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Friday, July 16, 2010
So far this year, the cycle has been up: Many semiconductor companies, such as Intel, have seen record earnings as the economy has recovered from the worst of the recession. Driving the semis: Strong demand for consumer electronics, particularly smartphones. “A lot of these technology purchases, such as new computers and phones, have become necessities,” says Ryan Jacob, manager of the Jacob Internet fund.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Applied Materials Inc. said demand for semiconductor and solar-panel manufacturing equipment in Europe is growing rapidly, a sign the region’s debt crisis isn’t crimping spending.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Tech stocks made strong gains by midday Tuesday, with chip stocks in the spotlight following Novellus Systems Inc.’s quarterly results and ahead of Intel Corp.’s second-quarter report, which is due after the market close.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Applied Materials, Inc. recently celebrated the 20th year of its Applied Endura platform, the most successful metallization system in the history of the semiconductor industry. Endura systems revolutionized semiconductor metallization by delivering breakthrough technologies and levels of reliability, serviceability and flexibility that far surpassed existing capabilities. The vast majority of microchips made in the last 20 years have been created using one of the over 4,500 Endura systems that have shipped across the globe to over 100 customers.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Solar Semiconductor, Inc. and Conex Energy, Inc. have announced the agreement to develop over 300 MW of solar opportunities at various locations in California and Ontario, Canada. The solar opportunities will make use of Solar Semiconductor’s photovoltaic solar panels and related equipment in both ground-mounted and rooftop applications. In addition, under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will work together to develop solar opportunities in selected international locations.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Pure-play semiconductor foundries are expected to do even better in 2010 than originally forecast thanks to resurgent demand for consumer electronics products, according to a new report from iSuppli. The industry researcher this week raised its revenue forecast for contract semiconductor manufacturers to $29.8 billion, a 42.3 percent increase over 2009’s 22.1 billion.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. announced that its Fab 4 manufacturing facility in Bloomington, Minnesota has been accredited by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) as a Category 1A ‘Trusted Foundry.’ The accreditation applies to design, wafer foundry, and test operations, and expands Cypress’s ability to make and sell defense products in the fab by authorizing fabrication of material for classified and unclassified programs requiring Trusted Suppliers.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
As mobile handsets and other portable devices increase their demand for memory storage, there is an emerging need to power increasingly larger SD Flash Memory cards. To meet this requirement, Fairchild Semiconductor developed the FAN5362, a 3MHz 500mA synchronous Buck regulator, using a proprietary architecture with synchronous rectification. The device is ideal for cell phone designers who need to support high capacity (e.g. 8, 16, 32GB, etc.) SD Flash Memory cards.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
International Data Corporation (IDC) expects global semiconductor revenue to reach $274 billion, $295 billion, and $344 billion in 2010, 2011, and 2014, respectively, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8% over the 2009-2014 forecast period.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Global semiconductor sales climbed 4.5 percent in May from the previous month helped by higher demand for chips used in computers and mobile phones, the Semiconductor Industry Association said.Total sales advanced to $24.7 billion in May from $23.6 billion in April, the San Jose, California-based association said in a Business Wire statement today. Sales from a year earlier jumped 48 percent, it said.