Manufacturing

Scottish firm Reel Service has invested $600,000 in a die inspection and sorting machine

Gap between production and consumption of semiconductors in China is wide and widening

German firm phasing out wirebonding for chip cards in favour of its flip chip-on-substrate technology

Believe the hype, as conductive polymers and flexible substrates are set to change the face of electronics

Nine chip manufacturing firms have formed a not-for-profit association to examine and solve common manufacturing problems

Rick Tsai, president of TSMC, discusses the state of the foundry business and hurdles facing the industry

Taiwan foundry reports a record high revenue of $3.72bn, a 38.2 per cent increase over 2003

UK process tool vendor reports its highest annual revenues since 2001 and its highest orders since 2000

Prestwick Circuits has received the ISO14001 environmental management standard

Freescale, Philips and STMicroelectronics extend their R&D agreement beyond process technology to wafer testing and packaging