Intel comes up with an aggressive manufacturing roadmap
Analysis: Intel 7, Intel 4 Intel 3, and Intel A20 angstrom
The nanometer branding has been quite an inaccurate way to describe the transition size and the performance. After maintaining desktop and especially mobile leadership for the most part with 14nm, Intel is happy to report that the second-generation 10 nm is in heavy volume. 10nm is now represented more than 14nm volume, but Intel decided to change the way it calls its manufacturing processes.
Foundry houses increase eight-inch capacity
Vanguard buys a fab from Globalfoundries
Foundry houses are expanding their eight-inch wafer capacities and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has even bought a fab from Globalfoundries.
Wafer price rises hit foundry firms
Massive demand for chips
The price of silicon wafers is set to rise by as much as 20 percent this year because of increasing demand from the automotive and other sectors.