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Executive viewpoints: 2017 outlook

01/25/2017  Each year, Solid State Technology turns to industry leaders to hear viewpoints on the technological and economic outlook for the upcoming year. Read through these expert opinions on what to expect in 2017.

North American semiconductor equipment industry posts December 2016 book-to-bill ratio of 1.06

01/25/2017  This combined with a significant increase in billings puts 2016 equipment sales of North American manufacturers well above 2015 levels and well positioned for 2017.

ISS Europe 2017: European innovation leadership

01/24/2017  Electronics manufacturing solutions for Automotive, Smart Manufacturing and Healthcare enabling the future of European technology.

2015-2016 deals dominate semiconductor M&A ranking

01/20/2017  U.S. companies making acquisitions accounted for more than half of the value in announced transactions in the last two years, while Asia-Pacific represented 23%.

Market for power semiconductors in automotive to rev up by $3B by 2022

01/19/2017  Demand to soar due to big electrification in vehicles.

New research helps to meet the challenges of nanotechnology

01/19/2017  Research helps to make the most of nanoscale catalytic effects for nanotechnology.

Fire, rain, and M&A 

01/19/2017  The expert panel, "The Future of M&A in the Semiconductor Industry," was a hot topic at SEMI's Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) conference on January 11.

$24B semiconductor assembly and testing services market poised for steady growth

01/13/2017  This week, Future Market Insights (FMI) releases its latest report on the semiconductor assembly and testing services market.

IBM releases new all-flash storage for cognitive workloads

01/13/2017  IBM this week announced new, all-flash storage solutions designed for midrange and large enterprises, where high availability, continuous up-time, and performance are critical.

NUS researchers achieve major breakthrough in flexible electronics

01/13/2017  New classes of printable electrically conducting polymer materials make better electrodes for plastic electronics and advanced semiconductor devices.

Toshiba expands lineup of industrial-grade e-MMC embedded NAND flash memory products

01/12/2017  Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. this week announced the launch of its JEDEC e-MMCTM Version 5.1-compliant embedded NAND flash memory products that feature an enhanced operational temperature range of -40°C to +105°C.

Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is forecast to grow 2.9% in 2017

01/12/2017  Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is projected to increase 2.9 percent in 2017, to $69.9 billion, according to Gartner, Inc.

Synopsys extends Software Integrity Platform with acquisition of Forcheck

01/12/2017  Synopsys, Inc. today announced it has completed its acquisition of certain assets of Forcheck.

Pure-play foundry market surges 11% in 2016 to reach $50B

01/12/2017  X-Fab, SMIC, and TowerJazz each grew by ?30% last year.

NXP honored as 2016 Top 100 Global Innovator

01/10/2017  NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced that Clarivate Analytics, formerly the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, has listed NXP in its highly anticipated list of 2016 Top 100 Global Innovators.

SEMI ISS 2017 uncovers new growth, forecast upgrades

01/10/2017  SEMI's Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) opened yesterday with a theme focused on new industry forces and new markets.

Memory market poised for strongest annual growth through 2021

01/09/2017  Solid upside potential for DRAM, flash memory markets in 2017 and much of forecast period.

Global semiconductor sales up 7% year-to-year

01/04/2017  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $31.0 billion for the month of November 2016, an increase of 7.4 percent compared to the November 2015 total.

Gartner forecasts flat worldwide device shipments until 2018

01/04/2017  Emerging devices can enhance conventional device sales.

Industry 4.0: What does it mean to the semiconductor industry?

12/23/2016  Adding intelligence to materials and products facilitates the fully decentralized operations model associated with Industry 4.0.




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Environment, Safety & Health

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The semiconductor industry is an acknowledged global leader in promoting environmental sustainability in the design, manufacture, and use of its products, as well as the health and safety of its operations and impacts on workers in semiconductor facilities (fabs). We will examine trends and concerns related to emissions, chemical use, energy consumption and worker safety and health.

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Wafer Processing

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As the industry moves to 10nm and 7nm nodes, advances in wafer processing – etch, deposition, planarization, implant, cleaning, annealing, epitaxy among others – will be required. Manufacturers are looking for new solutions for sustained strain engineering, FinFETs, FDSOI and multi-gate technologies, 3D NAND, and high mobility transistors.

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