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Plasma-Therm earns multiple 'RANKED 1st' awards in industry survey

05/17/2018  For the 20th year, a worldwide survey of semiconductor manufacturers has resulted in Plasma-Therm winning multiple awards for its systems and superior customer service.

Molex announces acquisition of BittWare

05/17/2018  New Hampshire company specializes in high-end FPGA computing platforms designed to improve performance and time-to-revenue for OEMs.

Crossbar announces licensing relationship agreement with Microsemi

05/16/2018  Companies announce strategic collaboration to integrate ReRAM technology in Microsemi products.

New device could increase battery life of electronics by a hundred-fold

05/16/2018  Researchers developed the device and are working on commercializing it.

Researchers control the properties of graphene transistors using pressure

05/16/2018  A Columbia University-led international team of researchers has developed a technique to manipulate the electrical conductivity of graphene with compression, bringing the material one step closer to being a viable semiconductor for use in today's electronic devices.

Thirteen Top-15 1Q18 semi suppliers register double-digit gains

05/16/2018  Samsung extends its number one ranking and sales lead over Intel to 23%.

Integration with global ecosystem key to growth of China's semiconductor industry

05/10/2018  The growth of China’s semiconductor industry outstripped sector expansion in many other regions in 2017 thanks in part to heavy government investments and supportive state policies.

ON Semiconductor Rochester assembly and test facility expands manufacturing operation

05/10/2018  ON Semiconductor Corporation announced the expansion of their manufacturing facility in Rochester, New York.

Adesto announces acquisition of S3 Semiconductors

05/10/2018  Adesto Technologies, a provider of innovative application-specific semiconductors for the IoT era, announced it has acquired Dublin-based S3 Semiconductors.

TowerJazz and Newsight Imaging announce advanced CMOS image sensor chips for LiDAR

05/09/2018  TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, and Newsight Imaging, today announced production of Newsight's advanced CMOS image sensor (CIS) chips and camera modules, customized for very high volume LiDAR and machine vision markets, combining sensors, digital algorithms and pixel array on the same chip.

CMOS image sensor sales stay on record-breaking pace

05/08/2018  Embedded imaging applications in cars, security, machine vision, medical, virtual reality, and other new uses will offset slow growth in camera phones, says new report.

RF power semiconductors near $1.5B for 2017 with GaN driving the way

05/07/2018  Gallium Nitride (GaN) has the promise of gaining market share in 2018 and is forecast to be a significant force over the next few years.

Design for magnetoelectric device may improve your memory

05/04/2018  A switching element made of Cr2O3 may yield smaller, more energy-efficient memory for computers and flash drives.

Osram strengthens portfolio for security applications via acquisition

05/03/2018  Osram has added to its expertise in semiconductor-based optical security technology by acquiring US-based Vixar Inc.

One-dimensional material packs a powerful punch for next generation electronics

05/02/2018  The new technology has applications in nanometer-scale transistors and circuits.

TowerJazz announces release of advanced 300mm 65nm BCD power management platform

05/02/2018  TowerJazz today announced the release of its 300mm 65nm BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) process, the most advanced power management platform for up to 16V operation and 24V maximum voltage.

TI expands lead among top analog suppliers in 2017

05/02/2018  Top 10 suppliers held 59% of analog market last year with ON Semi showing strongest growth.

Mentor enhances tool portfolio for TSMC 5nm FinFET and 7nm FinFET Plus processes and wafer-on-wafer stacking technology

05/01/2018  Mentor, a Siemens business, has announced that several tools in its Calibre nmPlatform and Analog FastSPICE (AFS) Platform have been certified by TSMC for the latest versions of TSMC's 5nm FinFET and 7nm FinFET Plus processes.

Global semiconductor sales up 20% year-to-year in Q1

05/01/2018  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $111.1 billion during the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 20 percent compared to the first quarter of 2017.

Valleytronics discovery could extend limits of Moore's Law

05/01/2018  Study finds that light polarization properties of candidate material offer additional computing degrees of freedom.




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