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Flat 2011 wafer fab equipment capex, but look to 193i stepper to step out
January 19, 2011 -- Wafer fab capex in 2011 is expected to stick ..... For one thing, cutting-edge wafer fab equipment will be hot. On top of ..... forward at the technology trends. Wafer fab equipment capex Wafer fab equipment …
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Wafer -fab plant opens its doors to jobless
… Too Ding, 39, had never stepped into a cleanroom at a wafer fab , but he still found the idea of working inside one for ..... residents with an insight into what it is like working in a wafer fab factory. In its effort to find work for its residents …
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Wafer fab equipment leaders in 2011 and expectations for 2012
April 9, 2012 -- Barclays Capital’s CJ Muse looks at the underlying trends in semiconductor wafer fab equipment (WFE) in 2011, following Gartner Inc’s data release. Top 5 takeaways? The top 5 WFE vendors continue to gain …
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300mm wafer fab set to double within 5 years
August 23, 2011 -- Semiconductor manufacturing using 12" (300mm) wafers enables scalability for high-volume wafer fab . 300mm production will nearly double from 2010 to 2015 as IDMs and foundries recognize the value of 300mm wafers for …
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Green wafer fab chemistries that work
… 2011 -- ATMI's SVP/CTO, Larry Dubois, discusses the company’s approach to achieving 'green' chemistries for wafer fab . "ATMI takes a 3-pronged approach,” he said: “1) it has to work at least as well as what's out there, if …
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Semiconductor wafer fab equipment trends
April 10, 2012 -- Barclays Capital compiled its 2011 analysis of semiconductor wafer fab equipment (WFE) spending, with a look at the top players and underlying trends by process step. Check them out by clicking …
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Wafer fab equipment: Who's spending in 2011-2012, who's not
… might not be low enough. Barclays' CJ Muse is reducing his capex estimate for 2011 to -10% (vs. +20%), with wafer - fab equipment spending slipping to ~$25B. Reason behind his new "subdued" outlook: "weakening demand outlook across …
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Samsung, Siltronic planning massive wafer fab in Singapore
July 14, 2006 - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Siltronic AG have finalized plans to build a $1 billion, 300mm wafer fab in Singapore, with peak output of 300,000 wafers/month by 2010. The partnership, announced earlier this year …
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APM and UMC partner for MEMS wafer fab
… Pacific Microsystems Inc. (APM) has reached an alliance agreement with semiconductor foundry UMC for 8-inch MEMS wafer fab capacity. As part of this agreement, UMC and APM will collaborate to support current and future customers for the 8 …
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TriQuint Acquires Wafer Fab From Micron
HILLSBORO, Oreg. Sept. 7, 2000 TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. has purchased a wafer fab from Micron Technology in Richardson, Texas for $87 million. By Michael Sciannamea
