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NEWS TAGGED SEMICON TAIWAN 2004
Wednesday 15 September 2004
Myers and Higashi talk about cyclicality and rising costs
On the first day of Semicon Taiwan, DigiTimes had an opportunity to talk with Stanley Myers, president and chief executive officer of SEMI, and Terry Higashi, chairman of TEL (Tokyo...
Wednesday 15 September 2004
Micron on the advantages of stacking, part two
Note: This is the second part of a report compiled from comments made by Mark Durcan, Micron’s CTO and VP of R&D, during an interview with DigiTimes in the second week of...
Wednesday 15 September 2004
China: The state of play in packaging & testing
The IC packaging and testing sector is the strongest sub-sector of China’s IC industry, even though it creates the least “added-value” of any sector in the IC supply...
Wednesday 15 September 2004
TCSIA chief coordinator acknowledges Taiwan government’s support
Taiwan’s precision machinery industry has established itself in the III-V semiconductor industry, thanks to the support of the Taiwan government, according to Morrison Liang,...
Wednesday 15 September 2004
Secondhand equipment floods China IC market
Everyone believes that China is the sweet spot for chipmakers. The country’s demand for chips is expected to grow from US$2.16 billion in 2002 to US$7.72 billion in 2007, for...
Wednesday 15 September 2004
Spirox to align with UMC and LogicVision on enhanced yield solution
Semiconductor and TFT LCD integrated solutions provider Spirox has claimed success in developing a BIST (Built-in Self Test) embedded integrated solution for integrated circuits by...
Wednesday 15 September 2004
Amkor’s Taiwan acquisition targets flip-chip market
Amkor Technology is hoping its acquisition of 60% of Unitive Semiconductor Taiwan (UST) will help the company to tap local demand for flip-chip packaging, according to Ingu Yin Chang,...
Wednesday 15 September 2004
Nextest displays new Magnum test system, announces Atmel purchase
Nextest Systems, a first-time exhibitor at SEMICON Taiwan, is displaying its recently introduced Magnum test system at the show. The company has also taken the opportunity to announce...
Wednesday 15 September 2004
TSMC to pilot run 193nm immersion lithography next month
After almost three years of co-development with ASML, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) is set to begin 12-inch wafer pilot production using 193nm immersion lithography...
Tuesday 14 September 2004
Micron on the advantages of stacking
With respect to a given lithography node – whether it’s 0.11- or 0.13-micron – both stack and trench processes are implementing 8F² technology. However, the...
Tuesday 14 September 2004
Foundry rising: Greater China’s foundry sector is on the move
The China government has been the driving force behind the country’s fast-growing semiconductor industry. With its State Council Circular No. 18, issued June 24, 2000, the China...
Tuesday 14 September 2004
Services and solutions: Scientech Corporation has quietly built an extensive services and support organization for semiconductor manufacturers
While maintaining something of a low profile within the industry, Scientech Corporation offers an interface between semiconductor manufacturers and services and support suppliers,...
Tuesday 14 September 2004
ITRI executive among speakers at SEMI NanoForum 2004
SEMI has announced the roster of speakers and companies that will make presentations at SEMI NanoForum 2004, the first global event to bring together SEMI members and representatives...
Tuesday 14 September 2004
TCSIA hosts III-V Pavilion at SEMICON Taiwan 2004
The Taiwan Compound Semiconductor Industrial Alliance (TCSIA), following the success of last year’s SEMICON Taiwan, is again hosting a special pavilion for compound semiconductors...
Tuesday 14 September 2004
PSMC sees shipment growth for advanced-process photomasks
The proportion of photomask shipments for 0.18-micron-and-below processes jumped over 60 percentage points in July for Photronics Semiconductor Mask Corporation (PSMC), amid escalating...