The two partners will assess the construction of a plant in Italy to manufacture panels using Sharp’s triple junction thin film technology. Sharp is entrusting Enel.si with the development of new photovoltaic fields in Italy for a total capacity of 161 MW

The Company’s board of directors held a meeting and approved a plan to repurchase up to US$1 billion (approximately NT$30.43 billion), or no more than 500 million shares, of the company’s common shares from the open market.

The company’s new Singapore facility will provide base for regional expansion

The company will establish its presence in Korea with the opening of a subsidiary to strengthen customer sales, service and support efforts and to augment existing R&D partnerships. Also to increase R&D and high volume manufacturing efforts.

Shake ups rock first quarter 2008 top 20 semiconductor supplier ranking. The biggest leaps were made by Qualcomm and Broadcom while NXP has its biggest decline.

Weak memory market hits probe card manufacturers

Mattson Technology sets new standard with Alpine new photoresist strip product for BEOL and FEOL. Applications at sub 65 nanometre nodes. Initial system shipped to major semiconductor manufacturer in Taiwan

The company offers $61,000 plus incentives for 2008 FTF green design challenge

Metryx and Hermes-Epitek sign mass metrology sales and service agreement for Taiwan, China and Singapore

At a recent press meeting, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), announced it will enter the MEMS market on a full scale

The company expands presence in Taiwan and Korea with multiple system orders

ISMI provides “Golden Reference” for Recipe and Parameter Management (RaP) implementation

Silicon wafer shipments flatten in first quarter 2008 although fairly stable worldwide

SiGe Semiconductor hits production milestone, ships 250 millionth integrated circuit. Consumer electronics deliver wireless multimedia with SiGe ICs

Qimonda and Centrosolar Group to jointly manufacture solar cells

AMD senior Vice President of Manufacturing, Doug Grose, highlights operations’ efficiency in keynote address. Initiative to reduce AMD cycle time and get products to customers faster.

Intel, Samsung Electronics, TSMC reach agreement for 450mm Wafer manufacturing transition. The companies target common timeline for 450mm wafer pilot line readiness

Semiconductor metrology/inspection equipment market underperformed for second year in a row says The Information Network

Nano designed transistors with disordered materials, but high performance

What is a “Memristor”? And how could it provide better energy efficiency and even get close to the pattern matching capabilities of human brains? The answer could be the fourth missing building block of basic circuits. HP Labs can explain.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), a contract chip maker, reported better than expected first quarter net profit as its margins improved.

Piezo ceramic motors keep shrinking and PI's new motor is one off the tiniest yet still powerful

The company expands Sheboygan facility with manufacturing cleanroom and increases in-house capabilities and quality control

Innovation is at risk as semiconductor equipment and materials industry loses up to $4 billion annually due to IP infringement.

Singapore research produces protection from moisture and oxygen