- Intel opens new microprocessor fab
Intel has opened its newest $3 billion microprocessor factory in Chandler, Ariz., and will begin shipping its first 45nm processors in November. The new factory is called Fab 32 and will manufacture microprocessors using Hafnium-based high-k metal gate silicon technology. Hafnium-based chips will be faster, have less energy leakage, and ......
- Intel opens new microprocessor fab
Intel has opened its newest $3 billion microprocessor factory in Chandler, Ariz., and will begin shipping its first 45nm processors in November. The new factory is called Fab 32 and will manufacture microprocessors using Hafnium-based high-k metal gate silicon technology. Hafnium-based chips will be faster, have less energy leakage, and ......
- Key Metrics and Supply Alert
Good news for semiconductor buyers. Capital spending by semiconductor companies will increase 15% this year. Much of that spending will be for new 300mm wafer fabs which produce more chips per wafer. The top 25 semiconductor companies will spend about $23 billion in capital expenditures. It is the first time ......
- Times Change at Intel — What It Means for Manufacturing
As the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer and high-tech industry bellwether, the state of affairs at Intel is critical to the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem and semiconductor industry at large. Following a company-wide review that was completed in August, Intel is now in the midst of downsizing across the entire organization as ......
- Chip capital spending to see drop in 2005
Semiconductor industry capital spending will fall 5% in 2005, although large chip companies such as Intel and Samsung will boost spending over 10%, according to market researcher IC Insights. Industry cycles have historically wreaked havoc on semiconductor producers. When chip demand increases, semiconductor manufacturers boost capacity and production. Often by ......
- Buyers scope out capital spending plans
Semiconductor buyers often scrutinize a semiconductor supplier's capital spending plans when evaluating a chip company. After all, a company that does not invest in capacity and new process technology may not be able to meet the technology and volume requirements of an OEM or electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider. However, ......
- Chip makers boost R&D spending
Total research and development (R&D) spending by semiconductor companies exceeded $30 billion in 2005, an increase of nearly 10% from 2004, according to a new study by researcher IC Insights. Overall, R&D spending by all semiconductor companies worldwide grew at an annual average rate of 9% between 2001 and 2005....