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32G of Flash in tomorrow's cell phones

ISSCC points to tomorrow's cellphone. High def video, 32 Gbits flash and more on tap for mobile.

What are the hot markets in IC downturn?

It's mostly bad news in Hi-Tech but apparently in the land of couch potatoes, people still need their game consoles. At least the Wii appears the winner -- get off your couches! LEDs are strong too.

STMicro Falls to 10-Year Low as Chip Outlook Worsens

ST Microelectronics Europe's largest semiconductor maker, dropped to the lowest in more than 10 years in Milan after industry associations reduced sales forecasts and competitor NXP BV cut its fourth-quarter guidance.

Psst, hey buddy, wanna buy an ATE company?

Unbelievably, LTX-Credence hit 9 cents/share today as the Dow slipped below 8,000 on fears of deflation. Hm, let's see, at 9 cents that's a market cap of just over $5 million. Ka-Klink! That's the sound of my jaw falling off and bouncing on the ground...

Shakeout looms for Chinese chip firms

iSuppli says that there are more than more than 550 fabless semiconductor companies competing in China today, but more than 100 of them will disappear within two years.

WSTS Semiconductor Autumn 2008 forcast predicts Fall (pun intended)

WSTS (World Semiconductor Trade Statistics) projects 2.5% global semiconductor growth in 2008. -2.2% in 2009, and 6.5% in 2010 to $273B.

Teradyne Completes Acquisition of Eagle Test Systems, Inc.

Teradyne announced yesterday that it had completed it's acquisition of Eagle Test Systems, Inc. Eagle Test has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Teradyne.

Formfactor to Memory ATE: "customers only need to buy half the # of your channels"

Just what the memory test ATE companies needed (not) - an innovative technology that allows customers to double the test capacity of their ATE equipment. Didn't Verigy have an altercation with a company that tried to develop something similar?

CAST commentary: ATE standards doomed to fail?

Mark over at EETimes has an interesting commentary on the new CAST org (Collaborative Alliance for Semiconductor Test). Our take? ATE companies (other than Advantest) would like to see STC go away (it will), and are happy to discuss EDA/SW/HW interface standardization as long as they can continue to differentiate their own core solutions.

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