Dedicated fabs reinvent industry
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The emergence of semiconductor foundries has radically changed production management of traditional vertical semiconductor manufacturers. The latter has learned to rely on the services of the former for tasks that include wafer development and integrated circuit production, which allowed them to concentrate on the manufacture of their core products. The significant growth rate of foundries is also attributed to their access to first-grade equipment capable of handling the latest and even, next generation process technologies.
Publication Name: Semiconductor International
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 0163-3767
Year: 2000
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Ultratech's chairman looks at industry and optical lithography's future
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Ultratech Stepper Chmn and CEO Arthur W Zafiropoulo is responsible for the turnaround of the company which was intended for closure before he stepped in. His assessment of the firm's core technology pointed to a different market consisting of clients with low gross margins and low ASPs. He positioned the company to play a role in a low-cost manufacturing environment where it established its presence in the global consumer market which includes semiconductors, micromachining, thin-film heads and drives.
Publication Name: Semiconductor International
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 0163-3767
Year: 2000
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Lam's Bagley ponders industry cycles, education
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Lam Research Chmn and CEO James W Bagley believes that the most important thing to control during a strong period in the industry is fixed costs which also translates to head count. Despite the company's commitment to its people, it had to terminate a substantial part of the workforce in a period of downturn. Much of the decision also had to do with poor productivity. Bagley also supports H1-B visa increases due to the lach of domestic technical capability.
Publication Name: Semiconductor International
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 0163-3767
Year: 2000
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