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| Intel restarted production at Fab 12 |
11/2/2005 |
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Intel has restarted a factory after spending $2 billion to retool it with the latest technologies that will let it produce more powerful chips more efficiently and at a lower cost.
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| Chips shipment to peak early 2006 |
11/2/2005 |
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Worldwide semiconductor unit shipments are expected to slow and peak by the first quarter of 2006, according to a report from Soleil Securities Inc.
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| Matsushita moves production to 65-nm |
11/1/2005 |
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Matsushita Electric will make a strategic move from 130-nanometer manufacturing to the 65-nm generation this month as it begins to ship 65-nm chips in volume.
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| September chips sales increase |
11/1/2005 |
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Worldwide sales of semiconductors increased to $19.6 billion in September, an increase of 5.2 percent from $18.6 billion reported in August, the San Jose-based Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported.
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| Dell stocks drop on weaker guidance |
11/1/2005 |
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Dell Inc. warned that third-quarter earnings and revenues would be below Wall Street expectations, and cited weaker-than-expected U.S. consumer and U.K. businesses.
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| Samsung expands LCD production |
10/31/2005 |
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Samsung will start commercial production on a new LCD line in April next year that should further drive down the price of the flat-panel displays, the company said Monday.
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| Samsung deliver sample GDDR4 |
10/31/2005 |
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Samsung Electronics has shipped a graphics double data rate fourth generation (GDDR4), 256-Mbit device to major graphics card manufacturers for testing.
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| PMC to buy Agilent's storage unit |
10/31/2005 |
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PMC-Sierra Inc. said it agreed to buy Agilent Technologies Inc.'s storage semiconductor business for $425 million in cash.
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| Chip sales up before holiday season |
10/31/2005 |
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Global sales of semiconductors haven risen strongly ahead of the end-of-year shopping season, driven by booming demand for cell phones, computers and electronic gadgets for the living room, a survey said Monday.
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| Micron invested in Xi'An assembly plant |
10/28/2005 |
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Last month Micron signed an agreement with the government of Xi’an and is preparing to begin construction of the plant. The company does have an R&D facility in Shanghai, but this would be the company’s first testing facility in China.
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| 8% semi growth forecasted |
10/28/2005 |
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After achieving 6.6 percent growth in 2005, the worldwide chip market is set to grow 8 percent in 2006 and 10.6 percent in 2007, according to the latest prediction from World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS).
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| China fab to deliver 65nm process |
10/28/2005 |
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SMIC has recently entered into an agreement with an unnamed customer to co-develop a 65-nm process and deliver engineering samples by the end of next year.
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| Taiwan to allow more investment in China semi fabs |
10/28/2005 |
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"Taiwan’s cross-Strait investment regulations have failed to keep pace with technology developments in China. Access to China — and the ability to compete there — will secure Taiwan’s continued global leadership in semiconductors.”
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| SiS projects 4Q chipset shipments up 32% |
10/27/2005 |
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Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) projects its chipset shipments will climb to seven million units in the fourth quarter, up 32% from 5.3 million units last quarter
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| Advantest sees profits drop by 48% |
10/26/2005 |
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Advantest reported sales of $923.2 million in the first half of fiscal 2005, down 26.9 percent from the like period a year ago.
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