| China: new fab hub of Asia?
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2016-06-21 |
| Ten of the 19 fabs set to be built worldwide in 2016 and 2017 will be in China, according to the trade group SEMI. |
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| Industrial semi company rankings shift
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2016-06-06 |
| IHS reports a slight increase of industrial semiconductor revenues, despite forecasts to the contrary. Analysts pin the increase on "the gradual acceleration in the U.S. economy" that propelled the demand for industrial equipment last year. |
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| Kyocera, FotoNation to equip autonomous cars with AI cameras
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2016-05-18 |
| Intelligent, automotive camera technology would be broadly used in vehicles ranging from high-end models to mass-market cars. |
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| 3D NAND, advanced logic drive fab tool order surge
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2016-04-25 |
| SEMI reported billings for North American fab tool vendors of $1.38 billion in March, an increase of 9.4% compared to February and a decrease of about 1% compared with March 2015 |
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| AMD closes $293 million deal for x86 architecture
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2016-04-22 |
| The $293 million deal with the Chinese firm gives AMD a needed infusion of cash and a partner in China, the world's second largest and fastest growing server market. |
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| Vietnamese semicon market expected to rise 14.3% by 2019
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2016-04-08 |
| The consistent demand for electronic devices in Vietnam is driving the semicon market up 14.3% by 2019. SEMICON SEA sees the potential in the region and will focus on key trends in semicon design and manufacturing. |
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| Seoul Semi retains right over LED backlight lens technology
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2016-04-01 |
| After a 2.5-year legal battle, the LED maker from South Korea stands to gain up to $12 million in damages from Enplas Display Device of Japan over patent infringement charges. |
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| TSMC inks deal for first 300mm wafer fab in China
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2016-03-30 |
| The facility, to rise in the Pukou Economic Development Zone, will have a planned capacity of 20,000 12in wafers monthly and will include a design centre. |
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| Gradual growth for fab equipment mfg eyed for 2016
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2016-03-16 |
| Fab tool spending is expected to pick up slowly in the first half of 2016 and accelerate in 2017, as growth is expected to be buoyed by 24 new facilities, which began construction last year. |
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| ISSCC: RF CMOS on the edge of transceiver chain
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2016-03-11 |
| At the ISCC, Steve Ohr finds that what has happened is not a replacement of GaAs power amps by RF CMOS amps. The RF power amp function is performed at the edge of a radio transceiver chain. |
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| Thailand semiconductor to tap into $280B car electronics space
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2016-03-09 |
| Constituting a nearly $100 billion industry, Thailand's E&E sector has played a vital role in growing the country's economy and positioning Thailand as one of the semiconductor leaders in Southeast Asia. |
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| Cisco's buying spree continues with Leaba Semi acquisition
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2016-03-07 |
| Cisco announced it is acquiring Israel-based Leaba Semiconductor for $320 million, a move that indicates the networking giant is not yet ready to give up its hardware roots. |
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| Broadcom saves $300M in axed ops
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2016-03-04 |
| The cost cuts from the merged companies will carve a bowl-shaped trajectory with more of them falling at the beginning and ends of the period, less than a third of them in the current fiscal year. |
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| Imagination reveals application thrust with products
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2016-03-02 |
| Speaking to EE Times China at their summit in Shanghai, Imagination Technologies' executives shared their perspective of application trends and how they aim to address those trends with their products. |
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| Orders surge for North American semicon equipment manufacturers
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2016-02-24 |
| SEMI pres. Denny McGuirk said recent semiconductor equipment order activity was on par with the figures reported one year ago, and the three-month average of worldwide bookings in January was $1.32 billion. |
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| Taiwan quake shakes up TSMC, UMC foundry production
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2016-02-09 |
| The 6.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan early Saturday caused an automatic shutdown of production for foundries, but restoration of 95 per cent of the tools are expected in two to three days' time. |
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| Improvement in light source could speed up EUV progress
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2016-01-25 |
| Prototype systems in commercial fabs now use an 85W light source, soon to be upgraded to 125W, while ASML recently demoed an 185W capability and promises it will hit 250W before the end of the year. |
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| Taking a closer look at GE's Bluetooth smart light switches
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2016-01-08 |
| Although GE's latest Bluetooth-based lighting controls have limited feature set, their simplicity, scalability and well-designed user interface make it an appealing device to many customers. |
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| Chinese company offers to buy Fairchild
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2016-01-05 |
| Fairchild said it has acknowledged receipt of an unsolicited proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Fairchild for $21.70 per share from a group representing CR Micro. |
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| Top 15 deals that influenced analogue, sensors in 2015
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2016-01-04 |
| Here are some of the biggest and most important business deals and synergies in 2015 that had a huge impact on analogue, MEMS, sensors and the semiconductor industry as a whole. |
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| Why did Apple buy Maxim's fab?
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2015-12-18 |
| Regardless of its speculative nature, news like Apple's acquisition of Maxim's fab creates a great window to look into the wants and needs of the Cupertino giant. |
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| Microchip identified as unsolicited Atmel bidder
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2015-12-18 |
| Microchip is the company that has made a $3.8 billion unsolicited offer for Atmel Corp., which has previously agreed to be acquired by Dialog but Atmel said it would look at the counter offer. |
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| TSMC plans to set-up its first 12in wafer fab in China
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2015-12-09 |
| TSMC will join a growing list of chipmakers that have rolled out 12in fab projects in China, which, according to SEMI, has one of the world's largest semiconductor markets. |
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| ON Semi to acquire Fairchild for $2.4B in cash
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2015-11-20 |
| The combined company would be the No.2 player in the power semiconductor category, with a strong focus on the automotive, industrial and smartphone end markets. |
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| Semiconductor industry to see more M&As
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2015-10-19 |
| The mergers and acquisitions happening in the semiconductor industry, which have already seen deals worth $110 billion this year, are due to rising costs and a dwindling customer base. |
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| GloFo exec finds new 'sparkplug' in More-than-Moore
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2015-10-14 |
| Rutger Wijburg, SVP and GM of Globalfoundries, said the era of the PC as a driver for the semiconductor industry is over, passing to role to smartphones, and now, the IoT. |
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| AMD to lay off 470 employees worldwide
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2015-10-05 |
| AMD has 9,469 employees as of June 2015 and will cut approximately 470 positions. The restructuring plan will target "all sites, all levels, all functions," an AMD spokesperson said. |
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| TSMC lays down MEMS mic, gas sensor plan
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2015-09-29 |
| TSMC plans to use its advantages in being able to combine CMOS logic and MEMS sensors together to come up with innovative sensors and use cases. |
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| Huawei exec: 'We need to make MEMS suppliers rich'
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2015-09-29 |
| When Sean Ding spoke at the European MEMS Summit, he emphasised wearable equipment and the Internet of Things as driver markets for MEMS sensors. |
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| 1.2B sensors set to ship in 284M wearable devices in 2020
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2015-09-25 |
| An analyst for Yole Developpement gave a bullish forecast for the MEMS market, saying that wearable equipment would be one of the main next opportunities for MEMS components. |
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