerly a IC design service subsidiary of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, now works closely with Globalfoundries and looks to become the bridge between the...
Monday 3 May 2010
Globalfoundries impact and evolution could be significant, says Petrov Group – Part I
The emergence of Globalfoundries (GF) could be one of the most significant events in recent semiconductor history. While the new company faces significant near-term operational and,...
Tuesday 20 April 2010
Socle to unveil new design platform for tablet PCs in 2H10
SoC design service provider Socle Technology has revealed plans to launch a design platform built on Globalfoundries' 65nm low-power (LP) process technology for tablet PCs in the...
Wednesday 24 February 2010
Foundries to see 12-inch wafer supply exceed demand in 2012
With major foundry chipmakers gearing up for capacity expansions at their 12-inch (300mm) facilities, Nobunaga Chai, an analyst at Digitimes Research, has forecast worldwide 12-inch...
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)...