Supplies of polysilicon will remain tight for the foreseeable future, said Stan Myers, president of SEMI at the opening of Semicon West
Manufacturing
TT Electronics warns on automotive
Components and systems manufacturer issues a trading update, noting that automotive and electronic components market were not performing as hoped
Set-top box firm TVonics to enter production
TVonics is to start mass production next month with the promise of a major contract to a high street retailer in the UK
Europe losing fear of Asian manufacturing
Europe’s electronics manufacturing sector is showing signs of stabilising after years when the concern was that most business would move offshore to south east Asia
Plasma etching tool runs at 25µm/min
Etching tool producing complex 3D shapes in silicon has been released by Surface Technology Systems
SMEs offered production in Thailand
Schaffner is offering local companies access to lower cost offshore manufacturing through its facility in Northern Thailand
UMC to prosecutor: Put up or shut up
United Microelectronics Corp. urges Taiwanese prosecutors to get on with the investigation of chairman Robert Tsao
Manufacturing responds to pressure
Unexpected rise in manufacturing output contradicts what is actually happening in industry, says firm
War against chip lifetimes
Short lifetimes of nanometre chips are centre-stage in the obsolescence debate
Fab utilisation improving, say analysts
Foundry utilisation may be on the rise, but it may be trailing edge capacity that is seeing the increase