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Converting the latest wafer shipment numbers to metric, comparing them to chip sales, yet again Print E-mail
May 09, 2008 at 11:18 AM
Since the silicon wafer shipment numbers came out earlier this week, it's time for Chip Shots to dive in and turn those square inches into square meters and see how the recent quarterly chip revenues stack up against the silicon slabs shipped.Write Comment (0 comments)
ASMC '08 annotations: Survey of fabs' incoming reticle QC strategies reveals common ground Print E-mail
May 08, 2008 at 03:44 PM
Can one ever do too much benchmarking, or does a small amount of manufacturing-practice polling go a long way? If you're in the midst of a hellish fab ramp, you'd have ample reason to be annoyed by a survey asking questions about why the ramp is so hellish.Write Comment (0 comments)
ASMC `08 annotations: Where defects, systematic and random, get their due Print E-mail
May 05, 2008 at 01:55 PM
For those who thrive on the nitty-gritty of semiconductor defect inspection, review, and characterization, the Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference (ASMC) provides enough source material--or at least info on defect source mechanisms--to satiate most appetites.Write Comment (0 comments)
SoCal Edison to announce initial supplier for solar rooftop project...guess who might be the "first" Print E-mail
May 02, 2008 at 03:34 PM
Southern California Edison's project to cover more than 100 warehouse and other industrial rooftops with 250 MW of solar/PV modules continues to move forward.Write Comment (0 comments)
SAFC Hitech puts Sheboygan--and itself--on the semiconductor materials map Print E-mail
May 01, 2008 at 06:04 PM
Nestled along the western shore of Lake Michigan an hour north of Milwaukee, the mythic burg of Sheboygan is not the first location that comes to mind when you think of semiconductor materials--or anything in the chipmaking value chain for that matter.Write Comment (0 comments)