SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY

UPDATE

December 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sanyo Semiconductor Shuts Down Thai Factory

Toshiba Construction of Fab 5 at Yokkaichi

Toshiba to Shutdown Three Fabs

Samsung Begins Operation of Austin Plant

Jenoptik AG Expands High-Tech Plant in Berlin

Superconductor Technologies to Relocate to Austin, TX

TSMC's 3rd Phase Wafer Plant in Taichung Set to Break Ground

Wacker Chemie Cuts Wafer Production with Siltronic Hikari Plant Closure

Samsung Austin Semiconductor Completes Fab Line in Austin

Taiwanese University Unveils Semiconductor Lab

GlobalFoundries Delays Construction of New Facility

MyLED Pours Millions on Facility Upgrade

Tera Xtal to Set Up Plant in China

Genesis Completes Third Plant in Taiwan

Toppan Photomasks Grows Shanghai Site

Fairchild Semiconductor's 200mm Mountain Top Wafer Fab Rebounds

Thailand Semiconductor Sector Uncertain after Flooding