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SAS Helps Improve Manufacturing Processes at Legendary Semiconductor Plant
White Papers Just 20 years ago, semiconductor chip components were measured in microns, or thousands of nanometers. The challenge was to analyze process manufacturing data to improve yields, detect problems quickly and optimize performance.
[September 19, 2009, 1:22]
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]
US jury finds SMIC stole trade secrets
Blog A California jury ruled on Wednesday that Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) stole and used trade secrets from rival company Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), according to Reuters.
[November 4, 2009, 12:57]
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]
Chartered merger set to boost Globalfoundries
News The proposed merger with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and will help propel AMD manufacturing spinoff Globalfoundries forward in its bid to become a foundry leader, according to analysts. Last week, Advanced Technology Investment Company...
[September 14, 2009, 13:36]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Chartered Semiconductor Avoids Expensive Audit and Remediation, Resolves Segregation-of-Duty Conflicts
White Papers Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing wanted to implement a solution to address a lack of Segregation-Of-Duties (SOD) controls within the organization and enable senior managers to proactively resolve conflicting access rights.
[July 30, 2009, 1:21]
Intel outsources Atom manufacturing to TSMC
News Intel has announced it is to outsource the manufacturing of its Atom processor to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Rick Tsai, TSMC's president and chief executive, said the deal came at a "very difficult time for everybody in [the...
[March 2, 2009, 17:01]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Chip heavyweights hope alliance adds up
News The chip makers will work together during the next five years with chip manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) to research advanced manufacturing processes and materials that result in smaller, faster, more power-efficient...
[April 14, 2002, 7:31]
