Intel's estimated wafer costs, when it still expected 450mm wafers to be A Thing. With multiple companies pulling out of G450C and no clear roadmap for the technology, it seems safe to conclude ...

The Entegris products selected by the G450C comprise a comprehensive wafer handling solution that includes 450mm Multiple Application Carriers (MAC), 450mm Front Opening Pod (FOUP), 450mm Single ...

Intel's experimental D1X foundry is starting its 450mm wafer ramp. The new wafer sizes could substantially lower costs per chip, but the upfront CapEx will be substantial. Share on Facebook (opens ...

At least for those companies, 450mm made some sense. Moving to 450mm wafers would supposedly give chipmakers a 2.25x boost in wafer area and a 30% cost reduction over 300mm substrates. But, of course, ...

The first 300mm wafer production began in 2001, ten years after the first 200mm wafers started to come off the production line. The transition to 450mm wafers will take a little longer than past ...

It’s funny to see Intel, TSMC and Samsung saying they want 450mm wafer manufacturing. Wouldn’t any device manufacturer? The question is: Will Samsung, Intel and TSMC pay for it? As sure as eggs are ...

The semiconductor industry is moving to 450mm wafer sizes in the next few years, and semiconductor equipment manufacturers need to position themselves now to reap the benefits. The best way is to ...

The transition to a new wafer size coincides roughly with Intel’s plans to start manufacturing chips using a more advanced, 22-nanometer process in 2011. The transition to 450mm wafers will help ...

The total silicon surface area of a 450mm wafer and the number of printed die (individual computer chips, for example) is more than twice that of a 300mm wafer. In the past, migration to the next ...

TSMC Chairman Morris Chang told reporters he expected other rivals such as Samsung were also working on developing a 450mm, or 18 inch, wafer. "18-inch is something we have to do, but the ...

H-Square introduces the first 450mm wafer handling vacuum wand at Semicon Japan. The battery powered portable vacuum wand (Freedom WandTM) is Class 1 (ISO-3) cleanroom compatible and has ample vacuum ...