Tawian's chip manufacturers slash CAPEX
Taiwan's struggling chipmakers are expected to further slash capital expenditures (CAPEX) for 2009. Eee PC and Netbook part of the problem?UMC utilization to reach lowest in 1Q09
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) may see its foundry utilization rate fall to as low as 35% in the first quarter of 2009.Micron posts $760M loss on continuing memory woes
Memory chipmaker Micron Technology posted its eighth-straight loss as it was hit by a steep drop-off in chip prices caused by global oversupply.Motley Fool: "FormFactor poised to Pop"
This isn't a stock picking site, but it's interesting that FormFactor has earned a, "coveted five-star ranking" over at the Motley Fool. Read more to see some more...Taiwan Dram makers - to bail or not to bail?
Digitimes has an interesting interview with ProMOS CEO ML Chen about whether or not the Taiwanese government should bail out DRAM makers (no surprise here, the answer is 'yes') and exactly how they should go about it.10th Annual BiTs Conference Advance Program Guide Available
BiTS is the world’s premier workshop dedicated to providing a forum for the latest information about burn-in and test socketing, and related fields. Every test professional needs to check out this conference.Advantest Again Earns VLSI Research's Five-Star Rating
The only ATE supplier to sustain a five-star rating for exceptional customer satisfaction throughout the 4 year program.STATS ChipPAC cuts 1,600 jobs
Hit hard by the downturn, Singapore's STATS ChipPAC Ltd. plans to cut approximately 1,600 employees, representing approximately 12 percent of the company's global workforce.Stockpiles to cut chip industry growth, delay recovery
Excess semiconductor stockpiles in the global electronics supply chain are likely to nearly triple in the fourth quarter, spurring iSuppli Corp. to issue a red alert regarding chip inventory levels.More Articles...
- Taiwan, Korean DRAM "Bailouts" may be disasterous
- Foundry utilization to hit historic lows
- Analyst sees DRAM demand, ASPs surging in 2010
- Winbond Selects Verigy V5400 for Flash Memory Testing
- Chip market headed for double-digit percentage fall in 2009
- Taiwan eyes memory chip bailout
- Multitest & Everett Charles to merge
- TSMC posts 36% revenues drop in November
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