Microelectronics

Wilawan Watcharasakwet /The Wall Street Journal Canon and Hana Microelectronics factories were flooded in Ayutthaya, one of the worst-hit ares in Thailand.

Firms Draw Scrutiny Over Thai Flood's Impact James Hookway 2011

Richard Han , chief executive at Thailand-based Hana Microelectronics Group, said the company obtains most of its compounds from producers in Malaysia or South Korea.

Worries Rise Over Disrupted Supplies James Hookway 2011

It was almost five years ago when I first learned about Raza Microelectronics (RMI), which was started by former AMD (and Nexgen) executive Atiq Raza.

Netlogic to Buy RMI, an Ambitious Network Chip Maker 2009

As the floodwaters were rolling toward Ayutthaya, Thailand's ancient capital north of Bangkok, semiconductor Hana Microelectronics PCL moved quickly to mitigate the threat.

Firms Draw Scrutiny Over Thai Flood's Impact James Hookway 2011

Analysts generally expect TSMC and smaller rival United Microelectronics Corp. to report declining earnings for at least two more quarters, though the coming launch of new mobile devices will likely help shore up demand.

TSMC Net Profit Down 35% Lorraine Luk 2011

So when the New York Times reported earlier this week that Mark Tremblay, aSun fellow and chief technology officer for Microelectronics, left to work for Microsoft, it appeared that Microsoft was adding a silicon viewpoint as it explored how to boost performance of its software on the underlying hardware.

Is Microsoft Turning Away From Commodity Servers? 2009

TAIPEI— United Microelectronics Corp. warned of weaker-than-usual demand for its chips in the third quarter after reporting a 39% drop in second-quarter net profit because of the slower global economy.

UMC Posts 39% Net Drop, Warns of Weak Third Quarter Lorraine Luk 2011

The Taiwanese company Elan Microelectronics has sued Apple, alleging infringement of two of its touch screen patents, an Elan spokesman said Wednesday.

p2pnet World Headlines – April 8, 2009 2009

Microelectronics makes processors used in communication devices.

Netlogic to Buy RMI, an Ambitious Network Chip Maker 2009

But the company still lags far behind rivals Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and United Microelectronics Corp. in terms of production technology and scale, and the heavy investment needed to catch up would weigh on SMIC's bottom line.

SMIC Shares Sustain Three-Day Fall Owen Fletcher 2011