01/19/2006 January 19, 2006 - Spansion Inc. and Elpida Memory Inc. are collaborating to combine Spansion's MirrorBit NOR and ORNAND flash memory and Elpida's DRAM in a single memory subsystem for use in consumer wireless applications.
01/19/2006 January 19, 2006 - In a move to reduce expenses and tighten focus on its technical programs, Sematech is eliminating about 15% of its cost structure, restructuring various support and administrative functions and reshaping its interconnect program.
01/19/2006 Norwalk, CT — The global market for MEMS devices and production equipment was worth an estimated $5 billion in 2005, and will increase to $12.5 billion through 2010, an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of more than 20%, claims a soon-to-be-released, updated technical market research report, RGB-270R MEMS: A Roadmap to Technologies and Applications from Business Communications Co. Inc.
01/19/2006 January 19, 2006 - Macronix International Co. Ltd. has agreed to sell its idle 300mm facility Fab 3, along with cleanroom and adjunctive equipment, to PowerChip Semiconductor Corp., a deal reportedly worth $166 million.
01/19/2006 January 18, 2006 -- /MARKET WIRE/ -- AUSTIN, TX and PHOENIX, AZ -- The International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI) and Semico Research Corporation this month will offer linked public conferences that will assess manufacturing challenges and evolving business strategies in the semiconductor industry.
01/19/2006 January 18, 2006 -- /MEDICAL INDUSTRY E-MAIL NEWS SERVICE(TM)/ -- RAMSEY, N.J. -- Microrite Inc released today its schedule of upcoming microbial contamination seminars.
01/18/2006 January 18, 2006 - Kopin Corp., Taunton, MA, has ramped to volume production of its GaAsInN heterojunction bipolar transistor (GAIN-HBT) wafers, targeted for use replacing InGaP HBT wafers for cell phone power amplifiers.
01/18/2006 January 18, 2006 - Hitachi Ltd., Toshiba Corp., and Renesas Technology Corp. have officially set up a planning company to determine the feasibility of a joint semiconductor foundry for producing system LSI products based on 65nm and below process technologies.
01/18/2006 /FDA/ -- Austin, Texas -- Whole Foods Market is recalling Whole Catch Lemon Pepper Garlic Hot Smoked Trout because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
