metajunk » Manufacturing http://www.metajunk.net Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:03:28 +0000 en hourly 1 Globalfoundries takes ARM Cortex-A9 into 28nm land, looks forward to 20nm chips in 2013 http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/02/globalfoundries-takes-arm-cortex-a9-into-28nm-land-looks-forwar/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/02/globalfoundries-takes-arm-cortex-a9-into-28nm-land-looks-forwar/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:12:00 +0000 Vlad Savov Forget the numbers, here's what matters: Globalfoundries' new production capabilities will lead to "smooth production ramp-ups and faster time-to-market" for its customers. Now consider that this promise relates to scrumptious 28nm Cortex-A9 SOCs and feel free to rejoice. The chip fabricator has just declared itself ready to take orders for ARM's systems-on-chip built using its high-k metal gate 28nm fab process. This fulfills its pledge for mass production in the latter half of 2010, but lest you think Globalfoundries is resting on any nanoscale laurels, it also has a 20nm roadmap to tell you about. It's very simple, really: expect even smaller, even more power-efficient silicon in 2013. We don't know if the future will be bright, but it sure looks like it's gonna be small. Continue reading Globalfoundries takes ARM Cortex-A9 into 28nm land, looks forward to 20nm chips in 2013

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Permalink |   | Email this | Comments]]> http://www.metajunk.net/2010/09/globalfoundries-takes-arm-cortex-a9-into-28nm-land-looks-forward-to-20nm-chips-in-2013/feed/ 0 Qualcomm building a $2b Mirasol plant after winning ‘major client’? http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/20/qualcomm-building-a-2b-mirasol-plant-has-a-major-client-alre/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/20/qualcomm-building-a-2b-mirasol-plant-has-a-major-client-alre/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:49:00 +0000 Vlad Savov Well, if this isn't a statement of intent, we don't know what is. Those good old market sources are reporting today that Qualcomm has set aside a cool $2 billion to build a new Mirasol display production plant in Taiwan. The chipmaker already has a Mirasol facility in Longtan, a joint venture with Foxlink, but is said to be the sole investor in this new build. The whole thing has apparently been spurred on by a major client having "already started the design-in process" after seeing production samples of the 5.7-inch, low power, color display. We can't know for sure who that client may be, but Qualcomm's been doing some real heavy flirting with Amazon and all those overtures might (might!) finally have paid off. Of couse, as Jeff Bezos himself said, a color Kindle isn't likely to hit the market anytime soon, and this new factory isn't expected to begin volume production until 2012, but we'll take a slow and speculative roadmap over no roadmap at all.

Qualcomm building a $2b Mirasol plant after winning 'major client'? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceDigiTimes  | Email this | Comments]]> http://www.metajunk.net/2010/08/qualcomm-building-a-2b-mirasol-plant-after-winning-major-client/feed/ 0 TSMC begins construction of new $9.3b foundry, wants to sate our constant hunger for chips http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/17/tsmc-begins-construction-of-new-9-3b-foundry-wants-to-sate-our/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/17/tsmc-begins-construction-of-new-9-3b-foundry-wants-to-sate-our/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:17:00 +0000 Vlad Savov TSMC might not necessarily be a household name, but the product of its labors tends to be all over home electronics. Aiming to keep that trend going, the Taiwanese chipmaker has just broken ground on its third 300mm wafer plant, located in Taichung's Central Taiwan Science Park. The new Fab 15 will have a capacity of over 100,000 wafers per month -- earning it the prestige of being described as a Gigafab -- and once operational it'll create 8,000 new skilled jobs in the area. Semiconductors built there will also be suitably modern, with 40nm and 28nm production facilities being installed, and lest you worry about such trivial things as the environment, TSMC says it's doing a few things to minimize the foundry's energy usage and greenhouse gas emission. Then again, if you're going to spend nearly $10 billion on something, would you expect anything less?

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Permalink PC World  |   | Email this | Comments]]> http://www.metajunk.net/2010/07/tsmc-begins-construction-of-new-9-3b-foundry-wants-to-sate-our-constant-hunger-for-chips/feed/ 0 Manufacturers redirecting R&D on declining GPS device orders? http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/manufacturers-redirecting-randd-on-declining-gps-device-orders/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/manufacturers-redirecting-randd-on-declining-gps-device-orders/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:44:00 +0000 Thomas Ricker If you enjoy the decimation of an industry as much as Google does then you're going to love the latest rumor sourced from DigiTimes' manufacturing moles. According to the Taiwanese rumor rag, personal navigation device R&D teams at the manufacturing powerhouses of Foxconn (aka, Hon Hai) and Wistron have been shifted to other devices in the face of "declining PND orders." Seems logical as GPS-equipped smartphones snuff out their dedicated forebears with the same converged precision that turned wrist watches into items of fashion. The strange part of this DigiTimes rumor is that said manufacturers have shifted those PND teams to focus on e-book readers and (are you ready?) MIDs. Man, if the world's largest manufacturer of consumer electronics sees MIDs as a more economically viable option than personal navigators, well, maybe things are more dire for TomTom and Garmin than originally feared.

Manufacturers redirecting R&D on declining GPS device orders? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceDigiTimes  | Email this | Comments]]> If you enjoy the decimation of an industry as much as Google does then you're going to love the latest rumor sourced from DigiTimes' manufacturing moles. According to the Taiwanese rumor rag, personal navigation device R&D teams at the manufacturing powerhouses of Foxconn (aka, Hon Hai) and Wistron have been shifted to other devices in the face of "declining PND orders." Seems logical as GPS-equipped smartphones snuff out their dedicated forebears with the same converged precision that turned wrist watches into items of fashion. The strange part of this DigiTimes rumor is that said manufacturers have shifted those PND teams to focus on e-book readers and (are you ready?) MIDs. Man, if the world's largest manufacturer of consumer electronics sees MIDs as a more economically viable option than personal navigators, well, maybe things are more dire for TomTom and Garmin than originally feared.

Manufacturers redirecting R&D on declining GPS device orders? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink |  sourceDigiTimes | Email this | Comments]]> http://www.metajunk.net/2009/12/manufacturers-redirecting-rd-on-declining-gps-device-orders/feed/ 0 Foxconn to Open 10,000 Retail Stores in China [China] http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/ChIy0r2_DiE/foxconn-to-open-10000-retail-stores-in-china http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/ChIy0r2_DiE/foxconn-to-open-10000-retail-stores-in-china#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:08:30 +0000 Adam Frucci Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturer who assembles a sizable percentage of our consumer electronics, is planning to open a boatload of retail stores in China, where they'll sell the smorgasbord of gear that they assemble.

What will they be selling? Oh, you know, Apple products such as the iPhone, iPod and iMac as well as stuff such as the Playstation 3, Vaio notebooks, the Kindle, Nokia phones and the Wii.

Apparently, Foxconn will use the huge retail presence in China to get even more manufacturing business. Get your gear made by Foxconn, the argument will go, and you'll automatically get a foothold in the Chinese retail market.

We'll see how it goes. Let's just hope Foxconn uses all this money they're making to treat their employees a bit better. [ChinaDaily via TechCrunch]



]]> Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturer who assembles a sizable percentage of our consumer electronics, is planning to open a boatload of retail stores in China, where they'll sell the smorgasbord of gear that they assemble. What will they be selling? Oh, you know, Apple products such as the iPhone, iPod and iMac as well as stuff such as the Playstation 3, Vaio notebooks, the Kindle, Nokia phones and the Wii. Apparently, Foxconn will use the huge retail presence in China to get even more manufacturing business. Get your gear made by Foxconn, the argument will go, and you'll automatically get a foothold in the Chinese retail market. We'll see how it goes. Let's just hope Foxconn uses all this money they're making to treat their employees a bit better. [ChinaDaily via TechCrunch]

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