It's no secret that the semiconductor industry as a whole is expecting a downright rotten fourth quarter, but new evidence suggests that
results for the October-December period could bypass "worse" entirely and head straight for "really freaking horrible." October, it
seems, was the last "good" month of 2008 for the semiconductor industry; global sales fell 10 percent [...]

The tech industry has weathered the economic storms of 2008 to date with remarkable aplomb, but signs indicate that the market turmoil of the past three quarters is finally
about to take its toll. Yesterday, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) issued a statement projecting a drop in semiconductor sales for 2009. The association hasn't
predicted a year-on-year [...]

TSMC is urging equipment and material suppliers to push forward with 18" wafer migration despite falling profits and a poor economy. The move to larger wafers is considered necessary as the next step for the semiconductor industry in order to improve production efficiency and reduce the cost of building chips. The company's emphasis on the [...]