The Chinese investment company, Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd, plans to invest $ 47 billion in the next five years to become the world largest chipmaker.
In an interview, Chairman Zhao Weiguo hinted Reuters that the next few weeks there could be a purchase deal for a big chip maker in
IC Insights will release its November Update to the 2015 McClean Report later this month, and its new 2016 edition of The McClean Report in January. The November Update will include the latest IC market forecasts by product type through 2019, a detailed forecast for semiconductor industry capital spending by company for 2016, and a ranking of
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Sony has announced that its semiconductor unit will now be separated from the company’s core business. The strategic decision arrived in order to allow the Japanese electronic firm to focus its resources and attentions on the Devices and the Digital image divisions. This last one in particular, in fact, has
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Interesting and surprising cooperation: Intel is developing the modem chip to be used in the next iPhone’s devices. To meet Apple’s tough and tight schedule IBM has allocated a staff of about 1,000 people. Intel’s foothold in what is expected to be the world’s best-selling smartphone has a dramatic importance
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PMC-Sierra, a provider of data center chips, will soon be part of the radio components manufacturer Skyworks after signing a $2billion purchase agreement.
Notwithstanding the fact that this deal might sound strange to many, the decision occurred as a simple product expansion and a chance to widen the buying
GlobalFoundries is downsizing at its semiconductor plant in Germany by 20 percent, according to several newspapers in Germany.
GlobalFoundries has factories in Germany, Singapore and the USA. The “Fab 1” in Dresden is one of the largest private employer in the city. The plant is equipped with a clean room