12..   Worldwide silicon wafer revenues totaled $12.5 billion in 2007, a 22.5% increase from 2006 revenues of $10.2 billion, according to Gartner. "The increase was due to two factors: a continued rise in demand for 300 mm wafers, which commanded a price...

trends for 6" solar wafers, as prices did not weaken as expected..   Players from the solar industry in Taiwan have been shocked by recent spot pricing trends for 6" solar wafers, as prices did not weaken as expected. The average selling price (ASP) for a...

speeds could be 10x faster than silicon. The big hurdle was in overcoming the limited size of a graphene sheet. Whereas today’s silicon wafers come in 8" or 12" (200 mm or 300 mm) circles, the largest graphene sheet that could be created in the lab was only...

capacity, and the three companies are active in seeking solutions so as not to harm each other. Nanya has DRAM capacity of around 60,000 wafers manufactured at Inotera’s 12" fab. More here at Digitimes....

are classic examples, featuring access to the Apps Store and iTunes right on the main menu. It's extremely easy to purchase and download tons of content--applications, books, and music of course--which can easily eat up credit cards like candy wafers. Jump...

TSMC Decreasing Wafer Expansion by 20%. tsmc wafer expansion. Taipei (Taiwan) - Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) is decreasing its 12" wafer expansion in 2008 due to an industry downturn. A reduction in captial expenditures by 20-30...

Solar Wafer Suppliers See Silicon Carbide Prices Soar Amid Short Supply. solar wafer greentech. Prices of silicon carbide, a material for solar wafer cutting, have jumped sharply since last year, as China, the biggest supplier, has imposed export quotas on...

Silicon Wafer Shipments Up 6% In Q2. silicon Q22008. Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments grew over 6% during the second quarter of 2008 when compared to the first quarter of 2008 area shipments, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in...

wafer factory in Taiwan, and convert one of its factories into a Research & Development center for future 32 nm, 22 nm and 15 nm chips..   Taipei (TW) - TSMC will be constructing an new 300 mm wafer factory in Taiwan, and convert one of its factories into...

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...