The nanoelectronics research centre, IMEC and Panasonic have signed a joint research contract on advanced technologies in the semiconductor, networks, wireless and biomedical fields.
Asia Pacific semiconductor sector revenue is forecast to reach almost US$160 billion in 2008, a 6.4 per cent increase from 2007 revenue of US$150 billion, according to the latest projections by Gartner, Inc.
Osram has opened the new Asia regional headquarters of its subsidiary, Osram Opto Semiconductors.
Pressure is mounting for semiconductor silicon wafer manufacturers that have been struggling for the past several years due to the large investments that were required to install new 300-mm capacity.
Seoul Semiconductor announced that it has filed a defamation lawsuit against Nichia Corporation for Nichia’s false statements about N.D. Cal Case (“Design Case”) with Central District Court in Seoul, Korea. Seoul Semiconductor’s suit against Nichia seeks compensation for damages for defamation in
Booming sales of Digital Televisions (DTVs) during the coming years will yield huge opportunities for semiconductor suppliers, with revenue from shipments of chips for this segment expected to more than double from 2006 to 2011, iSuppli Corp. predicted.
ON Semiconductor has introduced the first member of its new, ultra-low capacitance, Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection family of devices. The new ESD9L is a single line ESD protection device that offers 0.5 pico farad (pF) capacitance and low clamping voltage.
Toshiba Corp., Sony Corp. and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. reported that they intend to create a semiconductor joint venture to produce high-performance chips including ones based on the ‘Cell Broadband Engine’ (Cell/B.E.) and the ‘RSX’ graphics engine.
Seoul Semiconductor Works with Avnet, the World Largest Electronics Distributor; Extends Global Reach of its LED technology
STMicroelectronics and IBM announced that the two companies have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of next-generation process technology—the “recipe” that is used in semiconductor development and manufacturing.