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- Semiconductor manufacturing capacity down to 84.8% in Q1 2005
- According to the Semiconductor International Capacity Statistics report in Q1 2005 the manufacturing utilization rate dropped to 84.8% from 86.0% in Q4 2004, to hit the lowest level in two years. Total MOS capacity utilization declined to 85.6% in Q1 2005 from 86.5% in Q4 2004.
- Tags: Q4 2004, Q1 2005
- Blog posts 2005-06-15
- Gartner lowers semiconductor manufacturing forecast from 15.3% to 11.6% decline
- Sales semiconductor manufacturing tools are now expected to decline 11.6% in 2005 to $33.2 bln, Gartner said. Previously, Gartner had targeted a 15.3% decline.
- Tags: Gartner Inc.
- Blog posts 2005-04-26
- Gartner lowers semiconductor manufacturing forecast from 15.3% to 11.6% decline
- Sales semiconductor manufacturing tools are now expected to decline 11.6% in 2005 to $33.2 bln, Gartner said. Previously, Gartner had targeted a 15.3% decline.
- Tags: Gartner Inc.
- Blog posts 2005-04-26
- Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales up 64.2% in 2004
- Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales reached $37.9 bln in 2004, a 64.2% increase from 2003, according to Gartner. 10 of the top 10 vendors posted at least double-digit growth. Advantest and Canon reported triple-digit increases. Applied Materials, the leading vendor, posted a 96.6% increase in sales, which boosted its market share...
- Tags: Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sale, sales
- Blog posts 2005-04-06
- Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales up 64.2% in 2004
- Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales reached $37.9 bln in 2004, a 64.2% increase from 2003, according to Gartner. 10 of the top 10 vendors posted at least double-digit growth. Advantest and Canon reported triple-digit increases. Applied Materials, the leading vendor, posted a 96.6% increase in sales, which boosted its market share...
- Tags: Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sale, sales
- Blog posts 2005-04-06
- Sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China to drop 33.6% in 2005
- Chinese chip-equipment purchasing is set to drop 33.6% in 2005 compared with the relative boom in 2004, according to The Information Network. While production of ICs in mainland China grew 34.8% in 2004, semiconductor manufacturing equipment purchases grew a phenomenal 146%. But 2005 will be another story. With the slowdown...
- Tags: semiconductor
- Blog posts 2005-01-31
- Sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China to drop 33.6% in 2005
- Chinese chip-equipment purchasing is set to drop 33.6% in 2005 compared with the relative boom in 2004, according to The Information Network. While production of ICs in mainland China grew 34.8% in 2004, semiconductor manufacturing equipment purchases grew a phenomenal 146%. But 2005 will be another story. With the slowdown...
- Tags: semiconductor
- Blog posts 2005-01-31
- Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales grew 10.3% in 2003
- Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales totaled $22.8 bil in 2003, a 10.3% increase from 2002 sales, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner analysts attributed the increased revenue to improved supply and demand fundamentals, which rekindled demand for equipment in the second half of 2003. The three major sectors in the semiconductor...
- Tags: sales
- Blog posts 2004-04-14
- Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales to grow 40% in 2004
- Worldwide sales of semiconductor-manufacturing equipment rose 10% last year and will surge 40% in 2004 as chipmakers upgrade plants and buy tools for new production techniques, researcher Gartner Inc. said. Sales increased to $22.8 bil in 2003 from $20.7 bil, Gartner said in a Business Wire statement. Sales at Applied...
- Tags: sales, Gartner Inc.
- Blog posts 2004-04-09
- Microlithography Filtration PDA Reference 2003 (Mobile)
- Microlithography Filtration PDA ReferenceUpdated July 2003If you are involved in semiconductor manufacturing, this one's for you!This valuable, in-hand microlithography filtration reference from Pall Microelectronics gives you instant access to filter compatibility tables for essential solvents key to semiconductor manufacturing specific to the microlithography process, and more.The Pall Microlithography Filtration Tech...
- Tags: Palmtop, Solvent, Mobile, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Pall Corp., Palmtop Publishing, Semiconductors, Handhelds, Hardware
- Software downloads 2002-10-12
- Microlithography Filtration PDA Reference - Pocket PC 2003 (Mobile)
- Microlithography Filtration PDA ReferenceUpdated July 2003If you are involved in semiconductor manufacturing, this one's for you!This valuable, in-hand microlithography filtration reference from Pall Microelectronics gives you instant access to filter compatibility tables for essential solvents key to semiconductor manufacturing specific to the microlithography process, and more.The Pall Microlithography Filtration Tech...
- Tags: Palmtop, Solvent, Mobile, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Pall Corp., Pocket PC, Palmtop Publishing, Semiconductors, Handhelds, Hardware
- Software downloads 2002-10-12
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- IBM scientists create DNA computer chip
- IBM scientists and a collaborator from the California Institute of Technology have created a computer chip utilizing synthesized DNA molecules. The approach could pave the way to create tiny circuits that could form the basis of smaller, more powerful computer chips. The DNA acts as scaffolding where...
- Tags: Computer Chip, DNA, Scientist, Computer, IBM Corp., Chip, Biotechnology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- Chip industry's boom/bust cycles and the failure of business intelligence
- The chip industry appears to be recovering from its bust cycle and beginning to enter into its boom cycle - it's a repetitive cycle of around four years in length. The Semiconductor Industry Association reports a 20 percent drop to $51.7 billion for the second...
- Tags: Business Intelligence, Industry, Chip, Chip Industry, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Manufacturing, Hardware, Networking, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- Enterprise ripe for green disruption, Samsung VP says
- When it comes to adopting green technology, the enterprise is ready for a "disruptive" approach to innovation, said Jim Elliott, vice president of memory marketing at Samsung Semiconductor. In a presentation yesterday at the Time Warner Center in New York City, Elliott explained that the industry is...
- Tags: Green Technology, Lenovo Group Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- Chartered Semiconductor Avoids Expensive Audit and Remediation, Resolves Segregation-of-Duty Conflicts
- Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing wanted to implement a solution to address a lack of Segregation-Of-Duties SOD controls within the organization and enable senior managers to proactively resolve conflicting access rights. The challenge was to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley legislation. Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing engaged Oracle Certified Advantage Partner Deloitte & Touche Enterprise Risk...
- Tags: Audit, Oracle Corp., Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., Semiconductor, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Operational Accounting, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Software
- Case studies 2009-06-01
- Verigy Ltd. Accelerates Sales Forecasting and Streamlines the Supply Chain
- Verigy Ltd. provides advanced semiconductor test systems and solutions used by leading companies worldwide in design validation, characterization, and high volume manufacturing tests. It needed to implement an easy to use Customer Relationship Management CRM system that would help improve sales forecasting capability. Verigy improved sales forecasting accuracy by an...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Sales Forecasting, Verigy Ltd., Sales Strategy, Sales
- Case studies 2009-06-01
- IBM's chip gang touts 28-nanometer advancement
- An IBM consortium that includes chip manufacturing players Chartered, GlobalFoundries, Infineon, Samsung and STMicroelectronics said Thursday it is developing 28-nanometer low power semiconductors. The consortium also extended technology pacts between its members. The manufacturing processes for 28nm chips are in place for so-called "early risk production"---real early...
- Tags: Consortium, IBM Corp., Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-16
- Nanorobot for Brain Aneurysm
- The idea of nanorobots floating throughout our arteries to fight diseases and deliver drugs is migrating from science fiction to medical fact, at least in virtual 3D simulations. Nanorobotics pioneer Adriano Cavalcanti and his colleagues report progress with their nanorobot control design NCD software which helps them simulate the behavior...
- Tags: Gradient, Vessel, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Team Management, Emerging Technologies, Management, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- National Semiconductor to cut 1,725 jobs, shutter plants
- Faced with a steep decline in sales, chip maker National Semiconductor said today that it will eliminate more than 25 percent of its workforce, or 1,725 jobs. The company said it will immediately begin trimming 850 positions worldwide in its product, marketing, manufacturing and support businesses. An...
- Tags: Job, National Semiconductor Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Recruitment & Selection, Sales, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-03-12
- The coming merger of Netbooks and handhelds
- Intel is rolling out a new line of Atom chips, which power most Netbooks, for mobile devices. With Android moving into Netbooks, you can expect a merger between the Netbook and mobile form factor very soon. How soon? Try months. Intel...
- Tags: Merger, Handheld, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
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