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Intel's Stimulus Plan

As the rest of the world just plain downsizes, Intel will spend $7 billion to bring 32nm capacity online in US. Watch out AMD...

TSMC, UMC report revenue drops. Nvidia sales tank.

TSMC's sales for Jan were NT$12.4 billion, a decrease of 5.5% from December 2008 and a 58.9% drop from January 2008. UMC's sales totaled NT$3.15 billion for January, down 31.6% sequentially and 61.6% YoY.

Qimonda closes VA fab, Spansion Japan files for bankruptcy

Qimonda said it will close its 300mm fab in Va., impacting 1500 employees. Spansion said last month it was looking for a buyer or merger partner.

TSMC CEO says semicon market may decline 30% in 2009

In what may be the gloomiest forecast to date, TSMC CEO Rick Tsai said in response to his company's greatly depressed Q1'09 outlook, that the global semi industry may decline by 30% in 2009.

Verigy lowers guidance, plans cost cuts

Verigy said that, "further deterioration of the global economic environment coupled with the sudden erosion of consumer demand have resulted in both memory and SOC semi manufacturers, significantly cutting their capital expenditures."

New testing challenge? The Memristor!

Meet the "Memristor" -- a fourth basic element in integrated circuits which retains information even after the power is off. No boot up wait for "Windoze?" Sign me up!

After chipmaker's collapse, memory prices rise

Memory chip prices shot up this week--a welcome bit of news for beleaguered chipmakers, who have been caught in a relentless downward price spiral.

The Chips are down (pun intended) for Samsung, others

Few industries have more self-destructive tendencies than the computer memory chip business.

SMIC cuts pay, capex after 28% revenue decline

SMIC plans a dramatic cut in capital expenditures and will reduce payroll costs by 15 percent—without a workforce reduction—after fourth quarter 2008 revenue declined more than 25 percent.

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