中芯月產能與訂單需求
落差7,000片

September 30, 2005, 9:56 am
據道瓊（Dow Jones）報導，儘管全球第三大晶圓代工廠中芯國際（SMIC）甫下修第三季（7～9月；Q3）財測，然而該公司表示，預期2005年營收可望成長逾10％，並且保證中芯表現將會逐季好轉。

　中芯國際執行長張汝京表示，中芯國際近期表現將逐季好轉，Q3將優於Q2，而Q4表現可望再優於Q3，此外，目前市場和中芯訂單表現均相當強勁， 中芯已努力盡速解決目前設備安裝延後的問題。

　張汝京指出，設備未能及時上線，主要是受到免稅進口等公文作業延後所累，新設備將在Q4正式加入生產行列。他並表示，由於目前中芯月產能與訂單需求落差7,000片，預期Q4產能不足的情況可望舒緩。另外，中芯國際預期將在天津和上海8吋開始生產邏輯晶片，但未給予時間表，並且再次重申2005年底12吋廠將導入90奈米製程。

　事實上，中芯近期股價跌跌不休，並受到日前公佈調降Q3財測消息所累，更使得股價降至新低點。由於設備安裝前置期較長，以及產品平均售價（ASP）揚升幅度恐較原先預期為少，使得毛利率亦由原先預估的12～15％，調降至7～9％，出貨量季增率亦下修至6～7％。

　中芯9月23日香港股市股價應聲下滑至2004年上市以來最低點，僅達1.45港元，之後3天股價又再度下探，9月27日僅為1.21港元，所幸近2日略微回升，29日以1.3港元作收。因此，張汝京在此時出面發表樂觀預期，外界解讀為信心喊話的層面居多，是否真能帶動股價有所起色，持續觀察。


by mobilycc in Computer Techs

年年加蓋晶圓廠　三星
行不行？

September 30, 2005, 9:55 am
日前美國各州才為了爭取三星電子（Samsung Electronics）青睞，設立該公司在美國第二座晶圓廠，搶成一團，包括亞利桑納州、德州、加州、奧勒岡州、紐約州等，均祭出優惠措施獎勵投資辦法，希望贏得三星眷顧；才沒多久時間，三星就在9月底宣佈斥資330億美元，將在未來7年內在南韓「華城-器興」（Hwaseong-Giheung）地區，共計興建8座晶圓廠，這樣的大手筆恐怕要讓美國各州嫉妒死了。

　三星此番聲言將挑戰2012年半導體事業營收上攀610億美元規模，不僅較2004年半導體營收175億美元，成長近2.5倍，若試與半導體龍頭英特爾（Intel）相較，依照英特爾2004年營收340億美元規模估計，除非英特爾未來幾年的年營收成長幅度至少達10％水準，估計到2012年才能達到728億美元營收規模，屆時方能依舊傲視三星。

　雖然我們仍無法預估誰輸誰贏，不過，從三星大手筆投資雄心來看，不甘區居英特爾之下、老在別人屋簷下低頭第二名心態，相當明顯。

　此外，三星耕耘「華城－器興」地區為全球最大規模半導體製造聚落的用意至為明顯，就像三星在TFT LCD面板事業方面，深耕忠清南道湯井園區，連續擴產下一代面板廠類似。

　相對地，英特爾在全球的晶圓廠建置方面，美國國內最大基地奧勒岡州有12吋廠D1C、D1D加上8吋廠Fab 20，而海外最大基地愛爾蘭園區，則包括12吋廠Fab 24、Fab 24-2加上8吋廠Fab 10與Fab 14等；在英特爾採取分散全球各區域市場，就近供貨的同時，三星電子則將南韓國內基地打造成全球最大規模半導體製造聚落。

　若就產品組合來看，儘管近來三星為了供應足夠的NAND型快閃記憶體（Flash）給大戶蘋果電腦（Apple），業已卯足全力擴產Flash產能，不過，三星此番大規模擴產動作，應該不只為記憶體事業一樁。為了分擔風險，三星把Flash當作DRAM事業獲利不佳的緩衝，儘管三星現階段依然雄踞全球Flash龍頭，但記憶體市場變幻莫測，當其他後進者競相投入之後，三星自然會尋找其他利基市場。

　晶圓代工市場的成長率，平均高於整體半導體市場增幅，三星的製造產能與製程優勢，應可拿到晶圓代工市場的敲門磚，不成問題，至於遲遲未見三星出招，恐怕是在進行秘密沙盤推演，不過，黃昌圭終於在日前明確表示，晶圓代工事業的最終計畫將在2006年上半定調，在三星大規模投資下，恐怕不應小覷三星未來的殺傷力。


by mobilycc in Computer Techs

三星打造全球最大半導
體製造聚落！

September 30, 2005, 9:52 am
全球半導體產業即將隨著新晶圓廠如雨後春筍般湧現，而邁向另一全新里程碑！繼2005年上半全球有逾20座新晶圓廠展開裝機作業，以及2005年全年新增16座12吋晶圓廠、推升全球12吋廠總數累計達46座後，南韓半導體大廠三星電子（Samsung Electronics）更趁勢加碼，打算在2012年前的7年間斥資330億美元，於南韓再蓋8座晶圓廠，且其中4座將投產12吋晶圓或更大尺寸晶圓，打造全球最大半導體製造聚落。因此，可預見未來幾年內全球規模龐大的晶圓廠，將足以撼動全球景氣榮枯。

　半導體市調機構Strategic Marketing Associates（SMA）日前甫提出警告指出，2005年全球新晶圓廠陸續展開裝機作業，像是超微（AMD）德勒斯登12吋廠Fab 36、中芯北京12吋廠Fab 4、特許（Chartered）最新12吋廠Fab 7等，隨著這些新晶圓廠陸續進入量產階段，恐將造成2006年全球半導體產能再度陷入過剩危機。

　值得注意的是，半導體業者大步跨向12吋廠的速度更是驚人，市調機構iSuppli日前便指出，2005年全球12吋廠總數將增加50％，達到46座之多，其中，新晶圓代工廠的增幅更是遠超過IDM或CPU新晶圓廠的增幅，預估到2005年底，12吋晶圓代工廠所佔比重將增至43％，凸顯出晶圓代工廠在全球半導體產業的重要性，以及全球業者看好晶圓代工成長力道而前仆後繼投入該領域。

　不過，全球蓋新晶圓廠風潮仍方興未艾，三星便公開指出，打算在2012年前共斥資330億美元，在南韓加蓋8座晶圓廠，其中有4座將導入12吋晶圓或更大尺寸晶圓投產，屆時南韓「華城-器興」（Hwaseong-Giheung）地區將成為全球最大規模半導體製造聚落，共計有24條生產線，並藉此達到三星半導體事業預定在2010年營收達610億美元的目標，遠超過2004年營收175億美元達3倍多。

　三星此番高達330億美元投資案，可說是自1974年進軍半導體產業以來，投資規模最大的一次，2004年底三星剛慶祝半導體事業屆滿30週年慶。而據道瓊（Dow Jones）報導，三星該項投資案係計劃在華城興建1座半導體研發中心及8座晶圓廠，該座研發中心預定在2006年5月開始運作，至於新增8條生產線計畫，其中1條Line 15現正在興建當中，預定2006年上半啟用。此外，目前三星在華城已擁有5條生產線，以及1條研發專用生產線。

　至於三星在器興主要半導體晶圓廠係興建於1983年，據彭博資訊（Bloomberg）報導，該廠區先後歷經擴產成為目前擁有15條生產線，其後又在2000年在漢城南方50公里處的華城擴建晶圓廠，估計在330億美元投資案加持下，到2012年「華城-器興」地區將成為全球最大規模半導體製造聚落。

　事實上，目前三星從器興園區（12.9平方公里）向南20公里到華城園區（14.4平方公里），「華城-器興」園區一氣呵成，總面積達27.3平方公里，全球最大的半導體生產園區就此成形！

　此外，儘管三星半導體事業總裁暨執行長黃昌圭（Chang-Gyu Hwang）證實，三星正提供4GB NAND型快閃記憶體（Flash）給蘋果電腦（Apple），作為生產iPod nano之用，不過，三星計劃大手筆擴產，並非只是為因應蘋果所需，黃昌圭表示，除擴充現有產能外，三星亦考慮進軍晶圓代工市場，至於切入方案將在2006年上半定調。

　令業界矚目的是，三星此次對於進軍晶圓代工市場，有更明確的表態，不僅反映出三星身處價格割喉戰的記憶體市場上，亟思產品組合多元化策略，更透露出在DRAM及快閃記憶體市場具價格影響力的三星，未來亦有可能在晶圓代工市場嶄露頭角，並逐漸影響全球晶圓代工產業競局。

　另據路透（Reuters）報導指出，半導體營運仍是挹注三星營收的大宗，2005年第二季（4～6月；Q2）三星半導體部門營業利益為1.1兆韓元，佔三星Q2整體營業利益1.65兆韓元約66％。


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[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:38:02 GMT]
A 61-year-old Japanese woman gave birth to her own grandchild, using an egg donated by her daughter, a clinic said Thursday.

U.S. to Russia: Leave Georgia 'now'
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:14:50 GMT]

A bicyclist rides by a Georgian military base in Poti, where Russian troops deployed on Thursday. Despite international pressure, there was no sign of full withdrawal of the Russian forces from Georgia. Russia started pulling tanks and troops back over its frontier, pledging all forces would quit Georgia's heartland by Friday night, but the United States demanded troops leave "now."


Russia halts military cooperation with NATO
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:26:34 GMT]
Moscow has notified NATO that Russia is halting military cooperation with the alliance, an official said Thursday.

 
Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel
(last updated: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:40:37 GMT)		 unfoldmore

Silk-Based Optical Lenses Green Enough to Eat
[Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:27:30 GMT]
Scientists create silk-based optical devices that you can literally eat harmlessly.

Sorry Goldilocks, Black Holes Come in Small and Large
[Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:27:30 GMT]
There are few, if any, middleweight black holes.

Thawed Bigfoot 'Body' Just a Rubber Suit
[Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:20:30 GMT]
After the boldest Bigfoot hoax ever, a frozen "body" turns out to be a rubber costume.

Birds Thrown Off by Global Warming
[Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:20:30 GMT]
As birds shift in response to warming, their food sources adjust at different rates.

Trace Arsenic in Water Linked to Diabetes
[Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:10:30 GMT]
A new study is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure to Type 2 diabetes.

Stem Cells Could Boost Blood Transfusion Supplies
[Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:10:30 GMT]
Making blood cells from stem cells could lead to a supply of "universal" blood.

Imperiled Baby Whale Returns to 'Mama' Yachts
[Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:10:30 GMT]
A baby humpback whale that confused a yacht for its actual mother is unlikely to survive.

Hefty Dinosaurs Trampled Denmark
[Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:27:30 GMT]
Sauropod dinosaur tracks are found on the Danish island of Bornholm.

Palm Vein ID Scan Makes U.S. Debut
[Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:35:30 GMT]
U.S. business school applicants will soon submit hand vein scans to verify their identities.

In Multi-Pet Homes, Cats Are Top Dogs
[Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:00:30 GMT]
Cats and dogs can get along, so long as the cat has full run of the house first.

Bigfoot DNA Dubbed Scam, Believers Undaunted
[Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:30:30 GMT]
Two Georgia men say they have found Bigfoot and have his DNA, as others cry hoax.

SLIDE SHOW: Ten Reasons Why Bigfoot Is Bogus
[Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:30:30 GMT]
Discovery News consults the experts for a skeptic's guide to Sasquatch.

In Shark Vs. Polar Bear Smackdown, Shark Wins
[Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:30 GMT]
A polar bear jaw found in the stomach of a Greenland shark is raising eyebrows.

 
Discovery News - Animals
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Birds Thrown Off by Global Warming
[Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:30:00 EST]
As birds shift in response to warming, their food sources adjust at different rates.

Thawed Bigfoot 'Body' Just a Rubber Suit
[Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:30 EST]
After the boldest Bigfoot hoax ever, a frozen "body" turns out to be a rubber costume.

Imperiled Baby Whale Returns to 'Mama' Yachts
[Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:30:00 EST]
A baby humpback whale that confused a yacht for its mother is unlikely to survive.

Lost Humpback Whale Calf Bonds With Yacht
[Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EST]
A confused humpback whale calf attempts to suckle the side of a yacht.

In Multi-Pet Homes, Cats Are Top Dogs
[Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:30 EST]
Cats and dogs can get along, so long as the cat has full run of the house first.

Bigfoot DNA Dubbed Scam, Believers Undaunted
[Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:30:30 EST]
Two Georgia men say they have found Bigfoot and have his DNA, as others cry hoax.

 

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National Geographic Magazine
(last updated: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:01:37 GMT)		 unfoldmore

Our Good Earth
[]
The future rests on soil. Can we protect it?

Haiti Soil
[]
Haiti has lost its soil and its means to feed itself.

Elephants of Samburu
[]
An African love story.

Desperate Measure
[]
The grim practice of culling elephants may resume.

Sailfish in the Whirl
[]
Sails raised, colors gleaming, they round up prey.

Bolivia's Wrestlers
[]
Women compete in petticoats, bowlers, and bling.

Lost Tribes of the Green Sahara
[]
Uncovering a mysterious Stone Age graveyard.

International Photo Contest
[]
National Geographic's international photo contest will be open for entries starting August 1.

Editor's Note
[]
Editor in Chief Chris Johns writes about elephants in Africa and their management.

Flashback
[]
A man measures the amount of erosion in rural New Mexico.

Your Shot
[]
Submit your photo, check out Your Shot jigsaw puzzles, and see reader photos that were recently published in National Geographic.

Desktop Wallpaper
[]
Decorate your desktop with beautiful images from this month's issue of the magazine.

 
National Geographic Magazine
(last updated: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:39:24 GMT)		 unfoldmore

Our Good Earth
[]
The future rests on soil. Can we protect it?

Haiti Soil
[]
Haiti has lost its soil and its means to feed itself.

Elephants of Samburu
[]
An African love story.

Desperate Measure
[]
The grim practice of culling elephants may resume.

Sailfish in the Whirl
[]
Sails raised, colors gleaming, they round up prey.

Bolivia's Wrestlers
[]
Women compete in petticoats, bowlers, and bling.

Lost Tribes of the Green Sahara
[]
Uncovering a mysterious Stone Age graveyard.

International Photo Contest
[]
National Geographic's international photo contest will be open for entries starting August 1.

Editor's Note
[]
Editor in Chief Chris Johns writes about elephants in Africa and their management.

Flashback
[]
A man measures the amount of erosion in rural New Mexico.

Your Shot
[]
Submit your photo, check out Your Shot jigsaw puzzles, and see reader photos that were recently published in National Geographic.

Desktop Wallpaper
[]
Decorate your desktop with beautiful images from this month's issue of the magazine.

 
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories
(last updated: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:39:28 GMT)		 unfoldmore

Deputy: Teen dies after Tenn. school shooting
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:08:33 GMT]
A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, and a suspect was taken ...

Afghan bomb kills 3 Canadian soldiers
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:14:37 GMT]
Canada's Department of National Defense says a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan has killed three Canadian soldiers.

NATO: Russia halts military cooperation
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:57:01 GMT]
Russia has halted all military cooperation with NATO, the Western alliance said Thursday, in the latest sign of East-West tension ...

Displaced Georgians look to U.S. for aid
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:55:11 GMT]
Some 240 displaced Georgians are crammed into a former office building and drinking water is scarce, but people are making do, ...

More funding urged for climate research
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:12:31 GMT]
Scientists on Wednesday recommended a huge increase in the USA's climate and weather research budget, citing the need for improved ...

Rice says U.S., Iraq agree to troop withdrawal timetable
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:41:05 GMT]
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday the two countries have agreed that ...

McCain not sure how many houses he and wife own
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:38:52 GMT]
Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, Republican presidential candidate ...

Bishop to feds: End mass immigration raids
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:34:34 GMT]
A Roman Catholic bishop is calling on U.S. authorities to halt mass immigration raids and says agents who refuse to participate ...

Report: Fire, not bombs, leveled WTC 7 building
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:20:41 GMT]
Government investigators have issued a report refuting conspiracy theories that a skyscraper next to the twin towers was brought ...

Obama tours GOP-leaning South
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:10:56 GMT]
Barack Obama used a big American flag and a custom-built race car as backdrops here Wednesday, signaling his intention to challenge ...

 
USATODAY.com World - Top Stories
(last updated: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:39:31 GMT)		 unfoldmore

Rice says U.S., Iraq agree to troop withdrawal timetable
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:41:05 GMT]
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday the two countries have agreed that ...

U.S. coalition: 30 militants die in battle in Afghanistan
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:34:39 GMT]
The U.S.-led coalition said Thursday it had killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan, fighters an Afghan ...

Afghan bomb kills 3 Canadian soldiers
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:14:37 GMT]
Canada's Department of National Defense says a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan has killed three Canadian soldiers.

NATO: Russia halts military cooperation
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:57:01 GMT]
Russia has halted all military cooperation with NATO, the Western alliance said Thursday, in the latest sign of East-West tension ...

Displaced Georgians look to U.S. for aid
[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:55:11 GMT]
Some 240 displaced Georgians are crammed into a former office building and drinking water is scarce, but people are making do, ...