Working arrays were cut from the wafer and mounted in a lead frame, bonded with gold wires, and fiat lux. The whole thing must have been a great experience in modern fab methods, and [emach1ne ...

Figure 1 shows that since 2009, 41% of fab closures have been 150mm fabs and 26% have been 200mm wafer fabs. 300mm wafer fabs have accounted for only 10% of total fab closures since 2009. Qimonda was ...

For now, the company is running test wafers to ensure that the fabrication process transfer is a success, but eventually the ...

Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced it has engaged Macquarie Group to oversee the marketing and sale of its wafer fabrication facility (“Fab 2”) located in Tempe, Arizona. This ...

It is especially well suited for activating silicon surfaces prior to hybrid wafer bonding. The STW-10 accepts FOUP’s containing 300 mm wafers, or cassettes with dies on tape frame. Maximum throughput ...

STAMFORD, Conn., October 1, 2012— Worldwide wafer fab equipment (WFE) spending is on pace to total $31.4 billion in 2012, a decline of 13.3 percent from 2011 spending of $36.2 billion, according to ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German technology group Robert Bosch said on Tuesday that it will establish a joint venture with TSMC, Infineon and NXP with the aim of building a wafer fab in Dresden ...

Microchip Technology (MCHP) announced it has engaged Macquarie Group (MQBKY) to oversee the marketing and sale of its wafer fabrication ...