Process Technology Remains the Biggest Challenge to DRAM Production in China
Tsinghua Unigroup announced late last month that it has signed an agreement with the Chongqing government to establish an R&D center and a wafer fab...
China's Tsinghua Unigroup Forms DRAM Chip Unit
Chinese state-backed semiconductor conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup has formed a new business unit for producing DRAM.
The move comes as Beijing tries to boost the country's...
Researchers Create New Memory That Overcomes the Limitations of Current Storage Methods
Researchers report on a conception of a design, modelling, fabrication and room-temperature operation of a novel, low-voltage, compound-semiconductor, charge-based, non-volatile memory device with a compact...
U.S. Companies Dominate Worldwide IC Marketshare
U.S.-based chip firms held more than 50% of the global IC market share in 2018, by far the most of any region, according to market...
Samsung to Use EUV to 1z DRAM Mass Production
Samsung Electronics will apply Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology for the first time for DRAM mass production in the memory chip sector.
According to Korean...
SK hynix Completes New Memory Fab in China
SK Hynix Inc. held a ceremony celebrating the completion of an expanded fabrication plant (C2F) in Wuxi, China, on April 18th.
C2F is an...
Intel May Recapture No. 1 Semiconductor Supplier Rank
Samsung Electronics may relinquish its top semiconductor supplier's rank to Intel this year as a result of the slow memory sales, an industry report showed...
Samsung to Focus On Foundry Biz as Memory Chip Demand Slackens
Samsung plans to focus on nurturing the non-memory chip and foundry business as part of its new growth engine, as memory-chip inventories remain high.
Lee...
A Nearly 20% Decline in DRAM Price Is Expected for 1Q19
High inventory, weak demand, and the pessimistic economic outlook for DRAM will result to a significant drop in the price of the medium in the...
UMC Said to Withdraw From DRAM Project With Chinese Partner
Following the recent economic espionage charges economic espionage by the U.S., Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp. is said to move nearly half of its DRAM team...
