Semiconductor Manufacturing
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AMD finalizes foundry spinoff deal
News It will spin off its semiconductor manufacturing operations into a joint company with Abu Dhabi investment firm.
Tags: Processors, Outsourcing, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Chip Company, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Semiconductor Manufacturing, manufacturing asset
Chartered merger 'huge step' for Globalfoundries
News Proposed buyout of Singapore semiconductor player by key owner of Globalfoundries helps address "glaring weaknesses", says analyst.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., iSuppli Corp., Manufacturing, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Globalfoundries, shareholder, alliance, merger
S'pore chip foundry sold to Abu Dhabi
News Advanced Technology Investment Company will pay US$1.8 billion in cash for Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, reports say.
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, Acquisitions, Mergers, Chartered Semiconductor, Microsoft Xbox, Abu Dhabi, United Microelectronics Corp., Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., Fitch Ratings
US researchers claim vast data-density increase
News The density achievable with the technology could potentially enable the contents of 250 DVDs to fit onto a surface the size of a coin, according to one of the researchers.
Tags: Storage, R&D, Photovoltaics, Storage, DVD, polymer, Semiconductor Manufacturing, University of Massachusetts, electronic media, photograph
Ceasefire in the China-Taiwan chip war?
News After years of legal feuding between Taiwan's TSMC and China's SMIC, chipmakers' latest round of fighting may be coming to an end.
Tags: Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Global strategic management, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co., California, Taiwanese chipmaker, Chip, Chip Company, Hong Kong, Shanghai
TSMC exec: Chip industry to recover in 3 years
News Longtime figure in semiconductor arena and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chairman Morris Chang,says, it'll be 2012 before industry bounces back, according to news report.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Sales/revenue, Intel Corp., CFO, Semiconductor, Chip, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., chip industry, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Intel adds two new Atoms for netbooks
News The chipmaker extends the Atom range, popular in netbooks, and demonstrates the upcoming Moorestown platform using the chip at IDF in Beijing.
Tags: Processors, Intel Corp., Atom, Chip, Video, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Z515, ASUS, performance, processor
iPhone Nano on the way to China first?
News There are differing views on whether a small, low-cost iPhone is on tap from Apple. One analyst thinks that not only is one on the way, but that China will get it first.
Tags: Wireless e-mail devices, 3G (Third Generation), Bluetooth, Apple Inc., China Mobile Ltd., Asia, Chip, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., United Microelectronics Corp., AT&T Corp.
Chip manufacturers on the edge
News Convulsions in the microprocessor business may have broad implications and strategic significance for countries around the world.
Tags: Components, Wireless e-mail devices, PDA phones, Intel Corp., Semiconductor, Cell Phone, Memory Chip, Chip, Chip Company, Government
Intel outsources Atom manufacturing to TSMC
News The deal forms part of what the two companies have described as a 'long-term' technology, design and intellectual property collaboration.
Tags: Processors, Intel Corp., Manufacturing, Atom, Mobile Internet Device, Internet Device, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., processor, collaboration, Benefit
Short Take: Chartered's president & CEO to be out for 2 mths
News Mainboard-listed Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd announced today that its president and CEO Barry Waite will taking a two-month-long medical leave after undergoing a surgery to remove what is believed to be a non-malignant growth on his heart.
Short Take: Chartered to raise US$500m for capex
News Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd said that it has priced its 2006 senior convertible notes at US$500 million.
TSMC: SMIC chip 'strikingly similar' to ours
News The Taiwanese chip giant lays on the evidence in its lawsuit against China rival SMIC for patent infringement.
Taiwan emerging as leading chipmaking nation
News Taiwan's consumption of semiconductor manufacturing equipment has surpassed Japan's and is rapidly catching up with the leading chipmaking equipment market, North America.
Taiwan Semiconductor reports higher Q3 sales, profits
News Taiwan and the world's largest semiconductor foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, reported increased sales and profits in its third quarter on Thursday.
