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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.Executive Q&A
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.Business Advice
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.Research Analysis



