450mm road to nowhere?

摘要

The information network has suggested that companies should boycott 450mm development. The planned transition to 450mm diameter silicon wafers for semiconductor production will be disastrous for the equipment industry, according to a recently published report by The Information Network.rnMEMC is pushing for the transition but recently announced layoffs and a speeding up of 450mm wafer R&D enabling manufacturers to reduce costs as 2.25 times more chips can be made on a 450mm wafer.