03/02/2017  Three of the top 11 companies are expected to increase capex spending by 25% or more.

02/28/2017  Semiconductor Research Corporation today announced that TSMC has signed an agreement to participate in two SRC research initiatives.

02/24/2017  Fabless power semiconductor company Semitrex announced today that it has changed its name to Helix Semiconductors.

02/24/2017  NXP Semiconductors N.V., the world's largest supplier of automotive semiconductors, announced that it has joined the Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto-ISAC).

02/23/2017  South Korea narrows gap with Taiwan; China shows biggest increase, accounts for nearly 11%.

02/22/2017  North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.86 billion in billings worldwide in January 2017 (three-month average basis).

02/21/2017  SEMI today announced the appointment of Ajit Manocha as its president and CEO.

02/21/2017  Optimized RF features deliver high-performance solutions for mmWave beam forming applications in 5G smartphones and base stations.

02/21/2017  Mohamed Saleem has joined Brooks Instrument as the company's new chief technology officer (CTO), where he will oversee its California-based technology development center.

02/17/2017  Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a material that could reduce signal losses in photonic devices.

02/17/2017  The explosive growth in demand for internet bandwidth and cloud computing capacity brings a new set of technology challenges and opportunities for the semiconductor supply chain.

02/16/2017  Among Top-10 R&D spenders, Intel accounted for 36% of R&D outlays.

02/15/2017  Information transport by spin as an alternative to conventional computing technology.

02/15/2017  Engineering researchers at Michigan State University have developed the first stretchable integrated circuit that is made entirely using an inkjet printer, raising the possibility of inexpensive mass production of smart fabric.

02/14/2017  In a breakthrough for gas sensing, a group of researchers in Germany has developed a buried tunnel junction VCSEL with a single-stage type-II active region to extend the wavelength coverage of electrically pumped VCSELs.

02/14/2017  Semtech Corporation, a supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced the latest family of load switches in its FemtoSwitch product platform.

02/13/2017  The company will continue investing in its wafer plants in the United States and Germany, expand its capacity in Singapore, and construct a facility to produce 12-inch wafers in Chengdu, China in order to satisfy Chinese and global demands for the company's 22FDX technology.

02/10/2017  Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that Dr. Om Nalamasu, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional honors for engineers.

02/10/2017  The company is investing in its existing leading-edge fabs in the United States and Germany, expanding its footprint in China with a fab in Chengdu, and adding capacity for mainstream technologies in Singapore.

02/10/2017  Researchers in Singapore and China collaborate to create new photodetector based on GdNiO3/Nb-doped SrTiO3 p-n heterojunction.