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ElectroIQ’s bloggers provide an insider’s point-of-view for electronic manufacturing such as semiconductor wafer fab, solar photovoltaics, micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturing, and advanced packaging and test product announcements, industry tradeshows, process advances, and technologies.

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Read opinions/analysis on the day's news, tradeshow updates, and more. We blog about solar, semiconductor, advanced packaging and nanotech manufacturing industries.

Intel's (INTC) 2011 earnings, Q1 outlook, and executive reshuffle

01/22/2012
January 22, 2012 - BUSINESS WIRE -- Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) reported full-year revenue of $54 billion, operating income of $17.5 billion, net income of $12.9 billion and EPS of $2.39 -- all records for the semiconductor company. The company generated approximately $21 billion in cash from... Read More >>

Samsung plans record investments in 2012

01/17/2012
January 17, 2012 -- Samsung Group, which includes Samsung Electronics Co, is raising its 2012 investment to a record $41.4 billion (47.8 trillion won), the company said in a statement (in Korean). Miyoung Kim, Reuters, says that this record amount underscores "the widening gulf between the domina... Read More >>

Cleaner lines in the new ElectroIQ.com

12/15/2011
Hello again readers! I recently told you about some new functionalities on the ElectroIQ.com website, but that's only part of our redesign work. Looks are important too, and organization even more so. Very soon, you'll see a lighter color scheme on ElectroIQ.com. We've pared down the blue and red... Read More >>

Reading into INTC's 4Q downdate: HDDs, PCs, and SSDs

12/13/2011
The impact of the Thailand flooding has, as expected, spread throughout the tech supply chain, and now appears to be affecting even chip giant Intel. The company now says its 4Q11 sales will be about -7% below estimates ($13.4B-$14B, vs. $14.2-$15.2B) due to ramifications from the disaster. Gross... Read More >>

ElectroIQ.com is getting a new look

12/08/2011
You're going to notice some changes around ElectroIQ.com soon, and may have seen some of them already. We'll be adding new coverage areas, streamlining the topics in each of our "Channels," and revamping the site design for a better user experience. We'll talk about all of these changes here in t... Read More >>

Early 450mm orders: Tire-kicking or seat-warming?

11/23/2011
As formal efforts to prove 450mm cost-effectiveness get underway, we're starting to see the announcements from tool vendors joining the fray. Neither company is outing its customer(s), but the news has generated some interesting analysis about the state of 450mm progress. German supplier Innolas,... Read More >>

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