• Memory
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • April 10th, 2013
Most People and Companies Still Use Old Types of Chips

Most People and Companies Still Use Old Types of Chips

Only 27% of industry wafer capacity is used for sub-40nm semiconductors

TSMC Installs 20nm Equipment Early

TSMC Installs 20nm Equipment Early

The company moves up preparations by about two months

TV Display Production Will Rise This Quarter

TV Display Production Will Rise This Quarter

Companies from Asia have high hopes from the last month of Q1 2013

10nm Chips in 2015, Globalfoundries Reiterates

10nm Chips in 2015, Globalfoundries Reiterates

The process will follow after 14nm, which will reach its prime in 2014

HP Forbids Student Labor at Chinese Suppliers Unless Voluntary [NYT]

HP Forbids Student Labor at Chinese Suppliers Unless Voluntary [NYT]

The company also stipulates that the students may leave at any time

  • Laptops
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • December 21st, 2012
Acer Not Comfortable Staying at Home, Sets Up Factory in Brazil

Acer Not Comfortable Staying at Home, Sets Up Factory in Brazil

A laptop assembly factory will be built in the South American country

Samsung $3.9 Billion Factory Plans Have Been Approved

Samsung $3.9 Billion Factory Plans Have Been Approved

The factory in Austin will be substantially renovated soon

Working for Samsung Can Cause Cancer, Employee Death Proves

Working for Samsung Can Cause Cancer, Employee Death Proves

Long-term scrutiny seems to have made no difference in the end

  • CPU
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • December 14th, 2012
Samsung Will Be Ready for 28nm Chip Production in 2013

Samsung Will Be Ready for 28nm Chip Production in 2013

TSMC and Globalfoundries will have direct competition

World's Greatest PC Maker to Build Assembly Lines in the US

World's Greatest PC Maker to Build Assembly Lines in the US

Lenovo is really expanding its operations, not that it needs it

Intel Starts Building a 14nm Chips Factory

Intel Starts Building a 14nm Chips Factory

The fab will be complete in two years, give or take

TSMC Thinks of Building a Plant in the US

TSMC Thinks of Building a Plant in the US

There is sufficient circumstantial evidence for this, one might say

RIM to Kick Off Production of BlackBerry 10 Devices in December

RIM to Kick Off Production of BlackBerry 10 Devices in December

A small volume production will start at Taiwanese component makers

  • Systems
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • October 3rd, 2012
Fastest Growing PC Company Opens Manufacturing Line in the US

Fastest Growing PC Company Opens Manufacturing Line in the US

No longer will all things be made in China, despite that being the headquarters' location

  • CPU
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • July 19th, 2012
Intel: 22nm CPU Technology Fastest to Ramp in History

Intel: 22nm CPU Technology Fastest to Ramp in History

It is what allowed Ivy Bridge to grab 25% of all shipments

Creating Uniform Spheres Made Possible by Dripping Faucets

Creating Uniform Spheres Made Possible by Dripping Faucets

Researchers again draw inspiration from everyday occurrences

TSMC to Provide 14 nm finFET Design Kits by the End of 2012

TSMC to Provide 14 nm finFET Design Kits by the End of 2012

The foundry is pushing for the finFET transistor concept

 
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