Category: Fabs

Taiwan-based DRAM maker Nanya Technology is looking to invest a total of NT$50 billion (US$1.6 billion) over the next two years to “enhance its product value rather than market share,” according to company president Pei-Ing Lee. Nanya will put its focus on new memory technologies including ReRAM and 3D XPoint, said Lee. Nanya recently issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) disclosing a total of NT$343 million…

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Son Jeong-ui (or Masayoshi Son), chairman of SoftBank in Japan, will invest up to 5 trillion won (US$4.55 billion) in Korea for the next ten years. He is reportedly interested in making a large-scale investment in non-memory semiconductor chips so that he could propose a partnership model between Korea and Japan in the Internet-of-Things area. Mr. Son discussed his plans with President Park Geun-hye at Cheongwadae (Presidential Palace) on…

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The key issues of cost and extendibility of an advanced FD-SOI offering are addressed by GlobalFoundries in the following release. GlobalFoundries Rolls Out 12nm FD-SOI Process Foundry also touts an ecosystem for its 22nm process. SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2016 – BY: JEFF DORSCH Semiconductor Engineering GlobalFoundries uncorked its 12FDX platform, incorporating a 12nm fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator process technology. The foundry’s Fab 1 in Dresden, Germany, will support customer development with the…

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Aug 24, 2016 Global technology leader Laird (LRD: London) has developed custom cooling and temperature control systems for semiconductor fabrication equipment. The critical production tools used in semiconductor fabrication facilities must be reliable and easy to service to minimize downtime. Laird’s custom liquid cooling systems for semiconductor tools – which can include heat exchangers, pumps, sensors, thermoelectric modules, thermoelectric assemblies, thermoelectric chillers, compressors, flow controllers, temperature controllers, and more…

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Praxair headquarters in Burr Ridge, Illinois. Praxair Inc. is in discussions to combine with Germany’s Linde AG, people familiar with the matter said, in a major deal that would create the world’s largest industrial-gas supplier and continue a wave of consolidation in the industry. Details of the talks couldn’t be learned, and one person cautioned they are fragile and could fall apart. If there is an agreement, there is…

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