January 8, 2009 - Industry News
Wafer-Level Packaging Trends Up in 2009
Wafer-level packaging trends include increasing demand, higher I/O, finer pitch, increased power for automotive applications, and high-accuracy ...
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December 30, 2008 - Industry News
Japan’s 3-D R&D Consortium Takes Shape
The manager of Japan’s government-backed 3-D IC technology development project outlined the project’s goals, and companies ranging from ...
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December 24, 2008 - Industry News
Flash Vendors Facing Scaling Challenges
With flash memory scaling coming under increasingly sharp questioning, Toshiba Corp. (Tokyo) researchers said they have developed a double ...
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December 24, 2008 - Technology News
Ulvac Enables Flexible Li-Ion Battery
Ulvac Inc. has developed a manufacturing process flow for very thin (50 ìm) lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, using semiconductor process ...
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December 19, 2008 - Industry News
Leading-Edge Logic Processes Presented at IEDM Session
An all-star cast of companies presented leading-edge processes yesterday at a session on advanced CMOS logic at the International Electron ...
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December 18, 2008 - Industry News
STATS ChipPAC to Lay Off 1600 in Latest Restructuring
Stats ChipPAC Ltd. (Singapore), which provides semiconductor test and advanced packaging services, has responded to the global semiconductor ...
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December 18, 2008 - Industry News
IEDM Panel: Processing Costs Headed Up
With more expensive tools and new process modules coming, IC manufacturers will struggle to maintain the cost-per-function ...
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December 11, 2008 - Technology News
Intel to Describe 32 nm Logic Process, New 45 nm SoC Platform, at 2008 IEDM
Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.) will go to next week’s International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) with a late paper that divulges some ...
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December 11, 2008 - Industry News
Applied Announces TSV Etcher, In-Fab Mask Inspection Capability
In twin announcements, Applied Materials Inc. announced an etch system aimed at through-silicon via (TSV) applications. Also, Applied said it ...
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December 9, 2008 - Technology News
Japan’s 3-D R&D Consortium Takes Shape
At SEMICON Japan, managers of the government-backed 3-D IC technology development project outlined the project's goals. Also at the show, ...
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December 9, 2008 - Industry News
Japan’s 3-D R&D Consortium Takes Shape
The manager of Japan’s government-backed 3-D IC technology development project outlined the project’s goals, and companies ranging from ...
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December 2, 2008 - Technology News
Applied Announces TSV Etcher, In-Fab Mask Inspection Capability
In twin announcements today, Applied Materials Inc.announced an etch system aimed at through-silicon via (TSV) applications. Also, Applied ...
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November 24, 2008 - Technology News
ST joins MIT, ultra-low-power MCU devices group
STMicroelectronics announced it has joined the Microsystems Industrial Group (MIG) industry consortium at the Microsystems Technology Labs ...
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November 21, 2008 - Industry News
SIA Forecast: 2009 Down Almost 6%
Although visibility is limited by current questions about consumer confidence, the Semiconductor Industry Association announced its ...
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November 21, 2008 - Top Story News
Industry Downturn No. 11 Won't Be as Bad as No. 10
Just as people can't help but compare the current global economic recession to the Great Depression, reviewing the semiconductor ...
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November 20, 2008 - Industry News
3-D, TSV Need Standards and Thermal Solutions to Advance
Tuesday sessions at the 3-D Architectures for Semiconductor Integration and Packaging conference this week in Burlingame, Calif., indicate ...
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November 19, 2008 - Top Story News
3-D Integration Lacking in Design and Test Support
At a symposium leading up to the 3-D Architectures for Semiconductor Integration and Packaging conference this week in Burlingame, Calif., ...
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November 18, 2008 - Technology News
3-D Integration Development Threatened by Economic Uncertainty
As presenters and attendees prepare for the opening of this year's 3-D Architectures for Semiconductor Integration and Packaging conference, ...
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November 14, 2008 - Industry News
Silicon Wafer Shipments Contract in Third Quarter 2008
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments contracted almost three percent during the third quarter of 2008 when compared to the second quarter ...
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November 12, 2008 - Technology News
Touch Panel Displays Gain Reliability
Touch panel displays with improved reliability and endurance emerged at the FPD International 2008 show, held recently in Yokohama, Japan ...
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November 11, 2008 - Industry News
IBM Offers 45 nm SOI Foundry Offering
IBM Corp. said it is offering a 45 nm silicon on insulator (SOI) technology to foundry customers, including SOI-aware standard cell libraries from ...
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November 7, 2008 - Industry News
China’s Chip Industry Facing Challenges
China's semiconductor industry has reached a plateau, with local design houses finding it hard to reach the critical mass enjoyed by U.S. ...
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November 6, 2008 - Industry News
IC Industry Entering ‘Capitulation Mode’
The semiconductor industry is cutting back investments, engaging in what Bill McClean, president of IC Insights, called "capitulation mode," ...
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November 5, 2008 - Technology News
TMV: An ‘Enabling’ Technology for Next-Gen PoP Requirements
Demand for package-on-package (PoP) is still rising, thanks in large part to wildly popular smartphones like Apple’s (Cupertino, Calif.) iPhone ...
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November 4, 2008 - Industry News
MEMC Electronic chief has resigned
Nabeel Gareeb, President and CEO for 6 years was the area's highest-paid executive in 2007. MEMC announces board member Marshall will be ...
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