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Asia expands foundries despite bad times
Undoubtedly, these are tough times for the Asian foundries. Yet the past year has also been one of the most interesting, characterized by new competition, surprising alliances, dubious strategy...
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Asian fabs are now at risk
The semiconductor industry is a very different place today than in 1995. The geography and the makeup of major manufacturers are undergoing a tectonic shift. In 1995, 86 percent of the
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While hard data on the economic recovery won't be available until the second-quarter results are in, we're seeing more activity in electronic design automation. That's not to say that the electronics
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The worst is now behind us
There was something different in the air at the 40th Design Automation Conference in early June, especially when compared with the last couple of years. A sense of cautious optimism pervaded the...
View ArticleASML was top litho vendor in ’02, says VLSI Research
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- ASML Holding NV emerged as the world's largest supplier of lithography tools in what was considered a "bad year" for the overall industry in 2002, according to a report from VLSI...
View ArticleOrthogon shipping BWA gear, lashes out at European regulators
LONDON — Broadband wireless equipment specialist Orthogon Systems has secured $7 million in venture capital from previous investors Atlas Venture and The Carlyle Group, bringing total funds raised to...
View ArticleInternational Rectifier forms bare die business
International Rectifier Corp. last week moved to increase revenue by offering to make all its power management ICs and discrete products available to customers in die form. A dedicated business group...
View ArticleChips sales higher as SARS effects wane
The global semiconductor market grew 10% in May from the year-ago month as the Asia-Pacific market began shaking off the disruptive effects of the SARS virus, which curtailed sales in the prior months....
View ArticleRochester Electronics carves niche with end-of-life parts
When the former Motorola Semiconductor Corp. was preparing to send a pile of old components to the scrap heap in the early 1980s, Curt Gerrish had no inkling his idea to support the electronics...
View ArticleOrthogon to start shipping 5.8GHz BWA gear, lashes out at European regulators
LONDON -- Broadband wireless equipment specialist Orthogon Systems has secured $7 million in venture capital from previous investors Atlas Venture and The Carlyle Group, bringing total funds raised to...
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