Semiconductor Sales in October Rose by 5.1% Month on Month

Semiconductor Sales in October Rose by 5.1% Month on Month

Chip sales reached $21.7 billion in total, more than the estimated $21 billion

Samsung and Mediatek Overlooked by the 2009 Semiconductor Market Decline

Samsung and Mediatek Overlooked by the 2009 Semiconductor Market Decline

2009 chip revenues dropped by 12.4%, with only two of the top 20 chip makers seeing any growth

IBM and Infineon Want Altis as an Independent Semiconductor Manufacturer

IBM and Infineon Want Altis as an Independent Semiconductor Manufacturer

The two want current manufacturer of 130nm process technology Altis Semiconductor to become an independent foundry

TSMC Employees to Take Unpaid Days Off

TSMC Employees to Take Unpaid Days Off

Part of a cost reduction plan

Semiconductor Market and Equipment Sales Dropping

Semiconductor Market and Equipment Sales Dropping

The market has been on a downward route since October

Light-Driven Nanomachines

Light-Driven Nanomachines

New chip-built nanoscale machines operate on sunlight

  • Sci Pry
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • September 10th, 2008
Speed over Matter: New Materials for Microprocessor Parts

Speed over Matter: New Materials for Microprocessor Parts

Speed factors lead to possible usage of III-V semiconductors for microprocessor construction

Electrons Behave like Photons in Bismuth

Electrons Behave like Photons in Bismuth

New kind of electronic matter discovered in bismuth

TSMC in Line or Better with 2Q

TSMC in Line or Better with 2Q

According to the company's spokesperson

Plastic Laser Diodes - One Step Closer to Reality

Plastic Laser Diodes - One Step Closer to Reality

Japanese researchers make breakthrough discovery in plastic semiconductors

University Researchers Unveil New Method for Healing Chips

University Researchers Unveil New Method for Healing Chips

The project aims at fixing semiconductors by melting their defects

Samsung, TSMC and Intel Pitch at Next-Gen Silicon Wafers

Samsung, TSMC and Intel Pitch at Next-Gen Silicon Wafers

The transition would cost the companies at least $10 billion

The Missing Link in Electonics: HP's New Circuit Thinks Beyond Ones and Zeros

The Missing Link in Electonics: HP's New Circuit Thinks Beyond Ones and Zeros

The new device is called a memristor and promises to revolutionize computing

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 25th, 2008
Apple Grabbed PA Semi for Its IP and Engineers

Apple Grabbed PA Semi for Its IP and Engineers

More details are revealed regarding Apple's acquisition of chip designer (not chip maker) PA Semi

Researchers Develop Low-temperature Silicon Crystallization Technique

Researchers Develop Low-temperature Silicon Crystallization Technique

Enabling the application of silicon on heat-sensitive materials

  • CPU
  • By Bogdan Botezatu
  • April 7th, 2008
Intel to Terminate its Philippines Business

Intel to Terminate its Philippines Business

Intel was one of the largest employers in General Trias

 
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