Modern photolithography machines must deliver extraordinary precision on a repeatable basis, and in high volume production. In response to demands for increased throughput in the semiconductor ...

TOKYO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Sumco Corp <3436.T>, the world's second-biggest silicon wafer maker, is ahead of schedule in ramping up its advanced wafer production capacity but expects profit margins to ...

BANGALORE, July 1 (Reuters) - JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd said it would buy wafer maker Silver Age Holdings in a $171.5 million stock deal that will more than double its internal wafer capacity and cut ...

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry. FOB China prices for M10 wafers have remained stable for ...

Intel, Samsung, and TSMC will collaborate on 450mm silicon wafers; once chip companies have made the move, users should start to see higher-performing chips at lower prices Chip makers Intel, Samsung ...

Chip makers Intel, Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. announced Monday that they will collaborate to move chip manufacturing onto larger silicon wafers by 2012. The move to ...

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China's top silicon wafer maker, National Silicon Industry Group (NSIG), has unveiled a major restructuring, taking full control of three loss-making 12-inch wafer subsidiaries. The buyout, valued at ...

Most solar wafer manufacturers are upping their production capacity in China to cater for growing demand for larger wafer sizes. Image: GCL Typically the terrain of LONGi Green Energy, which has ...

MJC Probe (MPI) has announced its board of directors recently approved plans to withdraw from the solar ingot slicing business, in which it began operations in mid-2007. The move... South Korea-based ...

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