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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. Semiconductor companies, which have some of the...
[July 12, 2001, 15:29]
Semiconductor demand forecasts strong
News Semiconductor manufacturers upped the capacity of their plants in the July-September quarter in the latest sign of healthy demand for digital devices. World semiconductor production capacity rose 6.7 percent from the previous quarter, according to...
[November 21, 2000, 11:20]
Semiconductor industry to see worst-ever downturn
News The semiconductor industry is facing its worst annual downturn ever, according to new figures from IC Insights, a US market research firm. Even the biggest semiconductor companies have felt the pinch; Intel, for example, is expected to see its...
[June 19, 2001, 12:23]
Semiconductor sales defy energy price rises
News Healthy PC and handset sales led to 5.4 percent year-on-year growth in worldwide semiconductor sales in the first half of this year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. According to a statement from the Semiconductor Industry...
[August 5, 2008, 15:43]
Infineon Singapore Standardizes on Network Appliance for High-Growth, Semiconductor R&D Environment
White Papers For Infineon Singapore, staying on top in the semiconductor industry means continually fine-tuning the company's IT infrastructure to keep pace with rapid growth. Storage capacity requirements, for example, have doubled in each of the last three...
[July 20, 2007, 1:00]
Despite growth, semiconductor sector falters
News Investors hammered semiconductor stocks Monday, even as experts were predicting the industry would see strong growth for several more quarters. Analysts said the market jitters come down to several factors, such as a perceived slowdown in PC demand...
[October 10, 2000, 14:00]
U.S. Semiconductor Business Gains Rapid Growth Using Business Management Solution
White Papers Essai is a leading manufacturer of semiconductor test products based in the United States. In 2003, when the company launched, it looked for a highly efficient and scalable business management system to meet the demands of the fast-moving...
[November 3, 2007, 0:00]
National Semiconductor Corporation Improves Backup and Recovery With BMC
White Papers In 1995, National Semiconductor decided to consolidate its Sybase systems into the corporate structure and centralize the management of all databases. The Centralized Systems and Databases organization became responsible for supporting the entire...
[January 19, 2007, 0:00]
Sanyo Semiconductor Cuts Downtime, Improves Productivity With Help From Global Sapphire Inc.
White Papers Sanyo Semiconductor Manufacturing Philippines (SSMP) began experiencing irregular system outages and longer transaction processing time as its aging production server struggled to cope with an increase in workload.
[December 8, 2006, 0:00]
Altis Semiconductor Improves Operational Efficiency and Bolsters Strategic Development
White Papers Altis Semiconductor, formerly a production company of IBM, is a major player on the semiconductor market in Europe. Altis Semiconductor worked with Oracle Consulting to implement Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise applications for financial...
[March 25, 2008, 0:01]
Hynix sees semiconductor profits plummet
News South Korean chip manufacturer Hynix Semiconductor on Thursday blamed a 31 percent drop in profits on a strong Korean won and a decline in average chip prices. Samsung Semiconductor, Hynix's main competitor, has also reported a sharp drop in...
[April 20, 2006, 13:35]
Chartered Semiconductor Upgrades ERP Platform in Seven Months for Global Rollout
White Papers Singapore-based Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is one of the world's leading semiconductor foundries, with five wafer fabrication facilities capable of producing approximately two million eight-inch equivalent wafers annually.
[February 9, 2008, 0:17]
Worldwide semiconductor sales soar
News Sales for semiconductors grew by almost 15 per cent during the year reaching a record high worldwide figure of $11.8 billion in September, according to US trade group The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
[November 7, 1997, 15:12]
Evaluation Process for Semiconductor Fabrication Materials That Are Better for the Environment
White Papers The successful future of the semiconductor industry is dependent upon the development of an array of new and novel materials to make semiconductor devices. In parallel, there is a growing sentiment in public policy and regulatory forums for a...
[July 31, 2009, 1:21]
Datquest Predicts: Semiconductor firms must adapt or die
News Speaking at Dataquest's Predicts '99 conference in Paris this week, leading chip analyst Joe D'Elia predicted a growth in the worldwide semiconductor industry of 12.6 percent in 1999. However D'Elia predicts a sea change in the way semiconductor...
[June 8, 1999, 13:24]
Freescale joins IBM in semiconductor alliance
News Freescale Semiconductor, formerly Motorola's chip group, will join a semiconductor technology alliance largely headed by IBM. Other chipmakers that have lined up with IBM include AMD, Sony, Toshiba, German memory maker Infineon and Singapore's...
[January 23, 2007, 8:31]
Leading Semiconductor Company Reduces TCO With New Information Platform
White Papers MagnaChip Semiconductor is based in Seoul, South Korea, and is a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of semiconductors. The company achieved rapid growth in the global marketplace since its foundation in 2004 and needed to upgrade its...
[September 28, 2007, 1:00]
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Tackles Complex Supply Chain With Integration
White Papers Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.a Sunnyvale, California-based semiconductor company that produces technology for communications, networking, and storage products, found that smart management, the right product mix, and sheer grit trumped the tech...
[August 4, 2005, 0:00]
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]
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. Today, IBM builds chip components on 300mm wafers, using a 90-nanometer process for even greater performance.
[September 19, 2009, 1:22]
