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10/30/2001 -- NIST grant goes to develop internet-based security framework
October 30, 2001 - Austin, TX - domainLogix Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, ILS Technology, and Oceana Sensor Technologies will develop a set of security reference models to be used as a basis for research within the semiconductor manufacturing and tool supplier industries. -
10/29/2001 -- TSMC announces $20B expansion program
October 29, 2001 - Tainan, Taiwan - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has announced a new NT$700 billion (US$20 billion) expansion plan, which includes six new 300mm fabs in Taiwan. -
10/29/2001 -- CMP users look at test technology, reducing COO
The annual CMP Users' Group symposium (Northern California chapter of the American Vacuum Society) held recently in San Jose was rich with new technologies and industry progress. Although the CMP market projections presented by Tom Tucker of Laredo Technologies were grim - second half revenues are expected to be down 50% from 1H01 - he did highlight several technologies that will come to the fore as the industry scrambles to innovate its way out of the downturn. -
10/26/2001 -- Sterling Semiconductor unveils 3-inch SiC substrate
Sterling Semiconductor Inc., a subsidiary of Uniroyal Technology Corp., will begin customer sampling of its new 3-inch diameter silicon carbide (SiC) substrate. -
10/25/2001 -- Fujitsu cuts 4,500 jobs
October 25, 2001 - Tokyo, Japan - Japanese electronics conglomerate Fujitsu Ltd. said it slipped deep into the red in the first half of its business year and cut 4,500 jobs as it struggles with a severe info-tech slump. -
10/25/2001 -- B-to-B up to 0.65, bookings down 11% for September
The North American book-to-bill ratio rose to 0.65 for the month of September, up slightly from the 0.61 posted for August, according to Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), San Jose, CA. -
10/24/2001 -- Korea's semiconductor business likely to recover in 2H02
October 24, 2001 - Seoul, South Korea - South Korea's semiconductor sector is expected to make a recovery in the second half of next year, Samsung Electronics said earlier this week. -
10/23/2001 -- Dongbu expands, aspires to be no. 3 foundry
Dongbu Electronics seems jinxed with the world's worst timing. It was bad enough that the company built some of the industry's biggest cleanrooms and jumped into the foundry business, just as the industry nosedived. -
10/22/2001 -- Motorola offers equity security units
October 22, 2001 - Schaumburg, IL - Motorola said it plans to raise $1.275 billion from two offerings and will use the funds to cut short-term debt and for general corporate purposes. -
10/22/2001 -- JEITA sets up used equipment exchange
JEITA's semiconductor subcommittee hopes to create a vital market for used equipment in Japan with a new web-based exchange. The Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association will use the Japanese semiconductor web venture Semiconductor Portal to manage the online sales site.
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