July 11, 2008 - Industry News
NexPlanar Secures $14.5 Million to Commercialize Next Generation Semiconductor CMP Pad Technology
NexPlanar Corporation recently completed a $14.5 million round of funding to commercialize the next generation of chemical mechanical ...
MarketWatch
|
July 11, 2008 - Industry News
IC Production on 450-mm Wafers: Still Never
Wright Williams & Kelly, Inc. (WWK), a cost & productivity management software and consulting services company, announced today the results ...
MarketWatch
|
July 9, 2008 - Industry News
Applied Materials says offer for ASM International unit 'full and fair'
"I think we have given a very full and fair offer," Splinter said during a press conference at the ground-breaking of a new manufacturing ...
MarketWatch
|
March 19, 2008 - Industry News
Applied Materials upgraded on solar power promise
Pang said he expects Applied Materials to unveil "positive developments" in its solar power business in the coming quarters. While Applied ...
MarketWatch
|
February 27, 2007 - Industry News
Japan's Asahi Glass said supplying Taiwan flat-panel company
The Japanese company's production of glass for Chi Mei Optoelectronics' 6G and above large LCD panels will break Corning Inc.'s (GLW) monopoly in ...
MarketWatch
|
February 15, 2007 - Industry News
Taiwan Semiconductor chief sees industry growth averaging 6% through 2010
The slowdown in growth is one of the challenges facing the semiconductor industry, together with maintaining profitability, Taiwan Semiconductor ...
MarketWatch
|
January 5, 2007 - Top Story News
South Korea launches full-scale probe of Qualcomm
South Korea's antitrust regulator said Thursday it has launched a full-scale investigation into alleged unfair market practices of U.S.-based Qualcomm ...
MarketWatch
|
November 9, 2006 - Top Story News
Taiwan Semi to build new semiconductor factory plant in April
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) said it plans to build its third 12-inch wafer factory in Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park ...
MarketWatch
|
November 7, 2006 - Industry News
Freescale Semi agrees in principle to settle suits
Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (FSL) said that it agreed in principle with plaintiffs to settle six purported class-action suits against the ...
MarketWatch
|
October 27, 2006 - Industry News
AMD expects price war with Intel to cool
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) expects its price war with arch-rival Intel Corp. (INTC) to cool next year, according to the Financial Times ...
MarketWatch
|
October 17, 2006 - Top Story News
Philips Electronics profit nearly triples
Dutch conglomerate Philips Electronics on Monday reported nearly a tripling of its third-quarter profit on the sale of its semiconductor-making ...
MarketWatch
|
October 10, 2006 - Industry News
Taiwan Semiconductor's September revenue rises 6.5%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) said its revenue in September totaled NT$26.86 billion, up 6.5% from NT$25.23 billion in ...
MarketWatch
|
September 22, 2006 - Industry News
Silicon Labs adds to warnings from chipmakers
Silicon Laboratories Inc. cut its quarterly financial targets late Wednesday, adding to the list of chip merchants lowering their ...
MarketWatch
|
August 28, 2006 - Industry News
Taiwan United Microelectronics ups stake in memory-chip maker ProMOS
Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), which became the second-largest shareholder in ProMOS Technologies Inc. (5387.OT) earlier this ...
MarketWatch
|
August 4, 2006 - Industry News
United Microelectronics profit leaps nearly twenty-fold
United Microelectronics Corp., the world's second-largest contract chip-maker, said Wednesday that quarterly net profit increased nearly twenty ...
MarketWatch
|
July 25, 2006 - Industry News
Philips Electronics gets U.S. antitrust nod to buy New York company
Philips Electronics NV (PHG) received U.S. antitrust approval to acquire one of its major suppliers, Intermagnetics General Corp. (IMGC). ...
MarketWatch
|
July 13, 2006 - Industry News
South Korea's Hynix ends talks with ST Micro on expanding chip alliance
South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc. said it decided to end talks with European chip maker ST Microelectronics N.V. (STM) on ...
MarketWatch
|