| NXP's fab-lite movement gathers momentum
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2010-03-10 |
| Fab-lite movement gathers momentum at NXP with it closing down wafer fabs ICH in Germany and ICN5 in the Netherlands, and announcing plans to close ICN6 by early-to-mid 2011. |
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| Altera outlines challenges for IC industry
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2010-03-08 |
| Bradley Howe, VP of IC engineering at Altera, foresees platform collision as a challenge on the horizon as a result of IC integration in the semiconductor industry. |
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| iPDK open standard released
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2010-03-08 |
| IC foundries and IDMs can use this standard to build a single iPDK that works with multiple OpenAccess-based custom design tools to cut development costs and support for vendor-specific PDKs. |
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| Whys of buying Numonyx
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2010-02-16 |
| Here's a detailed analysis of why Micron Technology Inc.'s has taken over NOR flash leader Numonyx Holdings B.V. |
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| Fab tool market yet to get out of the woods
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2010-01-19 |
| Though the presentations at SEMI's Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) gave hope for a brighter future, there wasn' much cheering around the water coolers outside the conference room. |
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| Report: More semi acquisitions in 2010
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2010-01-15 |
| A JP Morgan Securities Inc. analyst writes in a report titled "Top 10 Semiconductor Predictions for 2010" that the year could bring a big strategic acquisition to the semiconductor space. |
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| China may achieve double IC production in 10 years
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2010-01-11 |
| SEMI report indicates that China's focus on narrowing the gap between its IC production and consumption could lead to doubling the country's global equipment and materials market in ten years. |
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| Is TSMC switching to Nikon?
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2010-01-08 |
| In a surprise move, TSMC has procured a new 193nm immersion lithography scanner from rival Nikon Corp., according to sources. |
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| What to sort out in electronics in 2010
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2010-01-05 |
| EE Times editors list nettlesome issues they'd most like to see electronics engineers fix next year ranging from grand challenges of engineering to niggling nettles of consumer gadgetry. |
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| Chartered plans expansion amid ATIC takeover
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2009-12-30 |
| Takeover plan does not deter Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd from beginning it's next phase of expansion within its 300mm fab in Singapore. |
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| Broadcom 40nm chip enables HD handsets
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2009-12-22 |
| Broadcom Corp. rolls out its first 40nm cell phone media processor capable of recording full 1080-progressive high-definition video. |
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| Pure-play foundry paints deceptively rosy picture
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2009-12-01 |
| The global pure-play semiconductor revenue for Q4 09 will reach Rs.27,336.64 crore ($5.6 billion), giving a deceptively rosy picture of the market. |
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| Global conference series makes a pit stop at India
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2009-11-17 |
| EE Times-India caught up with Rahul Arya, marketing and technical sales director at Cadence Design Systems (I) Pvt. Ltd, to discuss India's domestic semiconductor industry and to find out what Indian engineers should expect at the CDNLive!. |
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| Analysis: What's next for SMIC?
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2009-11-12 |
| SMIC suffers three major blows in a day. On Nov. 10, it lost a big patent suit, its CEO and its independence. What's next for this silicon foundry vendor? |
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| PLDs surprisingly thrive in downturn
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2009-11-11 |
| The current IC industry downturn created a good opportunity for the programmable logic device (PLD) segment, according to Altera president and CEO John Daane. |
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