January 4, 2012 - Industry News
Analyst sees another flattish year for ICs in 2012
Semiconductor revenue is forecast to grow by zero to 4% in 2012, after likely growing about 1 to 2% in 2011, according to a Wall Street analyst. "We ...
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January 4, 2012 - Industry News
Intel's Ultrabook challenge: Win over consumers
Intel Corp. has been pushing the concept of "Ultrabook" PCs for almost a year, but to date, only four PC OEMs have introduced the thinner, lighter ...
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November 1, 2011 - Industry News
Globalfoundries tabs Manocha full-time CEO
Ajit Manocha, who has served as interim CEO of Globalfoundries Inc. since June, was appointed to the job on a permanent basis. Manocha, a semiconductor ...
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August 12, 2011 - Industry News
Nanosys grabs DoE battery development grant
The U.S. Energy Department continues to push materials development for batteries destined for use in next-generation electric vehicles ...
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August 11, 2011 - Industry News
2011 femtocell market worth $300M
Samsung and Cisco lead a femtocell basestation market that is forecast to be worth $300 million in 2011, according to market research company ...
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May 13, 2011 - Industry News
TI remains the largest power IC supplier despite fierce competition
Market analyst, IMS Research has released preliminary results which reveal that Texas Instruments (TI) remained the largest supplier in the power ...
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November 12, 2010 - Industry News
Debate rages over Intel Israel fab
There is still a dispute over the funding of Intel Corp.'s fab in Israel, according to a report. That can be seen here. As reported, Intel wants ...
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March 10, 2010 - Industry News
IC Insights boosts 2010 chip growth forecast to 27%
Market research firm IC Insights Inc. increased its estimate for 2010 semiconductor growth, saying it now expects chip revenue to increase 27% ...
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December 17, 2009 - Technology News
Broadcom taps 40-nm process for high-def handsets
Broadcom Corp. is sampling its first 40 nm chip, a cellphone media processor capable of recording full 1080-progressive high definition ...
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December 15, 2009 - Technology News
How much of a lead does Intel have at 32nm?
Intel will soon be releasing their latest processor, code named Westmere, built on 32nm technology. Architecturally, the processor will be ...
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November 23, 2009 - Industry News
Workers have gone on 'unlimited strike' at Atmel's fab
Angry workers at Atmel Corp.'s fab in Rousset, France, have gone on an unlimited strike. The strike aims to protest against Atmel's decision to ...
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November 12, 2009 - Industry News
China selects Infineon chips for passports
Infineon Technologies AG has started delivering SLE 66CLX800PE security microcontrollers for use in Chinese passports. In terms of volume this ...
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November 12, 2009 - Industry News
What's next for troubled SMIC?
In just one day alone, China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) suffered three major setbacks. First, it lost a big patent ...
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October 5, 2009 - Technology News
D2S, Advantest speed up e-beam lithography
The eBeam Initiative, a forum for the promotion of chip manufacturing using e-beam lithography, has said that two of its leading members ...
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September 28, 2009 - Industry News
Global semi sales seen falling in August
Seasonally adjusted global sales of semiconductors in August are expected to show a fall from that achieved in the previous month, according to ...
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September 25, 2009 - Industry News
Intel and SoC -- try, try again
"I can easily see a time where Intel will ship more SoCs than standard microprocessors," said Paul Otellini with all the bravado appropriate ...
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September 25, 2009 - Top Story News
Industry deliberates on counterfeit chips
Facing increasing threat for critical infrastructures and applications through counterfeit semiconductors, representatives of all major ...
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September 25, 2009 - Industry News
GlobalFoundries remains bullish but roadmap slips
Foundry startup GlobalFoundries Inc. has updated its process roadmap and rolled out a customer partnership program. It appears that the ...
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September 25, 2009 - Industry News
Freescale Toulouse says no word on Intel
Intel Corp. intends to acquire Freescale Semiconductor's wireless operations in Toulouse, France, and to take over 53 out of the 236 employees ...
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September 25, 2009 - Technology News
More details emerge on printed roll-to-roll memory
More details have emerged of the printed roll-to-roll memory production being piloted by PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG (Fuerth, Germany) using technology from ...
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September 25, 2009 - Industry News
MEMS market sees unit growth despite pricing pressure
The market for MEMS microphones is poised to continue its growth — despite several retarding factors such as declining handset sales and intensified ...
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September 25, 2009 - Industry News
Europe approves $80 million aid for Dell's Poland plant
The European Commission has approved the provision of regional aid by the Polish government to Dell Products Poland to help it build manufacturing ...
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September 25, 2009 - Industry News
How to make your next design succeed by really mattering
Would anyone shed a tear if your company went away tomorrow? If not, then you have a problem: you haven't fully leveraged the power of good ...
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September 24, 2009 - Technology News
Intel debuts optical link for PCs
Intel Corp. wants to consolidate all the wired connections on your PC to a single 10 Gbit/second optical cable it calls Light Peak. It plans to ...
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September 24, 2009 - Technology News
Nanotubes pack promise of battery-free energy storage
Springs can store mechanical energy indefinitely when properly tethered, and they can operate in harsh environments, with immunity to temperature ...
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