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Japanese companies study chipmaking partnership

December 28, 2005 Several companies are considering creating a joint chip foundry that each could use for semiconductor manufacturing. TAGS: Semiconductor Manufacturing, semiconductor, outsource, Japanese company, manufacturing, Sun UltraSPARC, AMD, IBM Corp.

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, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Microsoft Xbox, chip company, 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., plant, silicon, cell, semiconductor, factory, equipment, glass, TFT, manufacturing, ton, LCD

AMD plucks new manufacturing chief from IBM

February 5, 2007 Douglas Grose of IBM moves into AMD's crucial manufacturing lead position. Will he build on big turnaround under way? TAGS: manufacturing, AMD, microprocessor, IBM Corp., relationship, semiconductor, Intel

China chipmaking to explode through '08

June 10, 2005 That's good news for makers of chip-fabrication gear, but it could also mean a glut of processors and a drop in prices. TAGS: Semiconductor Equipment, China, semiconductor, Taiwan, manufacturing, equipment, Intel

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: Freescale Semiconductor Inc., alliance, semiconductor, IBM Corp., manufacturing, chip company, Philips Electronics N.V., Motorola Inc., AMD

With new factory, AMD ups ante against Intel

October 14, 2005 Advanced Micro Devices opens a new factory. Will the multibillion-dollar gamble let the company take ground from Intel? Photos: Inside AMD's German fab TAGS: manufacturing, wafer, semiconductor, AMD, factory, microprocessor, chip company, Intel, PC

Report: High oil prices may mean lower chip sales

September 9, 2005 The effect of rising gas prices on people's ability to shell out for consumer electronics will hurt semiconductor sales, analysts say. TAGS: iSuppli Corp., semiconductor, consumer electronics, slowdown, manufacturing, AMD, U.S.

FAQ: Forty years of Moore's Law

April 1, 2005 Gordon Moore's famous law has been around for four decades. Not bad for an idea he thought wouldn't last. Photos: Moore and his law TAGS: transistor, Gordon Moore, FAQ, law, Intel Itanium, semiconductor, co-founder, article, manufacturing, electronics, Intel, AMD

Intel moves into volume with new chips

October 27, 2005 Intel's had a tough time, but the manufacturing machine is still churning away in good order. TAGS: nanometer, semiconductor, transistor, manufacturing, facility, AMD, production, Intel Itanium, Oregon, Intel, PC company, chip company, volume, process

Broadcom taps ex-Philips executive as CEO

October 26, 2004 Scott McGregor, former head of Royal Philips Electronics' semiconductor division, will replace Alan Ross, who plans to retire. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., Philips Electronics N.V., semiconductor, chip company, head, manufacturing, CEO

AMD to help India develop chip industry

November 30, 2005 India wants to get into chips, but it's been tough to get started. AMD will help--and hopefully get on the inside track. TAGS: India, AMD, manufacturing, Taiwan, semiconductor, chip company, U.S.

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, plant, manufacturing, Craig Barrett, Intel, semiconductor, control, U.S.

Moore's Law lives

November 4, 2005 For how long can the semiconductor industry keep up its innovation and fast growth? Some say indefinitely. TAGS: transistor, Gordon Moore, Marconi, observation, semiconductor, co-founder, material, scientist, manufacturing, size, Intel

Stacking up the chips

August 1, 2005 It's all about design as the chipset market booms, China gains strength and researchers grapple with nanotubes. TAGS: nanotube, Semiconductor Manufacturing, China, semiconductor, chipset, health care, chip company, manufacturing, researcher, dual-core, AMD, Intel, server, PC

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, semiconductor, exec, CEO

China's currency move may hurt U.S. tech

July 22, 2005 The price of computers and electronics could climb if China adds teeth to its new exchange policy. TAGS: yuan, currency, China, Applied Materials Inc., basket, economist, U.S., Washington, manufacturing, consumer electronics, semiconductor, dollar, electronics, computer company

IBM, AMD further cut chip power consumption

December 6, 2005 At Washington conference next week, companies will outline strategies for enhancing processor performance. TAGS: transistor, silicon, Silicon-on-Insulator, power consumption, Semiconductor Manufacturing, AMD, manufacturing, AMD Opteron, IBM Corp., semiconductor, conference, process, Intel

Transmeta charts new course

April 1, 2005 Manufacturing turned out to be a bust for the chipmaker, so company is moving deeper into licensing. TAGS: Transmeta Corp., Transmeta Efficeon, intellectual property, manufacturing, semiconductor, chip company, CEO, notebook computer, Sony Corp.

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., DRAM, flash memory, semiconductor, manufacturing, president
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