09/10/2013  SEMI today reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$ 7.55 billion in the second quarter of 2013

09/10/2013  Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new compound that can be integrated into silicon chips and is a dilute magnetic semiconductor – meaning that it could be used to make "spintronic" devices, which rely on magnetic force to operate, rather than electrical currents.

09/10/2013  A nanoparticle shaped like a spiky ball, with magnetic properties, has been uncovered in a new method of synthesising carbon nanotubes by physicists at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Kent.

09/09/2013  Semiconductor revenue has improved in 2013 compared to 2012 and early forecasts for 2014 project revenue growth averaging about eight percent.

09/06/2013  A new method to grow germanium crystals at low temperatures may lead to next-generation large-scale integrated circuits and future flexible electronics.

08/28/2013 

Board member Jeffrey McCreary appointed interim president and CEO.

08/27/2013 

Share of total IC market by foundry-produced devices is forecast to reach over 45 percent in 2017.

08/22/2013 

The total applied market created by printed electronics technology is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 47 percent to $24.3 billion by 2020 from $3.3 billion in 2013

08/19/2013 

The ability to control nanoscale imperfections in superconducting wires results in materials with unparalleled and customized performance, according to a new study from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

08/19/2013 

New research shows that a class of materials being eyed for the next generation of computers behaves asymmetrically at the sub-atomic level.

08/19/2013 

Researchers at Umeå University, together with researchers at Uppsala University and Stockholm University, show in a new study how nitrogen-doped graphene can be rolled into perfect Archimedean nano scrolls by adhering magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles on the surface of the graphene sheets.

08/15/2013 

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Volterra Semiconductor Corp. for $23 per share, which represents a 55 percent premium to Volterra Semiconductor's closing share price on August 14, 2013.

08/15/2013 

Skyera Inc. today announced it has selected 16nm NAND Flash from SK Hynix for its new skyEagle all-Flash enterprise storage array.

08/15/2013 

View Inc. today announced Harold Hughes, a semiconductor industry veteran, is joining the company's board of directors.

08/15/2013 

The Storage Products Business Unit of Toshiba is pleased to announce that its solid state hybrid drive (SSHD) series has been honored with a Best of Show Award at this year’s Flash Memory Summit.

08/15/2013 

World’s smallest process node is recognized as most innovative Flash memory technology.

08/14/2013 

Researchers develop novel way to build resistive memory devices that could become the storage part of the next generation of smart phones and tablets.

08/14/2013 

Breakthrough in memory technologies could bring faster computing, smaller memory devices and lower power consumption.

08/14/2013 

Samsung today introduced the first solid state drive (SSD) based on its recently released 3D V-NAND technology. Samsung announced its new SSD, designed for use in enterprise servers and data centers, during a keynote at the Flash Memory Summit 2013.

08/13/2013 

Total microprocessor sales are forecast to rise 8 percent in 2013 and reach $61.0 billion.