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TI expands analog capacity with acquisition

Thursday, July 15, 2010
By Gina Roos
TI expands analog capacity with acquisition

TI will purchase two wafer fabs and manufacturing equipment in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, which will increase the company's production capacity of analog semiconductors. The assets currently are operated by Spansion Japan Limited (SJL) and are being acquired under a court-approved plan of reorganization, said TI. »

Samsung to invest $3.6M in Austin fab

Wednesday, June 9, 2010
By Gina Roos

Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC has announced plans to expand the capacity of its 12-inch semiconductor fabrication plant in Austin with an investment of $3.6 billion to support production of advanced logic devices. The company will also hire an additional 500 employees. »

R&D spending remains stable in EMS industry

Friday, June 4, 2010
By Gina Roos
R&D spending remains stable in EMS industry

There was no significant change in R&D) expenses from 2008 to 2009 in the EMS industry, according to a benchmarking study from IPC-- Association Connecting Electronics Industries. The median 2009 R&D expenses as a percentage of net sales was 1.5 percent, while the median expenses for capital equipment as a percentage of net sales... »

Kyocera starts solar module production in San Diego

Friday, June 4, 2010
By Gina Roos
Kyocera starts solar module production in San Diego

Kyocera Solar has started manufacturing solar modules in San Diego, Calif., to meet growing demand in the U.S. market. The U.S. module production line is expected to help Kyocera meet its global production volume target of 1,000 megawatts (1 GW) of solar cells per year by March 2013. »

ON Semi to expand production capacity at wafer fab

Friday, June 4, 2010
By Gina Roos
ON Semi to expand production capacity at wafer fab

ON Semi, a supplier of high-performance, energy-efficient silicon solutions for green electronics, plans to add $11 million in production equipment to its eight-inch Pocatello, Idaho, wafer manufacturing facility »

Flextronics to build power facility in China

Monday, May 31, 2010
By Gina Roos

Flextronics plans to develop a power manufacturing and service facility in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, aimed at supporting telcommunications, computing and consumer OEMs. »

AUO invests in two JVs for TFT-LCD modules

Friday, April 30, 2010
By Gina Roos

AUO has announced two joint ventures for TFT-LCD module manufacturing in China with Haier Group and TCL King Electrical Appliances. The joint venture agreements are expected to expand AUO's presence in all regions of China. »

TI expands analog IC production capacity

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
By Gina Roos
TI expands analog IC production capacity

TI is again expanding its analog IC manufacturing capacity with the recent purchase of more than 100 tools from Qimonda. »

Quincy, Ardmore, Lenoir top best small cities for high-tech manufacturing

Thursday, April 8, 2010
By Gina Roos
Quincy, Ardmore, Lenoir top best small cities for high-tech manufacturing

Quincy, Wash., Ardmore, Okla., and Lenoir, N.C., earned the top U.S. small market city rankings for high-tech manufacturing in the western, central and eastern regions, respectively, according to a study from The Boyd Company Inc. The national site selection study compared the cost of operating a high-tech manufacturing facility in 45 small market cities... »

Flextronics beefs up clean-tech biz

Friday, March 19, 2010
By Gina Roos

Aimed at strengthening its solar module manufacturing business, Flextronics has dedicated one-million-square-feet to create a Clean Tech Super Site at its existing facility in Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) Malaysia. It also complements its service offerings to OEMs of inverters, wind power, smart grid, smart metering, and energy-efficient lightning solutions. »

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