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| ASML expects revenue growth from deep EUV |
7/20/2017 |
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The new orders for ASML, whose clients include Intel Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., brought the backlog to 27 for its newest machines, called extreme ultraviolet lithography systems or EUV.
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| Toshiba received court order to cancel out WD's original retraining action |
7/20/2017 |
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Toshiba allowed Western Digital partial access to shared data servers after the Superior Court of California granted a temporary restraining order earlier this month. But the Japanese company said it resumed blocking access after its petition for an appeal was accepted by the California Court of Appeal on Tuesday.
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| Nanya predicts continue DRAM tight supply |
7/19/2017 |
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DRAM prices would go up some 4% to 6% for the current July to September period, and the price would likely stay at such levels through the end of this year.
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| Renesas won infringement law suit |
7/19/2017 |
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On July 14, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered final judgment in favour of Renesas and Renesas Electronics America.
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| Intel is about to release 6 cores Coffee Lake |
7/19/2017 |
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By putting a six-core chip into the Core i5 line, it's sending a signal to consumers that this is the new mainstream. It's not a new trick, but it's a far simpler metric for buyers to latch onto that processor speed or TDP or HyperThreading.
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| NOR demand up due to new display and automobile circuit requirements |
7/19/2017 |
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NOR flash memory market is reversing from a state of oversupply due partly to significantly growing adoption of AMOLED panels and touch display driver ICs (TDDI) for mobile phones, and increasing demand from the automotive electronics and industrial controllers sectors.
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| Qualcomm faces fine in Europe |
7/18/2017 |
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Qualcomm could be on the hook for penalties "in the range of several millions of euros" if it continues to resist the demand for the data. The company was given a deadline of June 30 to respond to questions it hadn’t already answered.
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| Korean chip prices hit 30 month height |
7/18/2017 |
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The hike came amid improved exports of the information and technology industry. Exports of the mainstay dynamic random-access memory chip (DRAM) product rose 0.6 percent in June from a month earlier. DRAM chips are widely used in computers.
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| Samsung is agressive in keeping lead |
7/18/2017 |
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Samsung Electronics is accelerating the expansion of Pyeongtaek Line 1, the world's largest two-layer semiconductor plant, showing its will to solidify its number-one position in the global semiconductor industry by absorbing the world’s demand for NAND flash.
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| Apple leases equipment to its subcontractors |
7/17/2017 |
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Apple recently bought production equipment for rigid flexible printed circuit boards (RFPCBs) and is now leasing it to suppliers, hoping to secure a stable flow of parts for this fall's "iPhone 8".
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| Galaxy Note 8 available in September |
7/17/2017 |
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be released on the market in two phases starting in September. The first countries to get the phablet in September are the United States, UK, and South Korea.
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| 200nm process is blooming again |
7/13/2017 |
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Since 2009, however, installed 200mm fab capacity has increased, and by 2020, 200mm capacity is expected to reach almost 5.7 million wpm, and poised to surpass the 2007 peak.
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| Eurozone industry grew 1.3% |
7/13/2017 |
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Eurostat said Wednesday that industrial production rose by a monthly rate of 1.3 percent. That was up on the previous month's 0.3 percent and ahead of expectations for a 1 percent increase. It's also the biggest increase since last November.
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| Manufacturing equipment order rise |
7/13/2017 |
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All signs indicate a continued trend of strength for the manufacturing technology industry. With activity growing in many geographic regions and continued strengthening in key industries like job shops, autos and aerospace,
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| Semi Market to reach $400 billion |
7/12/2017 |
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>“A shortage of memory is creating a boom in the overall semiconductor market. Memory vendors have been able to increase their price for DRAM and NAND, driving revenue and margins higher.”
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| DOD searching to qualify additional trusted foundries |
7/12/2017 |
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The U.S. government currently works with a single fab now operated by Globalfoundries and limited to 32nm and higher design rules. The partnership is a continuation of a longstanding “trusted foundry” deal with IBM.
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| Micron resumes DRAM production in Taiwan |
7/12/2017 |
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"The incident had no effect on the local environment and there were no safety issues for our team members. Micron will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates to our customers and suppliers as needed."
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