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E-Manufacturing System For Next-Generation Semiconductor Production
White Papers To meet these requirements, Hitachi proposes solutions that will support e-manufacturing on the next-generation semiconductor production line. Next-generation semiconductor factories need to support miniaturization below 100 nm and have higher...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Inspection-Analysis Solutions For High-Quality And High-Efficiency Semiconductor Device Manufacturing
White Papers This paper presents an overview of the Hitachi Group's IC (integrated circuit) inspection and analysis solutions that meet the increasingly diverse needs of chip manufacturers in supporting high-quality streamlined production of semiconductor...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Freescale Joins IBM In Semiconductor Alliance
News Semiconductor manufacturing can be one of the more intellectually gruelling ways to lose money — a lot of brainpower is required to make a product that may not be profitable. Freescale Semiconductor, formerly Motorola's chip group, will join a...
[January 23, 2007, 8:31]
Applied Materials Cuts More Jobs
News Applied Materials, the world's largest maker of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, said it is cutting approximately 11 percent of its staff because of the downturn in the chip market. Despite experiencing a rise in business near the beginning...
[November 5, 2002, 10:46]
Gartner: Chip Spending To Fall 20 Percent
Blog Capital spending on semiconductor manufacturing equipment is set to fall by 20 percent this year, according to analysts Gartner. The expected bursting of the DRAM capital spending bubble has finally happened, as rampant overcapacity in that sector...
[April 16, 2008, 11:53]
Stakes Get Higher For Chip Gear
News Makers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment are recovering from the economic downturn, but that doesn't mean life is easier. Semiconductor manufacturers are also contending with price wars and depressed revenue, a combination that industry...
[July 24, 2002, 6:27]
US Clears Way For Semiconductor Merger
News Dutch semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker ASM Lithography said on Thursday it had received approval from the US government to buy California-based Silicon Valley Group (SVG). The deal will create the largest semiconductor equipment provider.
[May 3, 2001, 11:01]
Chipmakers Agree To Sponsor Cancer Research
News A chipmaking trade group said on Thursday that it would sponsor a far-reaching study on cancer risks in semiconductor manufacturing facilities, after years of calls for such an effort by industry critics.
[March 19, 2004, 9:00]
Responding To Volatility In The Semiconductor Supply Chain
White Papers A recent IDC survey of executives at semiconductor manufacturing organizations revealed that manufacturers are grappling with several similar business challenges. Reducing the costs of manufacturing and improving the effectiveness of sales and...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Chip Gear Manufacturers Look Forward To Bumper Year
News Worldwide revenue for makers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment is projected to grow 40 percent this year, building on the 10 percent growth recorded in 2003, according to research firm Gartner.
[April 9, 2004, 20:45]
TSMC Shrinks Memory To 0.13 Microns
News Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Shrinking the semiconductor geometry requires technical expertise but it cuts manufacturing costs while increasing the chip's speed and efficiency. Most semiconductor manufacturers today, including Intel, use...
[October 24, 2001, 17:10]
Chartered Semiconductor Adopts Nokia IP Security Appliances For Its Firewall Solutions
White Papers Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is one of the world's top three semiconductor foundries. Providing flexible and cost-effective manufacturing solutions for customers, they enable the convergence of communications, computing and consumer markets.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
TSMC Discloses Chip 'espionage' Evidence
News Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's top contract chip manufacturer, has disclosed new evidence as part of its suit against China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.
[March 25, 2004, 11:27]
Copying Accusations Fly In Chinese Chip Tussle
News Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's top contract chip manufacturer, has disclosed new evidence as part of its suit against China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) for alleged corporate espionage.
[March 25, 2004, 9:15]
Chip Sector Shows Some Growth
News Orders for semiconductor-manufacturing equipment rose in October, even though the chip market remained under the weather. The North American semiconductor equipment industry posted a preliminary book-to-bill ratio of 0.71 for the month, according...
[November 21, 2001, 16:31]
Japanese Companies May Form A Super-foundry
News Hitachi, Toshiba and Renesas are considering establishing a communal chip foundry to which each could outsource its semiconductor manufacturing activities, the companies said on Wednesday. The semiconductor business is growing, but the increasing...
[December 29, 2005, 9:55]
Group Aims For Quicker Chipmaking Fixes
News A group of companies including chipmaker AMD is mounting a new effort to create smarter semiconductor-manufacturing equipment. The trade group Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) will oversee the three-year project, which has...
[December 24, 2001, 11:13]
Semiconductor Makers Streamline With RosettaNet Standards
News Ten members of the RosettaNet consortium have begun using its standards to exchange information about manufacturing processes underway and coordinate production of semiconductor chips with suppliers. They include Motorola, National Semiconductor...
[July 12, 2001, 15:29]
How Motorola Deployed An RDP-Only Thin Client Solution
White Papers SPS is Motorola's semiconductor design and manufacturing division; according to Motorola, the 15,000 SPS employees represent about one-tenth of the company's employees worldwide. So when implementing a thin-client solution for its manufacturing...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Importance Of An Open System Architecture In The Semiconductor Industry
White Papers This paper describes the underlying architecture of the Semiconductor Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Framework, its application to MESs, several implementation approaches with legacy MESs, and TRW's Integrated Manufacturing Solutions...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
