Semiconductor Manufacturing

Amkor founder slides from CEO position to board exec chairman 6/30/2009

James Kim will become executive chairman of the assembly and test company with Ken Joyce succeeding him as Amkor's CEO.

Tower to manufacture MRAM from Crocus, invests $1.25M 6/19/2009

Tower will hold an equity position in early stage MRAM developer Crocus and claims the deal readies it to be first foundry with MRAM capability.

Foundry revenue to rise nearly 60% in Q2 6/9/2009

Global revenue for pure-play foundries is expected to jump in Q2 after disastrous performance in Q1 forced double-digit sequential sales declines at all of the top 10 foundries, according to iSuppli.

TSMC bases extended European research efforts at IMEC 6/3/2009

IMEC also announces new leadership, a silicon photovoltaics partnership, and a joint basic research initiative focused on studying the neuronal circuitry of the human brain.

Singapore targets solar projects as part of sustainable development plan 5/6/2009

The Singapore government has released a blueprint for improving the use of sustainable resources, such as solar energy, presenting deadlines and financial support for projects.

Atotech joins Sematech’s 3D interconnect program 4/16/2009

Sematech's 3D interconnect program gains Atotech copper electroplating of TSVs to the consortium's pool of expertise.

EDN names winners of 19th Annual Innovation Awards 3/31/2009

EDN has bestowed its 19th Annual Innovation Awards, honoring a diverse group of electronics engineers and the ground-breaking products they have produced. The Altera Stratix IV 40-nm FPGA design team is named Innovator of the Year. Read on for a complete list of the winners.

IBM, ITRI explore solid state "racetrack memory" 9/17/2008

IBM Corp. said today that it has started joint development work with Taiwan-based Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to explore an approach to solid state memory called "racetrack memory," which was conceived by IBM Fellow Dr. Stuart Parkin at IBM's Almaden Research Center in San Jose, Calif.

AMD updates Stream software development kit 8/6/2008

To help increase the ease and efficiency of software development using its Stream processing approach, Sunnyvale, Calif-based microprocessor challenger Advanced Micro Devices Inc is announcing an extensive upgrade for future versions of its Stream software development kit, meant to reduce the time and effort needed to produce GPU accelerated applications that run on multiple platforms.

ASML boosts immersion litho performance 7/15/2008

Aimed at 38-nm memory and 32-nm logic semiconductor high-volume manufacturing, Veldhoven, the Netherlands-based lithography giant ASML Holding NV today rolled out its Twinscan XT:1950i lithography system that uses a 1.35 numerical aperture lens, which the company claims increases the performance of its immersion chip lithography systems by 25% by improving overlay, resolution and throughput.

Cadence's beat 12/18/2007

Electronic News/EDN recently sat down with Mike Fister, president and CEO of Cadence Design Systems Inc. and the former senior VP and general manager of Intel Corp.'s enterprise platforms group, to discuss the EDA industry, work across the capital-equipment value chain, and life after Intel. 

Inside Intel: Where next? 10/23/2007

In this second of two parts, Dadi Perlmutter, senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s Mobility Group, sounds off on the company’s plans to expand the Intel Architecture into new markets and the developments that will play a key role in making that happen.

Special Report: Inside Intel 10/16/2007

First of two parts: The world's biggest processor maker takes aim at data centers and consumer electronics with its new low-power chips and on-board graphics. Pat Gelsinger, senior vice president and general manager of Intel's Digital Enterprise Group, sat down with Electronic News to talk about the company's new target markets, integrated graphics and the next big thing.

AMD’s new vision 9/14/2007

Hector Ruiz, chairman and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, discusses the company’s new quad-core Barcelona server chip, the future of AMD’s business and its forthcoming push into the consumer electronics world.

Tougher choices in capital equipment 8/17/2007

Executive Insight: Rick Hill, chairman and CEO of Novellus, talks about what’s changing in capital equipment, why there won’t be any new competitors and why it may cost more for companies to develop manufacturing processes.

Applied Materials tops VLSI Research's flat panel display ranking 5/11/2007

The semiconductor manufacturing equipment supplier has reached the number one spot for the first time in the market research firm's 2006 ranking of flat panel display equipment suppliers.

Electronic Business' Top 25 North American Electronic Component Distributors 4/19/2007

Who's up and who's down in the electronics distribution industry? Find out with Electronic Business' annual ranking of the Top 25 North American Electronic Component Distributors.

Semi indices remain flat, IPC reports 2/20/2007

The EMS industry continued to outpace its supply chain in growth, due to increasing outsourcing of manufacturing to EMS companies by OEMs. Learn more about trends in new orders for computer and electronic products from IPC's monthly report.

Semiconductor indices flat for 2006, IPC reports 1/16/2007

Consumer spending is a crucial barometer of economic health in the U.S. Consumer condfidence remained high and is reflected in the U.S. economy overall. Learn more about trends in new orders for computer and electronic products from IPC's monthly report.

Private equity chips away at semiconductor industry 12/1/2006

It's time for consolidation in the semiconductor industry. Whether chip company CEOs recognize it or not, they'd better move aggressively to eat, or they will be eaten. That's the message many analysts drew from two recent high-profile leveraged buyouts (LBOs) in the semiconductor industry. In August the majority of Philips Semiconductor (now NXP) was purchased for about $10 bill...