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Intel quietly strikes 22nm deals with niche chipmakers

...used by the world's largest contract foundries, such as the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Samsung and Global Foundries. The process is "a generation lead... Read more

24 February, 2012 by Jack Clark

Lam Research buys Novellus in $3.3bn deal

...strategic combination positions Lam Research to lead the development of next-generation semiconductor manufacturing technology and productivity solutions at a time when growing semiconductor demand... Read more

15 December, 2011 by Steven Musil

iPad 3 launch "cancelled" due to display problems

...to appear in the iPad 3 and iPhone 6, and TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co) has already started trial production. (The previous A4 and A5... Read more

16 August, 2011

IBM clocks graphene transistor at 155GHz

...research had also shown that these transistors could be made using "standard semiconductor manufacturing processes", raising the possibility of commercial production of graphene components. IBMâ... Read more

10 April, 2011

Texas Instruments to buy National Semiconductor

...30,000-strong portfolio. The combined companies will also have a worldwide semiconductor manufacturing footprint and a salesforce of over 2,500 people. "This acquisition... Read more

5 April, 2011 by Jack Clark

IBM nanomedicine breakthrough to aid antibiotics

...medicine such as antibiotics one of the more striking things is how semiconductor manufacturing applies to producing organic material. For instance, chips require small wiring... Read more

4 April, 2011 by Larry Dignan
Intel to invest $5bn in Arizona plant

Intel to invest $5bn in Arizona plant

...that the new Arizona factory will be the most advanced, high-volume semiconductor manufacturing facility in the world. In a statement, the company noted that... Read more

21 February, 2011 by Sam Diaz
Solar tech start-ups ready glowing future

Solar tech start-ups ready glowing future

...getting its first products to market. It took an investment from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, which will manufacture the first generation of the company's... Read more

30 December, 2010 by Martin LaMonica

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

...than before, with many of the major foundries, such as the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) keeping their capital expenditure spending on the same level... Read more

16 December, 2010

IBM adds light to chips for terabit speeds

...manufacturing centres worldwide. Chips using the technology can be made in existing semiconductor manufacturing foundries by "adding just a few more processing modules to a... Read more

2 December, 2010 by Jack Clark

Intel to start making 22nm chips for others

...in a statement. Prior to Sunday's announcement, Achronix was using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to make its semiconductors. TSMC said in April that... Read more

2 November, 2010 by David Meyer

ARM and TSMC plan 20nm system-on-a-chip production

...SoCs using the 28nm manufacturing process, but the agreement with TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) will see Cortex processors built down to the 20nm scale... Read more

21 July, 2010 by David Meyer

TSMC breaks ground on $9.3bn 'Gigafab'

...third Gigafab in Taiwan and its second with 28nm capacity, TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) said in an announcement on Friday. The massively large facility... Read more

20 July, 2010 by Jack Clark
IC Cost Calc 1.1

IC Cost Calc 1.1

IC Cost Calc is developed to enhance productivity of people working in semiconductor manufacturing or IC design industry. IC Cost Calc is an easy-to... Read more

24 August, 2011
Sensors Handbook by Sabrie Soloman 3.0.1

Sensors Handbook by Sabrie Soloman 3.0.1

...to select the optimum sensor for any type of application, including engineering, semiconductor manufacturing, medical, military, agricultural, geographical, and environmental implementations. This definitive volume discusses... Read more

26 August, 2010

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