- CPU
- By Sebastian Pop
- May 8th, 2010
Chip Industry to Mark an All-Time Annual High of over 30%
Revenues expected to reach $300.3 billion
- CPU
- By Sebastian Pop
- May 7th, 2010
Globalfoundries to buy IBM's Fab, Analyst Says
IBM to continue providing R&D services
- CPU
- By Sebastian Pop
- May 3rd, 2010
Chip Sales Grow 58.3% On Year in March
Second only to record sales reported in November 2007
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- April 29th, 2010
TSMC Builds 300mm Wafer Plant in Taiwan
To improve 130nm and below output by 35%
- CPU
- By Sebastian Pop
- April 26th, 2010
Globalfoundries Provides Both 22nm and 20nm Process Technologies
Half-node and full-node processes will continue to coexist
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- April 15th, 2010
TSMC Plans Processes Below 14nm
Moore's Law hounds foundries
- Video
- By Sebastian Pop
- April 14th, 2010
TSMC Scraps 22nm Idea, Moves Directly to 20nm
Move to take place in the second half of 2012
- Video
- By Sebastian Pop
- April 10th, 2010
TSMC's Q1 2010 Revenues Exceed Forecasts
Despite all process problems, semiconductor company still thrives
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- April 6th, 2010
Chip Sales Grew 56.2% in February
Demand driven by sales growth in emerging economies
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- April 2nd, 2010
Globalfoundries' 32nm Bulk Process Canceled
Semiconductor maker goes directly to 28nm, similar to TSMC
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- March 13th, 2010
TSMC Starts Hiring, Offers 2,400 Permanent Jobs
Offers almost 6,000 job openings as of March 2010
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- March 6th, 2010
TSMC Affected by Taiwan Earthquake
Production at 12-inch facilities was disrupted
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- March 1st, 2010
January Chip Revenue Reaches $22.5 Billion
Up 0.3 sequentially and 47% on year
- Memory
- By Sebastian Pop
- February 13th, 2010
No Buyers Found for Hynix Controlling Stake
Creditors are reviewing all options
- CPU
- By Sebastian Pop
- December 11th, 2009
Intel Milestone Yields Faster-Switching Transistors
Transistors' silicon channel replaced by indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs)
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- December 4th, 2009
Total Combined Capex of Four Taiwanese DRAM Makers Is Less than Samsung's
Samsung's capex is almost twice that of Inotera, Nanya, Powerchip and ProMOS combined
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- December 1st, 2009
X-FAB Sells UK-Based Wafer Fabrication Plant to Plus Semi
Both parties have signed the agreement to transfer ownership and the deal is expected to close by the end of 2009