High volume 450mm IC wafer fabs not expected until after 2020. April 19, 2016 -- IC Insights recently released its new Global Wafer Capacity 2016-2020 report that provides in-depth detail, analyses, ...

Hardest hit are ≤200mm wafer fabs; 70% of closures in Japan and North America. March 26, 2020 -- Over the past decade, the IC industry has been paring down its older capacity as manufacturers have ...

Within the semiconductor industry, there is a continual demand for integrated circuits (IC) that exhibit higher performance at a lower cost than its predecessors. Wafer metrology tools are used to ...

An image of a mask containing the structure of an integrated circuit (IC) is projected onto a silicon wafer, which is coated with a light-sensitive material known as a photoresist. When the ...

These factors reduce the overall number of wafers an IC manufacturer can process in a given time, and also raise production costs per chip. Extreme ultraviolet lithography can achieve these ...

Hua Hong Semiconductor has appointed Peng Bai, a former Intel executive, as its new CEO, marking a departure from its ...

US$2.23 billion) investment. The new facility adds monthly capacity for 40,000 12-inch wafers, utilizing 180–90nm... Save my User ID and Password Some subscribers prefer to save their log-in ...