Category Archives: Wafer and Foundries
Samsung May Become World’s Largest Semiconductor Supplier in 2Q17
After nearly a quarter of a century, the semiconductor industry could see a new #1 supplier in 2Q17. If memory market prices continue to hold or increase through 2Q17 and the balance of this year, Samsung could charge into the top spot and displace Intel, which has held the #1 ranking
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X-FAB Files for IPO
German foundry X-FAB plans to raise 250M Euros or US$265 million in an IPO in Paris Euronext to support future acquisitions and strengthen its capital structure.
We are on a growth track,” says Rudi de Winter CEO of X-FAB, “and being a public company with increased financial capabilities will further
Taiwan Maintains Largest Share of Semiconductor Wafer Fab Capacity
IC Insights recently released its new Global Wafer Capacity 2017-2021 report that provides in-depth detail, analyses, and forecasts for IC industry capacity by wafer size, by process geometry, by region, and by product type through 2021. Figure 1 splits the world’s installed monthly wafer production capacity by geographic region (or
Read MoreIntel Announces $7B Investment in Arizona Semiconductor Fab
Intel’s CEO Brian Krzanich, announced today during his meeting with the US president, Donald Trump, to invest seven billion dollars in the next 3-4 years setting up a chip manufacturing plant in the city of Chandler, Arizona .
Intel, the world’s largest maker of processors for personal computers (PC), will
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