Synopsys and UMC Expand 14-nm FinFET Collaboration
Synopsy and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) today announced an expanded collaboration to include Synopsys DesignWare Embedded Memory IP and the DesignWare STAR Memory System test and repair solution on UMC's second 14-nanometer (nm) FinFET process qualification vehicle (PQV)...
Jack Ma: Robots Play an Indispensable Role in our Life in 30 Years
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Jack Ma, Founder of Alibaba Group, stated that robots play an indispensable role in our life in 30 years from now, and the industry will grow in numbers from now. Jack Ma attended SoftBank’s latest humanoid robot Pepper press conference in Japan on June 18...
IC Manufacturers Close or Repurpose 83 Wafer Fabs from 2009-2014
According to IC Insights’ Global Wafer Capacity 2015-2019 report, Since the global economic recession of 2008-2009, the IC industry has been on a mission to pare down older capacity (i.e., ≤200mm wafers) in order to produce devices more cost-effectively on larger wafers...
Imec to Present Successors to FinFET for 7nm and Beyond
At this week’s VLSI 2015 Symposium in Kyoto (Japan), imec reported new results on nanowire FETs and quantum-well FinFETs towards post-FinFET multi-gate device solutions. As the major portion of the industry adopts FinFETs as the workhorse transistor for 16nm and 14nm, researchers worldwide are looking into the limits of FinFETs and potential device solutions for the 7nm node and beyond...
Pegatron Expands Recruitment of Chinese Manufacturing Laborers
TAIPEI, Taiwan－ Pegatron General Director Tong Zi-xian at a shareholders’ meeting stated that due to pressures making shipments during the second half of this year, which includes the traditional high season as well as new client products for the second half of the year, Pegatron is currently hiring personnel for their Chinese factories...
Foxconn, Softbank to Open Robot Joint Venture
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Foxconn Technology Group and Japan’s telecom services supplier Softbank Corp. are planning to set up a joint venture to produce humanoid robots, according to Japan’s Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on front page on June 17...
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