Electronics Weekly
The money spent on printed and potentially printed electronics doubled in 2007, as did the number of organisations participating...
Manufacturing
In-car electronics is now ‘critical’ to vehicle design
Electronic systems such as in-car entertainment are seen as critical elements of vehicle design by car manufacturers, according to an automotive market specialist at Xilinx.
Freescale builds 200mm MEMS line in Texas
Freescale Semiconductor has set-up a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) 200mm production line at its Oak Hill Fab in Austin, Texas
Renesas expands analogue business in Malaysia
Renesas Technology is expanding its back-end process plant in Malaysia to strengthen the company’s analogue and discrete semiconductor business
Flextronics/Solectron cuts begin
Flextronics is starting to make cuts to its business after acquiring rival contract electronics manufacturer Solectron last year for $3.6bn
Shrinking manufacturing threatens supply chain
Further consolidation of the manufacturing sector in this country threatens the whole supply chain, according to distribution industry body Afdec
Foundries get ready to squeeze the semiconductor industry – MEDEA+ 2007
The foundries are getting ready to put the squeeze on the semiconductor industry, just as the semiconductor industry decides to depend more and more on the foundries.
Intellect draws up benchmark scheme for manufacturers
A business benchmarking practice for electronics manufacturers has been launched by UK industry association Intellect
Intel goes green with Arizona Fab32 for 45nm ‘Penryn’ chips
Intel has officially begun production for 45nm desktop, laptop, and servers processors at its manufacturing factory in Chandler, Arizona, dubbed Fab32.
Toshiba, Sony unite to produce PlayStation 3 technology
Electronics giants Sony, Sony Entertainment and Toshiba have sealed a deal to manufacture high-quality semiconductors, such as those used in Playstation 3 consoles.
