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Come hear ATREG speak at SEMICON Europa 2021!

ATREG’s Founder, President, and CEO Stephen M. Rothrock will be speaking at this year’s SEMICON Europa in Munich, Germany. His presentation entitled “Coronavirus, Chip Boom, And Supply Shortage: The New Normal For Global Semiconductor Manufacturing” will be held at 11:15 am on November 17th during the event’s Fab Management Forum that will provide an overview of

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Available for sale: Allegro MicroSystems cleanroom facility, Thailand

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Allegro MicroSystems has retained ATREG to facilitate the sale of its production-ready, state-of-the-art cleanroom facility located in Saraburi Province, north of Bangkok, Thailand. Originally used for the assembly and testing of power IC products for the automotive industry, this manufacturing asset can accommodate the needs of multiple advanced technology sectors requiring a cleanroom environment, including pharmaceutical or

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Sale announced: TI 200mm / 150mm fab, Greenock, Scotland

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UPDATED FEB. 11, 2019 ATREG is very pleased to announce that the sale of Texas Instrument’s 150 / 200mm fab (GFAB) located in Greenock, Scotland, UK is in progress. The facility’s buyer, Diodes Incorporated, plans to integrate the facility and fab operations into its fold, including retaining all Scottish GFAB employees. Click here for more

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Greenfield investment opportunity: Marcy Nanocenter, NY

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In light of the current tight market for brownfield semiconductor fabs, advanced electronics companies looking for additional manufacturing capacity should consider the Marcy Nanocenter (MNC) site based in Utica, NY as an attractive greenfield investment opportunity and advanced technology ecosystem to set up their future manufacturing operations. In addition to offering a major time-to-market advantage (permits in place,

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200mm semiconductor fabs on the rebound

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2016 was another eventful year for the semiconductor industry in terms of consolidation. According to SEMI, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity approached $116 billion in 2016 compared to approximately $60 billion in transactions during 2015. Companies have responded to slowing industry growth and intense pricing pressure by joining forces to gain cost synergies, increased market

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