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TSMC to work with Microsoft on Xbox

April 6, 2004 The software maker enlists the services of the Taiwanese chipmaker for future versions of its popular game console. TAGS: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Semiconductor Manufacturing, semiconductor, chip company, Microsoft Xbox, manufacturing, agreement, ATI Technologies, console, IBM Corp., GPU, Microsoft Corp.

Solar-cell business poised for huge growth

October 18, 2006 Manufacturing plants to produce solar cells at a daily rate equal to the entire solar-cell production in 1980. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., silicon, plant, cell, semiconductor, equipment, manufacturing, factory, glass, TFT, ton, LCD

Freescale links with IBM in chip development deal

January 23, 2007 Semiconductor will participate in developing rules and technology for manufacturing 45-nanometer chips. TAGS: alliance, IBM Corp., semiconductor, manufacturing, chip company, Philips Electronics N.V., Motorola Inc., AMD

Reports: Intel planning chip plant in China

March 13, 2007 Intel already operates assembly and test plants in China, but it could be ready to start actually making chips there. TAGS: China, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Craig Barrett, manufacturing, plant, Intel, semiconductor, U.S., control

IBM puts vacuum spaces in chips

May 3, 2007 Nothing insulates like a vacuum. Big Blue says its Airgap technique will increase chip speed and reduce power consumption.Images: IBM's vaccuum techiqueVideo: Building chips with Airgap TAGS: molecule, IBM Corp., vacuum, dot, power consumption, material, semiconductor, manufacturing, researcher, video

Ex-Apple execs buy chip start-up

September 27, 2006 Company started by Steve Wozniak, Gil Amelio and Ellen Hancock to pay $260 million for Jazz Semiconductor. TAGS: Gil Amelio, Ellen Hancock, Steve Wozniak, Conexant Systems, manufacturing, exec, semiconductor, CEO

Memory prices plunge amid market share scramble

June 14, 2007 Trade organization attributes dramatic price drops, including a 35 percent decline in flash memory, to glut of competitors. TAGS: market share, Micron Technology Inc., flash memory, DRAM, semiconductor, manufacturing, president

Applied invests in solar-wafer maker

November 20, 2006 Chipmaking-equipment bigwig dips another toe into solar energy with $3 million investment in silicon ingot maker Solaicx. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., silicon, silicon wafer, wafer, plant, cell, shortage, manufacturing, chip company, factory, equipment, semiconductor

HP touts new mold for the chip industry

May 2, 2007 Think of it as a Play-Doh Fun Factory, but on a molecular scale. HP teams up with Nanolithosolutions on an imprint lithography system.Images: HP-Nanolitho's imprint lithography tool TAGS: mold, lithography, semiconductor maker, HP Labs, groove, chip company, wire, pattern, semiconductor, manufacturing, HP, module
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