Over the past decade, the IC industry has been paring down its older capacity as manufacturers have consolidated or transitioned to the fab-lite or fabless business models, according... Renesas is ...

This quote made a lot of sense for AMD, being one of Intel’s main competitors at the time. But for other fresh startup companies in the mid-1980s, this wasn’t quite the case. Owning a fab wasn’t as ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing posted blockbuster fourth quarter results on Thursday. Profit surged 35% to $16 billion. Gross margins hit 62.3%. Revenue came in at $33.7 billion, beating analyst ...

Looks like the fabless road is scaling down and the foundry model is getting bumpier. First, the high cost of setting up new fabs made the earlier IDMs get into the “fab lite” model where they depend ...

Indian government is expected to contribute a staggering 90% of the cost The announcement comes as fab demands is heating up on the back AI explosive growth Construction of these fabs is a very long ...

As fabless MEMS manufacturers start to penetrate higher-volume markets Valerie Thompson takes a look at how the fabless model is evolving. Most important, such a business model has yet to prove itself ...

The supply-chain design for semiconductor production, which completely cuts out the U.S. How losing control of the supply chain also is a national security issue for the country. What events led to ...

For decades, China has launched several initiatives to modernize its semiconductor industry with hopes of becoming the next IC powerhouse in Asia. In 2001, for example, China unveiled its so-called ...

ProMOS Technologies has announced plans to sell its 12-inch wafer plant and related facilities through open bidding by the end of 2012, in a move to become a fabless memory-IC company. Some ...

Market research firm IHS has countered recent reports from rival firm, NPD Solarbuzz, as to the next direction PV manufacturers will take, which could have a significant impact on equipment and ...