Micron will soon buy Elpida for 200bn yen (about $2.5bn), of which 140bn yen will be used to pay off debts, says DRAMeXchange. As the Japanese memory maker currently owes 420bn yen, lenders will have to write off approximately 70% of the ...
Two Yale University researchers have developed epitaxial distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs) in nitride semiconductors with reflectivities of more than 98% [Danti Chen and Jung Han, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol101, p221104, 2012]. Further, the ...
Intel’s new 335 series solid-state drives, which were announced Tuesday morning, feature improved performance, lower power consumption and, the company says, better bang for your buck. The 20nm flash memory process is the smallest ...
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Researchers in the USA have achieved record transconductance and cut-off frequencies for indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) channel metal-oxide field effect transistors (MOSFETs) [D.-H. Kim et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol101, p223507, 2012]. ...
Belgian lab IMEC was founded on semiconductor process research,and has grown into one of the two organisations in the world that companies partner with for advanced process research.The other is IBM. TSMC partners IMEC for advanced ...
The problems with planar scaling to 20nm may make it unsuitable for mobile applications,according to Professor Asen Asenov,Professor at Glasgow University and CEO of Gold Standard Simulations(GSS). "My understanding is that 20nm will be ...
Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system and next-generation smartphones launch later this year will accelerate semiconductor revenue growth in 2013 and beyond Worldwide semiconductor revenue is expected to grow by 4.6% in 2012 to $315bn ...
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Entegris' new filter will assist in achieving the desired defectivity levels Entegris will launch its 10nm rated Intercept HPM liquid filter, which is the latest innovation in its line of filter applications claimed to help semiconductor ...
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14nm finfet technology will level the playing field for the fabless community by giving them a process as good as anything available in the IDM community,Mojy Chian,senior vice president for design enablement at Globalfoundries,told the ...
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ARM will develop a full platform of ARM Artisan Physical IP, which includes standard cell libraries, memory compilers and POP IP applications Chip designer ARM and computer chip-maker GlobalFoundries have signed an agreement to jointly ...
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Taipei, Dec. 6, 2012 (CENS)--Industry executives pointed out that GlobalFoundries and United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) might form partnership against No.1 silicon foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), in the formula of ...
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Taipei, Dec. 5, 2012 (CENS)--Industry executives have regarded an Nvidia executive's statement in a recent interview with a South Korean newspaper as the company's inclination to contract Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) as its ...
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.(TSMC)cranked out 52,000 300mm wafers processed using 28nm process technology at its Fab 15 factory in central Taiwan in November 2012,surpassing planned 50,000 wafers,and the output is likely to reach ...
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The October 2012 book-to-bill (B/B) ratio of North American semiconductor-equipment industry hit a 12-month low of 0.75, with the three-month average of worldwide bookings amounting to US$743.2 million in October and the three-month average ...
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Taipei, Nov. 15, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s (TSMC’s) board of directors recently approved capital appropriation totaling NT$95.5 billion (US$3.29 billion at US$1:NT$29) for several expansion plans. ...
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