SMIC Explores Solar Business. smic solar. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) will spread the focus of its wafer fabs across different areas in China, with those in the northeast and northwest to be allocated for the company's deployment...

is the issue with Barcelona, not manufacturing": Quad-core yields are actually higher than originally expected. In a very rare event, AMD also offered some detail on its output capabilities. For 2007, AMD’s CPU manufacturing (own plus partner fabs) is estimated...

even with LCD prices commanding a 224% premium for 32" and smaller screen sizes. LCD TVs also saw share gains against RPTV and PDP devices for screen sizes of 40" and higher, as larger LCD panel fabs are producing larger screen sizes more cost effectively....

hide that it was a mixed bag of good news and bad news overall, with higher revenue but less profit, a growing mobile but increasingly painful flash business and fabs that are producing lots of 45 nm processors. However, if compared to AMD, Intel is increasing...

in Asia. We have just arrived in Taipei to cover Computex 2008 and while we are settling in, it appears that one of the hot stories on dinner tables is the situation as Taiwanese contract fabs. Just like the U.S. airlines keep a close eye on each other to make...

immediately. Ruiz will remain with AMD as chairman of the board, finalizing AMD’s Asset Light (Smart) strategy, which is rumored to include the sale of AMD’s fabs. More details to come....

made, but Rivet said that "Asset Smart is not a 2009 event", indicating that the announcement will be made in Q3 or Q4. According to our sources, Asset Smart will spin off AMD’s fabs into a new company that will be run by Hector Ruiz. Dirk Meyer will keep...

Hynix China Fab Reports Blackout. Hynix. More here at <a href="http://www..   Hynix Semiconductor has confirmed a power outage occurred at its Wuxi, China fab on May 19. Despite declining to reveal concrete estimates about the affect on production, the company...

relationship with the wind, sun and interior space of the fab. The fab is expected to use the sun’s seasonal path to optimize heating and cooling loads. Intel also said the fab will be in alignment with the feng shui concept of "qi" - flow of energy. As part...

which tools and machines would transfer to its Fab 14. Sound familiar? Intel uses a similar approach: The company develops new production technologies in its D1D Fab in Oregon. However, the factory combines research (22 nm), development (32 nm) and production...