- TSMC urges equipment and material suppliers to push for 18-inch wafer migration
The transition to 18-inch wafer production may be interrupted by the current economic woes, but it is a necessary step the semiconductor industry has to take in order to increase production scale and efficiency...
- Silicon wafer shipments contract by almost 3% in 3Q08, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments contracted almost 3% during the third quarter of 2008 compared to the second quarter, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the...
- Soitec holds inauguration ceremony for SOI wafer fab in Singapore
France-based Soitec, the world's leading supplier of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers, recently held an inauguration ceremony for its new wafer fab in Singapore. Located in the new Pasir Ris Wafer Fab Park, the fully...
- DRAM industry needs overhaul or will face difficulty raising funds for 18-inch wafer manufacturing, says Inotera executive
Taiwan has to overhaul its development of the DRAM industry otherwise the industry may encounter difficulties when trying to raise funds to move manufacturing to 18-inch wafers, according to Charles Kao, president of...
- Taiwan wafer makers SAS and Wafer Works hit record revenues in October
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Wafer Works, two Taiwan-based producers of semiconductor-grade and solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, have both reported record high revenues for October.
- Taiwan solar wafer maker Danen obtains orders from German solar cell maker
Danen Technology, a Taiwan-based producer of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers founded in November 2007, has obtained orders from a large maker of solar cells in Germany, with shipments beginning recently,...
- Most wafer foundries, except TSMC, likely to post losses in 4Q
With the exception of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), most wafer foundries, including United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and Semiconductor Manufacturing...
- Wafer Works signs 8-year supply deal for silicon
Wafer Works, a Taiwan-based producer of semiconductor-grade and solar-grade silicon wafers, on October 27 announced it has signed an 8-year contract with an international silicon material supplier for the period from...
- Silicon wafer makers SAS and Wafer Works relying more on solar sector than semiconductor sector
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Wafer Works, two Taiwan-based producers of semiconductor-grade and solar-grade silicon wafers, have shifted business focus from semiconductors to solar cells because business...
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