TSMC takes 'chip binning' to a whole new level as entire wafer 'found in a dumpster'
Chip binning' is supposed to be the process of testing newly manufactured silicon to see how many of the important bits work and how high the thing will clock. But TSMC seems to be taking the notion a ...
TSMC wafer found in a dumpster - is this the ultimate case of chip binning?
VNNI, claims to have found the wafer near TSMC's Fab 16 factory in Nanjing, China. While not cutting-edge, that ...
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Pragmatic Semiconductor opens UK's first 300mm wafer fab in Durham
while its first fab is located in Sedgefield, south of Durham. The official opening of the site was attended by HRH The Princess Royal, who was given a tour of the clean room and manufacturing ...
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92 IC Wafer Fabs Closed or Repurposed From 2009-2017
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 ...
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Chartered Begins Next Phase of Equipment Move-In at Fab 7 in Support of Planned Capacity Expansion for Leading-Edge Processes
The company plans to approach a production level of approximately 50,000 wafers-per-month by the time the equipment is completely installed and operational. The current expansion phase will add an ...