Huge Drop in Chip Market Led by Intel in Q4 2012

Huge Drop in Chip Market Led by Intel in Q4 2012

There wasn't much of a recourse really, all things considered

TSMC Sales Up in January 2013

TSMC Sales Up in January 2013

They were up almost 30% on month and 37% year-over-year

Chip Sales Neared Record Levels in 2012

Chip Sales Neared Record Levels in 2012

It was the third-largest yearly total ever actually, according to SIA

TSMC Factory Plans Raising Environmental Concerns

TSMC Factory Plans Raising Environmental Concerns

The 450mm Fab in Central Taiwan not getting a warm welcome

Global Chip Revenues Deflate in 2012, Analysts Find

Global Chip Revenues Deflate in 2012, Analysts Find

CPUs, DRAM chips and NAND Flash memory chips fall short of hopes

  • Apple
  • By Constantin Murariu
  • July 27th, 2012
iPhone 5 Could Face Delay

iPhone 5 Could Face Delay

Apple’s troubles might have something in common with Qualcomm’s 28nm issues

TSMC Foresees Weak Sales in Q3/Q4 2012

TSMC Foresees Weak Sales in Q3/Q4 2012

Although its financial results were good, the optimism isn't overly high

TSMC Will Not Buy Renesas 12-Inch Fab

TSMC Will Not Buy Renesas 12-Inch Fab

As the latter slowly backs out of the semiconductor market, it is looking for buyers

IBM Designates UMC to Make Its 20nm FinFET Chips

IBM Designates UMC to Make Its 20nm FinFET Chips

The greatest IT R&D company in the world doesn’t want to rely on SOI only

Semiconductor Industry in a Prolonged Downturn

Semiconductor Industry in a Prolonged Downturn

Gartner says the worldwide wafer fab equipment spending is 11% lower than last year

Researchers Demo Efficient Carbon Nanotubes Without Special Requirements

Researchers Demo Efficient Carbon Nanotubes Without Special Requirements

That is to say, they can be constructed using existing manufacturing processes

World’s Fifth Semiconductor Company to Retire from Manufacturing

World’s Fifth Semiconductor Company to Retire from Manufacturing

Japan’s Renesas Electronics agrees to provide advanced technologies to TSMC

  • CPU
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • May 25th, 2012
UMC Builds 14nm Chip Facility, Starts on 28nm Too

UMC Builds 14nm Chip Facility, Starts on 28nm Too

The need for more advanced semiconductors isn't going anywhere

Semiconductor Industry Still in a Slump

Semiconductor Industry Still in a Slump

Although wafer shipments have grown 1% compared to last quarter

Global Semiconductor Market Grew 3.7% in 2011

Global Semiconductor Market Grew 3.7% in 2011

It seems it won’t happen again this year, many industry players say

Semiconductor Market Will Grow Only 2 or 3 Percent in 2012, TSMC Says

Semiconductor Market Will Grow Only 2 or 3 Percent in 2012, TSMC Says

The chip designers will probably eat into each other’s market share.

Toshiba Decides to Build New Chip Factory in Thailand

Toshiba Decides to Build New Chip Factory in Thailand

Toshiba Semiconductor Thailand Co., Ltd. will relocate

 
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