Samsung and TSMC could benefit from the move, while makers of wafer fab equipment may lose out, according to Bernstein ...

The first stage involves creating a silicon wafer, which will serve as the substrate for the microchip. This process typically involves several steps, including cleaning, deposition, lithography, ...

Rapidus has begun prototyping 2nm gate-all-around transistor structures at its IIM-1 fab in Japan as it prepares for 2027 mass production.

MagnaChip Semiconductor, a worldwide semiconductor foundry, and Advanced Analogic Technologies, a developer of power management semiconductors, have announced the installation of AnalogicTech's ...

Etching is a fundamental step in semiconductor fabrication, involving the selective removal of material from the wafer ...

In a multiyear deal signed last week, Chartered will license IBM's 90nm baseline process technology to offer to its customers, while the two companies said they will jointly develop 90- and 65nm ...

KLA is in the semiconductor wafer fabrication industry. The company specializes in process control and process enabling, which helps chip manufacturers achieve cutting-edge chip performance.

The new Richardson fab brings the company’s 300 mm wafer facilities to four. Last year, the company added a Micron Technology Inc. semiconductor factory to its portfolio in a $900 million deal.

Process control makes up just under 15% of the total wafer fabrication equipment market, and KLA dominates with a majority share, more than 4 times that of the nearest competitor.

Riley said Intel expected to run the first 0.09-micron wafer “sometime at the back end of 2003.” Riley said that 130 staff from the Irish site are currently working on the 0.09-micron process ...