Manufacturing

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

PCB makers must hit a moving target to compete with China

Dutch lithography equipment supplier ASML is evaluating a move into flat panel display production equipment

Rise of flat panel TVs causes manufacturing jobs to go at CRT producing plants in South Wales

None of the market researchers expect 2005 to be a particularly tough year for equipment and materials suppliers

Who to keep an eye on in the chip industry in 2005

Japan’s electronics fortunes will be driven by a 46 per cent increase in TV production this year

Decreasing wafer shipments cause fall in top two foundry firms' revenues

Sony, Toshiba and Samsung join IBM, while ASML to open R&D centre in New York state

Analyst iSuppli says the country will continue to make huge gains in manufacturing