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| 300mm might not cause over capacity due to lower yield |
4/29/2004 |
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During a panel discussion Tuesday morning, panelists suggested that the problems inherent in bringing 90nm and eventually 65nm technology to production will negate some, if not much of the capacity to be gained by the latest wafer size transition.
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| Watch TV on your cell phone? |
4/29/2004 |
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At the Embedded Processor Forum in San Jose next month,Emblaze Semiconductor will unveil its latest chip, designed to make digital TV on cell phone handsets a reality.
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| Samsung filed protest on import ban to Japan |
4/29/2004 |
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Samsung Japan and Samsung SDI immediately responded last week by filing countersuits here, claiming it has not infringed Fujitsu's patents and that the import ban is unfounded.
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| UK to convert to digital TV earlier |
4/28/2004 |
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The BBC report also said the U.K. could switch over by 2010, but only if government and industry worked together. If left to the market it will take until 2013 for 95 percent of households to have digital TV.
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| TSMC runs into problem with low-k |
4/28/2004 |
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In the last few months, TSMC has battled reliability issues in the back end of the line. Because of differences in the way low-k materials expand during thermal stress, some clients' chips failed high-temperature tests.
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| Freescale to form support group for custom VOIP silicon |
4/28/2004 |
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The new operation will deliver chips designed around the PowerPC e300 and e500 cores, StarCore DSPs, serializer and deserializer technology, security engines and mixed-signal circuits within six to nine months, the company said.
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| NEC sales dropped |
4/28/2004 |
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Net sales totaled ¥711.9 billion (about $6.5 billion), 2 percent lower than the previous fiscal year. Operating income was ¥56.4 billion ($514 million), an increase of 187 percent from the provious year.
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| TSMC requires US permission to transfer equipment to China |
4/27/2004 |
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TSMC need a permission from the U.S. government to re-export U.S.-made equipment to China because of the so-called Wasserman Agreement, signed by a group of western nations including the U.S. after World War II, restricts exports of technology with military applications to China and other communist countries.
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| Continue growth seen |
4/27/2004 |
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March shipments from U.S. electronic and computer factories increased 1.5 percent from February, on track with the 17.4 percent gain from last March. Manufacturers¡¯ inventories declined 0.1 percent.
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| SMIC show increased profit after IPO |
4/27/2004 |
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Sales totaled $186.9 million at SMIC, which churned out wafers at near capacity (99 percent.) The company will spend $800 million this quarter to expand wafer lines that it said will also run at full steam through the end of June.
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| Chartered returns to profit |
4/27/2004 |
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Its unprofitable streak that lasted almost four years ended after it announced a first-quarter net profit of $1.9 million, compared with a net loss of $82.2 million in the same period last year.
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| China open export laws might lose control on IP infringement |
4/26/2004 |
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Trainer said that until now, the Chinese government had a lock on which companies could export. He said that when those restrictions are removed, the big fear among large companies that have been doing business in China is that theft of intellectual property will now become a global issue instead of one that stays within China¡¯s borders.
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| Industry calls for extension of R&D credit |
4/26/2004 |
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"With foreign countries aggressively seeking to attract semiconductor design centers and R&D activities to locate abroad, action to make the United States R&D tax credit permanent is urgently needed," George Scalise, president of the Semiconductor Industry Association
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| Infineon said they have 2 candidates for CEO position |
4/26/2004 |
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There are two candidates, that neither is from within Infineon, both have semiconductor experience and both are German. "The supervisory board will look closely at this over the next few weeks," Kley was quoted.
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| 300mm foundary cost has crossed over 200mm |
4/26/2004 |
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The cost of producing their devices using 300-mm wafers has fallen below that of 200-mm wafers, an indication that Taiwanese foundries have hit their much sought after "crossover" production milestone.
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| Broadcom reported surging revenue |
4/23/2004 |
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Broadcom Corp. said first-quarter revenue surged 75% on strong demand on chips for devices such as cellphones, TV set-top boxes and Internet routing equipment.
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| Infineon to spend $1 billion to expand US fab |
4/23/2004 |
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Infineon Technologies said it will invest $1 billion to expand a chip plant in Richmond, Va, and increase its work force in a move to add capacity to prepare for chip market recovery.
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| Xilinx's net income jumps |
4/23/2004 |
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Xilinx reported Q4 revenues of $403.4 million, up 32 percent year-over-year. While net income rose to $130.9 million or 36 cents per diluted share, up 165 percent from the same quarter a year ago.
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