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TSMC breaks ground on $9.3bn 'Gigafab'

...by healthy sales of PCs, mobile phones and corporate IT gear, the Semiconductor Industry Association said in early July. TSMC counts networking specialist Broadcom, graphics... Read more

20 July, 2010 by Jack Clark

World's semiconductor production shifts to 'fab-tight'

The semiconductor industry is starting to build manufacturing capacity in response to demand, rather... Read more

16 December, 2010

TSMC prepares Gigafab for 20nm

...around the world and to form a powerful competitive force in the semiconductor industry with them." TSMC started building the 28nm-capable first phase of... Read more

9 December, 2011

Samsung launches 'industry's largest' memory fab

...in a statement. "We must prepare for an intensifying storm in the semiconductor industry by further enhancing our technological capabilities and expertise in order to... Read more

22 September, 2011 by Jack Clark

Japanese team finds rare earth bounty

...light-emitting diode valves and hybrid cars," he told Reuters. In November, semiconductor industry market researcher The Information Network estimated that China's production of... Read more

4 July, 2011 by Jack Clark

Semiconductor revenue jumps as recession recedes

...them in third and fourth place for foundry spending. Overall, the top semiconductor industry companies are projected to increase their capital expenditure by an average... Read more

18 April, 2011 by Jack Clark

112-second nuclear spin memory: is spintronics going mainstream?

...Finding a system compatible with silicon, the main material used in the semiconductor industry, is particularly useful as it has the potential to be incorporated... Read more

20 December, 2010

IBM adds light to chips for terabit speeds

IBM has developed technology to manufacture chips that use optical rather than electrical communications devices, promising significantly greater speeds of data transfer between processors Read more

2 December, 2010 by Jack Clark

Manchester graphene researchers land Nobel Prize

...and use the same fabrication approach that is currently used by the semiconductor industry." Geim, who is 51, and 36-year-old Novoselov grew up... Read more

5 October, 2010 by Karen Friar

Silicon, King of electronics is dead; long live silicon, King of spin?

...computing and spintronic devices, built using the most important material in the semiconductor industry.� More on this as soon as we hear... Read more

30 September, 2010

Global semiconductor sales continue to rise

...with May 2009, which saw sales of $16.7bn (£10.9bn), the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said in a market report on Tuesday. The trade... Read more

7 July, 2010 by Ben Woods
Synopsys, Inc. 4.7

Synopsys, Inc. 4.7

...who share thought-provoking views around a compelling topic that shapes the semiconductor industry. Every article will provide a high-level perspective that is tuned... Read more

9 February, 2012
HAMEAI 1.01

HAMEAI 1.01

...fits to mechanical engineers who engage in factory automation.(ex. Automobile Industry,Semiconductor Industry )HAMEAI displays frequently-used dimension and tolerance zone graphically with simple... Read more

20 July, 2011

Semiconductor sales defy energy price rises

...semiconductor sales in the first half of this year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Sales in the first half of this year amounted to... Read more

5 August, 2008 by David Meyer

Global semiconductor market boosted by PC sales

...worldwide in April, a healthy rate given the current sluggish economy, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported on Monday. Chip sales rose to $21.2bn (£10... Read more

3 June, 2008 by Dawn Kawamoto

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