#the wafer

[temistheranger]

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The Wafer

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[turconu-blog]

450mm wafer is still discusses the theme But have on early transition and is cautious about the attitude

On the 15th of July of 2008- " SEMICON West 2008 " held on the 17th Have, 450mm brilliant round discussion receiving much concern is still active. Plan launch the three component manufacturers of business this 2012 year ' Intel, Samsung, TSMC) Vigorous, but as a whole, it is cautious about the attitude that every manufacturer has on carrying out the transition to 450mm as soon as possible compared with last year. Worry of economy and development investment risk of heavy-calibre in a value chain their alignment that the commercial data explanation of material factory of the device has been represented. Show at the meeting-place, though some manufacturers have exhibited wafer box and handling device, but can not prove the industry has already begun to carry out the transition to 450mm formally.

In the discussion about 450mm wafer technology, a lot of opinions think that need proving to the rationality continuation of wafer thick 925μ m and interval 10mm of inner wafer of wafer box. International semiconductor engineering manufacture association (International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative, ISMI) of U.S.A. Announce, has already set up ITB (Interoperability Test Bed) in inside ,And already begun to collect the technical data.

Exhibition this have in all, come from in the world 24 more thanth enterprise of country exhibit, quantity with last year similar. In the thematic speech, first go up on the stage lecture to must reach the intersection of slope and copies of male good fortune, president of memory. The slope originally shows, " though we face a lot of difficult problems at present, the future of the semiconductor is still worth our challenging " ,This view has been approved by a lot of people. On the other hand, the visitor number of the exhibition is reduced to some extent compared with last year, perhaps this reflects the severe economic situation at present. While this exhibition is held, have also held relevant exhibition and seminar of solar electrical energy generation sponsored by Intersolar. Regarding U.S.A., Germany and China as the centre, 80 enterprises in all exhibit, the visitor is in an endless stream. The warm intensity that the overall feeling is the relevant exhibition of the semiconductor is slightly inferior to the relevant exhibition of solar electrical energy generation.

[molnao-blog]

The semiconductor increases the advantage over the next several years for the worker

Gartner releases the report and claims, as the increasingly many semi-conductive company is inclined to fabless and assetlite mode, the global semiconductor outside the committee takes the place of workers to serve (outsourcing services) The market will increase vigorously continuously over the next several years.

Outside the committee to serve camp, charge, expect reachable 47,400 million for worker in 2008, increase 10.8% than 42,800 million for 2007, and this market will rise to 66,800 million dollars by 2012.

Gartner analyst Jim Walker points out, the economic downturn at present, the competitive advantage of design decision of the products, need more resources of bets. Set up and keep the production line already becoming the burden of the manufacturer. At present, build an advanced wafer factory, may cost 3 billion - 4 billion dollars. Risk and repayment weigh, promote outside the committee to take the place of the Engineer proportion to increase.

Gartner data display. The global semi-conductive semiconductor will charge and reach 25,500 million dollars serving the camp for the worker in 2008, will increase by 14.8% than 22,200 million dollars in 2007. Behave, favour especially will it be third quarter 2008, favorable factor, including product mix improve and the intersection of price and environmental improvement, wafer demand offer etc..

Under this trend, take the place of worker's producing and envelope and examine the speed that the industry increases in the future, will all be higher than the whole semi-conductive industry. Outside the committee to take the place of worker, like only deficient rights and interests measure of the productivity in the past no longer, a ring that and the key to really becoming in manufacture industry chains.

[sanchezi-blog]

Factory's investment excessive heating of the wafer PC display unit faceplate will make a reduction this summer

DisplaySearch estimates the price of TFT-LCD graphoscope faceplate of this summer will drop fast. This reveal market research company think, in company with whom price drop, have the intersection of TV and faceplate and notebook computer graphoscope.

The strategy of DisplaySearch Company analyzes the executive vice president David Barnes is in " display unit " Claim in the news flash of the business, cause the reason that the price drops to be the excessive heating investment of the wafer factory, thus make the faceplate supplier eager to sell its products. Look according to the cycle situation of before, the price of PC display unit faceplate drops by 50% every year on average. Barnes claim the intersection of PC and the intersection of display unit and average the intersection of price and for 30% to 45% decreasing amplitude in June and July of faceplate according to market index, the decreasing amplitude later was comparatively mild.

PC display unit faceplate production for first quarter of 2008 increases, this is contrary to routine seasonal law. On the developed market, the demand for the desktop is slowing down or reducing.

DisplaySearch thinks at the same time, seeing that the global TV brand will enter the low-cost competition mode at the beginning next year, trend that the price of the TV faceplate will face dropping too. Though the TV faceplate average price with 32 -inch screen presents rise in 2007, the TV faceplate with 42 -inch screen is listed forcing 32 inches of faceplates on a price reduction. DisplaySesearc Company still estimates the disturbance on a price reduction of the display unit faceplate will be involved to the notebook computer graphoscope in July.

[turconu-blog]

The semi-conductive apparatus factory over-evaluates factory's construction cost of 18 inches of wafers

Continued Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Samsung showed unanimously a few days ago that can be after launching the relevant work that 18 inches of wafers PilotLine were produced 2012, the technological strategy of Intel is in charge of PaoloGargini the last SemiconductorIndustryAssociation on (SIA) Show in the roundtable conference, from the point of view of technology, the semi-conductive industry develops until 18 inches of wafers are not very difficult. Gargini points out this company and other owners inspect the apparatus of wafer factory, think the majority is the apparatus developed for 12 inches of wafers, can and then utilize, such as factory automation,etc.. But in fact, some apparatus owners have some progress in field of 18 inches, if the materials of Gartner reveal, NikkoMaterials of Japan develops 18 inches of Polycrystalline wafer process and mechanical test in November of 2007. Gargini emphasizes 12 inches of wafers and 18 inches of wafers have somewhat compatibility, so it will not be too difficult to develop.

However, there are the relevant manufacturers of a lot of semiconductor industries at present, do not think it is necessary to move and turn into 18 inches of wafers rapidly and make. They think 12 inches of wafers have a lot of spaces that can raise the efficiency. High-order in charge of Luca svanGrinsven think 12 wafer change difficult to 18 wafer as the etching machines leads the owner ASMLHolding. The research company VLSIResearch of the market shows progress is to brilliant round relevant cost estimation of 18 inches, may be in 10 billion - one. Even industry's analyst predicts 18 inches of wafers may present in 2025.

However, the positive and negative backgrounds of both sides of careful analysis can find, that stand out in 18 inches of wafers factory very much of strength is leading factories in various fields this time, but owner's difference of the semi-conductive apparatus in driving on the view of field of 18 inches boldly and among the leading factories of wafer remains unchanged. Does a semi-conductive owner point out, why does the apparatus trader always hesitate to move forward to 18 inches of wafers factory? Except factory's equipment investment of 12 inches of wafers had not reciprocated yet in the past, still involve the card shuffling problem that has the advantage industry, have for example employed the material one according to the eldest of global apparatus trader already for ten 67 years, secondly it is the electric electron (TEL) in the east of large factory on day ,And only develop Dutch ASML of the apparatus, as to these apparatus traders already left to grow strong and insubordinate, the new technical appearance of every generations, may bring a wave of new industries and shuffle. So for them, it is favorable and the change of the next generation may not be certain.

In addition, the question which too really have to weigh in expensive technology research and development of 18 inches of wafers, factory of a wafer of 12 inch needs to cost 3 billion - 4 billion dollars, nobody knows factory's genuine fabrication cost of a wafer of 18 inch researches and develops cost, cost of investment of apparatus with its the craft of the back, what is value on earth? Moreover the semi-conductive owner can catch up with the Moore law (MooreisLaw) too with the miniature technology of the craft now Required half of cost reduction every 18 months, reamplify the wafer, it is necessary, also really have leeway that is worth discussing.

But it seems that all these can't prevent Intel, Samsung, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from chasing and pulling open disparity with the rival gradually, take the lead in entering 18 inches of wafers, and then far get rid of the rival the " overt scheme " of science and technology behind .

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The technology landing case of process for preparing of 0.18 microns of wafers of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. gets permission

Hong Kong, March 20 of China News Service The news of Taibei: The intersection of Taiwan and " economy portion throw, can examine " 20 day such as meeting such as committee member, apply, it promotes to be zero point one eight more than person who apply their Shanghai the intersection of factory and the intersection of wafer and the intersection of process for preparing and technology through the intersection of Taiwan and the intersection of integration circuit and the intersection of manufacture and Co., Ltd.. This is that Taiwan opens the making the investment case of getting permission of first one after zero point one eight microns of wafer processes are landed at the end of last year.

" central news agency " The report, the party concerned of Taiwan announces at the end of last year zero point one eight microns of open wafer processes go to the continent to make the investment, get permission, make the investment, set up eight, the intersection of zero and the intersection of Second Five-Year Plan Period and microns of the intersection of wafer and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. of factory, take the lead in putting forward and promoting the application of process for preparing in continent while being only.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is earlier than January of 2005 to put forward to authorities and attend zero point one eight amicron process of investment of continent to apply for promptly, the authorities are until the policy at the end of last year did not lighten restrictions on formally. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. satisfies the patch application.

On the 20th, Shanghai Co., Ltd. of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. produces and sells integration circuit products process technology, revise, relax to, pass while being smooth by zero point one eight more than person who apply from zero point one eight the above.

In addition, already the passing case has been applied to land in the same process wafer factory too in the luxuriant scientific & technical corporation of Germany of Taiwan, wait to review.

It obtain about making the investment case through,welcome Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., and point out behind not if you can't obtain by authorities, last letter formallying, the company will launch zero point one eight amicron process construction of continent factory as soon as possible. Claim this will help to offer service of according with manufacture of customer's demand in the continent area, should contribute to striving for more orders, expand the company in the taking rate in the continental city.

[orinaery-blog]

Manufacturing industry improves and aggravates the wafer 12 inches build the line to need to be cautious

Because 12 production line not only investment large, but also high strength of taking continuously make the investment, its market, products, technological source, including managerial talent, industry chain all have its unique laws to form a complete set etc., relatively very risky, the possibility to gain under the existing condition in China's Mainland in short term is small. So, it needs to be double cautious to invest in line of 12 inches. The global chip manufacturing industry is in a change and annex the shock period when is recombinated, it is that the news exist everywhere to especially produce collinear construction aspect in 12 inches even more. Ambitious India announce, invest dollar of SemIndia and whom another South Korea makes the investment, take the place of the factory plan and might be suspended temporarily originally once. Because the market of memorizer is prosperous to weaken, the news of goal of founding the factory of 12 inches originally comes and revises recently in Taiwan of China. But shortly after this news spreads, some news said recently, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) For expand market, invest 14,700 millionth newly-built 5 12 the intersection of wafer and works other two the intersection of chip and manufacturer. Under such a new situation, China's Mainland produces collinear construction aspect in 12 inches, should be according to the constant change of the market situation, considers in an all-round way, cautious decision. The global chip manufacturing industry tends to produce a polarization Because the technology approaches the limit of the Moore law progressively, and the technological research and development expenses rise in the form of rocket, cause a lot of IDM several several IDM (integrated device manufacturers) with enough capabilities of Europe, U.S.A. The intersection of enterprise and satisfactory the intersection of law and semiconductor, fly, think Karl, the intersection of kindness and Pu intelligently, LSI, and the intersection of Dezhou and instrument,etc. lead and carry out the light wafer factory (fab-lite) one after another Tactics, sell the original chip factory or does not build new advanced technique chip factory again also, and turn to and take the place of worker's enterprises and cooperate. Recently more conservative Japanese semiconductor industry had no option too, was taking the same road, the chip factory gives to Toshiba as Sony sells and makes Playstation with 860 million dollars, Hitachi will transferred to licensing the semi-conductive company on production line of 8 inches of Singapore, and Japanese Mitsubishi purchases auspicious Sa's chip factory,etc.. In a word, the trend two-stage of the global chip manufacturing industry, except that few enterprises such as Intel, Samsung, Toshiba and sea wrestler continue making the investment to expand the productivity, all other conservative. Collinear several China Taiwan enterprise have already adjusted big ambitious 12 inches of above memorizers to some extent. And present trend all adopt the big super factory (megafab) Mode,200,000 slices namely monthly output 12 inch 150,000 slice,make the investment at 7 billion - 8 billion dollars each production line. By the end of 2008, nearly 70 to estimate production line of 12 inches in the world including under construction, 18 U.S.A. among them; 16 Japan; 19 Taiwan of China; 9 South Korea; 3 for 4 strings and China's Mainland of Europe. The industry chain shifts and goes on to China's Mainland As everyone knows, China has IC market of global maximum. Analyze, there is only few perhaps reconstructs the new factorying in Europe and U.S.A. in terms of industry's chain transfer, it is the trend of the times that semiconductor manuafcture is shifted to Asia, especially China's Mainland. Make to the intersection of Asia and area analysis can find out Japanese semiconductor industry face the intersection of cost and too high, the intersection of mode and predicament such as being outmoded one by one; Though China Taiwan semiconductor industry increases, is limited by objective conditions such as market, manpower cost, electricity and earthquake,etc., its comparative advantage that founded the factory is not so good as the past; Samsung of South Korea and sea imposing manner in the field of memorizer of wrestler's company are outstanding, still in situation of rising; The other great industry's environments such as India, Vietnam and other places are not still mature. So, the whole world have the semiconductors of about 50 billion dollars invest every year, as to China's Mainland it is a fairly good opportunity. It is preferably identifications that the wrestler of sea of South Korea can choose to invest 2,500 million dollars to build 12 inches of chip factories in Dalian to build memorizer factory and Intel Corporation in Wuxi, IC industry chain will go on to shift to China's Mainland. Treat 12 inches of wafers with caution to make During these days, continental 12 inches in China have the tendency to intensify to make constantly, as to this, it's time it can be analyzed from different angles and aspect. If the large international factory such as Intel, sea wrestler meet the individual proprietorship of China's Mainland and set up the factory, China's Mainland should welcome warmly, needn't worry about the investment risk and source of funds either. However, come from all sorts of reasons, China's Mainland produced collinear heat degree to 12 inches of chips a little a bit high recently. Local government and enterprise make a decision to develop Hi-Tech, dare to capture the advanced manufacturing fields of the integrated circuit, make the investment and build production line of 12 inches, it is the support to integrated circuit industry. But it needs to be double cautious to invest in line of 12 inches. The one that should emphasized here is, come from the strategic demand of national long-term development, it is totally essential that it is made that China's Mainland participates in 12 inches of integrated circuit actively, however, there can only be a few at the present stage and lead enterprises to participate in. Its reason is that the possibility of line of 12 inches profit of China's Mainland is small in a short time, need remedying by a large number of line of 8 inches profit, the support of a certain degree that even need to be national. But according to whole and reality, China's Mainland can only support a few several enterprises especially at present, so, no matter places or enterprises, the wind follow blindly to make sure not to disregard the objective condition as to line of 12 inches. Emphasize have one consciousness to strengthen risk, take, estimate, lose countermeasure when situation appear in here, it is huge because once loss appears to suffer the loss. So, as to the feasibility report of the project, should believe it, but can't totally rely on it. Because to the prediction of the semiconductor industry, probably within three quarters still the consulting, must change in over more than one years. So the key to the project is adapting to the future change, will be passive otherwise. The Moore law is a golden rule and precious percept in the semiconductor industry, its marrow is to warn we will be encouraging oneself to progress ceaselessly constantly, if IC products should drop by half to the cost of 24 months every 18 on average, the project that will start should have abundant preparation to this. The market of global memorizer in 2007 is supply exceeds demand, the average price drops to 39%, faster than what the Moore law is said. Lose the state in half of place in 40 large chip workses ago the whole world in 2007, this situation is worth causing our attention. There is some difficulty in China's Mainland to greatly pay in soon last production line of 12 inches in the near future. It is IDM at first and takes the place of worker's modal choice, because the continent design is indifferent, choose IDM mode to be still relatively reluctant. Secondly, on the choice of the products, two kinds of products such as CPU (microprocessor) having a large capacity and a wide range And memorizer, including flashing memory yet there will be all sorts of difficulties in participation at once. Weigh the advantage and disadvantages repeatedly, that took the memorizer is perhaps the way to hope for the worker, though may be difficult at the moment a bit bigger, should bear some loss, but in the long term, because global demand is great, enterprises may have hopes. Walk to take the place of way of worker logical circuit, because global technological source of logical circuit come from IBM and IMEC (semi-conductive research center) nearly all ,Serious with the materialzation phenomenon, and the technology which China can receive is often the above of lagging behind two generations, uncompetitive. As a whole, the market orders of 12 inches of products in China's Mainland are a big problem in short term. Continental order, 90 nanometers do not have such large quantity that can be supported as follows. And depend on the foreign order, because of factors such as technological source, market credibility,etc., also very difficult. So build easy line, keep difficult, under can remain in the state of losing, have high productivity very crucial even more in utilization factor. In addition persistent financial support, technological source, senior managerial talent,etc. may become " The obstacle " . China's Mainland builds 12 inches and produces collinear purpose at present, it is for tracing to look from aspect of enterprise at first, will have technological break-through of one's own IP that will go up first, and try to find out and accumulate and produce the collinear experience of management from it, later may create China's continental chip industry's brand and move towards the international market. On the other hand look from aspect of the country, 12 inches have represented industrial highest level of the national semiconductor, helpful to the outlet control breaking the west in high technology. It is totally essential so a few leads enterprises and goes for tracing and breaks through again. SICAS (international semi-conductive productivity counts the association) Report in will it be third quarter and fourth quarter 2007 point out in the world 80 account for global silicon dice, produce nearly or 50% more than still to 0.4 sections of product, indicate to be still in the major position with 8 inches of chip cost performance produced. 12 produce, used mainly in memorizer and common CPU, upgrade, it substitutes smaller speeds to be yet in the past fast. To sum up, China's Mainland should take 8 inches of chips works as the core at the present stage, it is may be comparatively rational for 12 inches of factories of drib to regard as the long-term strategic reserves policy.

[fulwle-blog]

The great strength of China's rainbow is expected to amalgamate The Chinese wafer industrial pattern will be great to change

NEC and great the intersection of strength and semiconductor, rainbow of China, like be able to amalgamate, recombinate, the intersection of Chinese and the intersection of wafer and pattern or the great change will take place of industry.

Shanghai information-based WenBiao Fu, director of committee, go to take office great the intersection of force and semi-conductive Chairman recently, widely spread the rainbow NEC of China (call Hua Hong in the following text) for a long time With the great strength semiconductor (call great strength in the following text) Recombination integration or already quietly start.

Though the recombination scheme is not too clear at present, the analysis in the industry thinks, once amalgamate success, Chinese wafer (Si semiconductor integration circuit used silicon wafer, it is base stock which makes IC products) The industry is hit the core world at present " One is big alone " Pattern strike effectively,pair is outstanding last embryonic form pattern.

The transfer of personnel ferments and recombinates the beginning

On February 12, the semi-conductive board of directors of great strength appoints Fu WenBiao to serve as a Chairman, this is appointed and already come into force on January 19. Before taking up the post of a great strength Chairman, Fu WenBiao is the information-based committee's director of Shanghai, have also held the main leadership position in a plurality of large and medium-sized enterprises of Shanghai before this, participate in the intersection of Chinese and the intersection of ground and first 8 the intersection of integrated circuit and production line (China's rainbow NEC predecessor) in the leader Construction and MIDI of batch productino.

It is not unique, as far back as January 22, release the announcement of change of personnel too, announces Liu WenTao resigns the position as president and concurrently CEO in China's rainbow, take over by kind cloud Qiu. Before the rainbow NEC in China, Qiu CiYun has served as SilterraMalaysia president and concurrently CEO in Malaysia. Have insider show main purpose that CiYun Qiu take up one's post, get on horse for the intersection of China and rainbow first inch of the intersection of wafer and production lines prepare.

Both sides restart top personage, appoint at the same time nearly, in the industry to regard a positive signal that both sides will recombinate this soon as. The reporter contacted China's rainbow and great strength yesterday, both sides showed that more information were not released at present.

Show to the reporter as Deputy Secretary-general of employer's organization Xue Zi of circuit at the fair of Shanghai, "according to present situation, it is inevitable to recombinate, it is a good thing too. "

Xue thinks, 8 billion multivariate of international output value of core in 2008, if possible, the output value of great strength is more than 1 billion, the output value 2 billion of China's rainbow, it is about half of the core worlds of China to add together. "If in addition, project of 12 inches that may be implemented, it is estimated that the output value after amalgamating will continue expanding. "

Recombinate not yet clear

Both sides are the background of state-run assets, and the stock right structure of back is quite complicated. The substantial shareholder of great strength includes Shanghai uniting and investment, the Changjiang River, Hong Kong industry and Hutchison China Trade Holdings, American ultra victory, Japanese Sanyo, raises the fund GEMS and UCLAsia privately. The main big shareholder of China's rainbow is China's rainbow group, secondly it is Japan NEC, there are enterprises such as CEC, Shanghai long thing, Shanghai appearance electricity,etc. behind one's back.

Announce on the environmental heat ray in Shanghai >It is only at present " Conclusive" Official for the announcement one for 12 inch production line last information. This project is invested in the construction of by China's rainbow, gross investment is 2,200 million dollars.

The thought-provoking one is, project of 12 inches site where China's rainbow saves up strength to start out - -Way and Cortex Rapaneae neriifoliae Radicis way intersection which the grandfather in Shanghai Pudong New Area Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park washed, it is just the site of the factory building of great strength.

"This only pieces of project planning, when get on horse, wait for relevant to make comments and instructions specifically. " Yesterday, relevant personage represented China's rainbow while giving an interview. Recombinating both sides, this personage shows, " at present from my aspect, there is no notice of great adjustment in the company. "

Also the insider guesses, this new production wired and will be promoted progressively as it is pulled open that both sides recombinate the prelude.

Xue Zi shows too, it is the good news that the new production line gets on horse to the trade, as " the electronics and information industries revitalize planning " is issued, this project must fall. But who next voluntarily, how to be do,at present also getting clearer.

The semi-conductive trade expert's greatest health thinks, a alone great trade pattern of world of core in the heavy pooling of classes of two enterprises will change, have facilitation to both sides. Speak of both sides will how carry on integration, greatest health say " it is early even at present, amalgamate no can soon start then. "