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S'pore forms group to boost 3D chips
News New consortium seeks to advance Singapore's 300mm wafer manufacturing capabilities by focusing on through-silicon via for 3D integrated circuit packages.
Tags: Processors, R&D, Integrated Circuit, Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Chip, Singapore, 3D, consortium, transistor
Intel shuts plants in the Philippines, Malaysia
News Close to 3,000 employees in the two countries will be affected, as chipmaker restructures its manufacturing operations--a move that also impacts two U.S. plants.
Tags: Processors, Budgeting/cost control, Operations, Global strategic management, Intel Corp., Asia, Philippines, Manufacturing, Asia-Pacific, Malaysia
No word on made-in-Asia 32nm Intel chips
News update Chip giant announces US$7 billion investment in U.S. fabs for 32-nanometer, but it is not clear if there will be similar investments in the region.
Tags: Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Asia, International Data Corp., PC Processor, Chip, Chip Company, processor
Toshiba, SanDisk to cut NAND flash production
News The manufacturers are to cut production by 30 percent at a shared plant in Japan, in response to a recession-related drop in demand.
Tags: Cost control, Best strategies, Budgeting/cost control, SanDisk Corp., Wafer, NAND, NAND Flash, device manufacturer, Japan, recession
Samsung upbeat about memory chip recovery
News The company, confident it widened its gap with rivals during the downturn, expects supply of both DRAM and NAND chips to fall short of demand in 2010.
Tags: Memory, Storage, revenue, mobile, Semiconductor, Memory Chip, Chip, NAND, Korean company, printing
Samsung's Q3 earnings may herald rosy days ahead
News Samsung's forecast of a record third-quarter profit attests to success of the Korean electronics maker's aggressive growth strategy during the economic slump.
Tags: Components, Consumer Technology, Peripherals, Hyundai, LCD Panel, Quarter, Profit Guidance, Hyundai Securities, TV, Memory Chip
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.
HP opens US$100 million inkjet plant
News Hewlett-Packard Co has invested US$100 million to establish an inkjet wafer fabrication plant in Singapore.
HP sets up US$100m inkjet wafer fab in S'pore
News Hewlett-Packard Co has invested US$100 million to establish an inkjet wafer fabrication plant in Singapore. The investment includes infrastructure costs and staff training for the facility at Depot Road.
SSMC spends US$1.2b on new wafer fab plant in S'pore
News SSMC or Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Company Pte Ltd officially opened its US$1.2 billion wafer fabrication facility in Singapore today.
Short Take: 300mm wafer fab to go ahead
News The first phase of a proposed wafer fab by Germany's Infineon Technologies and United Microelectronics subsidiary UMCi will go ahead as planned.
Short Take: S'pore to set up 4th semiconductor wafer park
News Singapore will be opening its fourth semiconductor wafer fabrication park, the first phase of which should be ready next year, said Reuters, citing Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo.
Short Take: S'pore to set up 4th semiconductor wafer park
News Singapore will be opening its fourth semiconductor wafer fabrication park, the first phase of which should be ready next year, said Reuters, citing Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo.
Silicon Integrated Systems plans US$523m overseas share offer
News Silicon Integrated Systems Inc, Taiwan's second-largest computer chipset maker, plans to sell NT$17.5 billion (US$523 million) shares to overseas investors to build computer wafer plants.
Malaysia's 1st Silicon and ASE Test form partnership
News Semiconductor wafer foundry 1st Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and ASE Electronics Malaysia, a wholly owned facility of ASE Test Ltd have formed a partnership to provide turnkey semiconductor fabrication and test services to the global semiconductor market.
