General business22 Aug 2008 02:44 am
The semiconductor industry is buzz with activity.The global monthly semiconductor revenues crossed $2 billion in October 2005, setting a new world record.At the same time,major semiconductor manufacturers are restructuring aggressively.
Samsung electronics plans to strengthen its system on chip (SoC) business and bring performance up to match money ,boosting total semiconductor revenues to 3.6 times the current level and reaching $61 billion by 2012.Toshiba and NEC Electronics are collaborating on development of 45nm generation manufacturing technology.Infenion Technology will spin off tis memory business as a subsidiary,improving management efficiency by separating it from the logic business.
