07/19/2018  Large thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) panel makers are expected to reduce production of comparatively smaller sized 32-, 40- and 43-inch panels, helping to stabilize panel prices in the third quarter of 2018.

07/17/2018  With every smartphone brand applying the 18:9 and wider aspect ratio screens to its newer models, the rate of adoption is expected to quicken in the second half of 2018.

07/13/2018  Despite concerns about TV demand and falling profit margins, major South Korean and Chinese TV makers are expected to stock up on display panels in the third quarter to prepare for the seasonal year-end shopping spree by consumers.

07/12/2018  Novel approach to white LEDs could lead to more energy-efficient lighting.

07/10/2018  There's an old proverb that the shoemaker's children always go barefoot, indicating how some professionals don't apply their skills for themselves. Until lately, that has seemed the case with the semiconductor manufacturing industry which has been good at collecting massive amounts of data, but no so good at analyzing that data and using it to improve efficiency, boost yield and reduce costs.

07/09/2018  Smart technologies take center stage tomorrow as SEMICON West, the flagship U.S. event for connecting the electronics manufacturing supply chain, opens for three days of insights into leading technologies and applications that will power future industry expansion.

06/28/2018  GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced that Socionext Inc. will manufacture the third and latest generation of its graphics display controllers, the SC1701, on GF's 55nm Low Power Extended (55LPx) process technology with embedded non-volatile memory.

06/25/2018  AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today announced awards for key suppliers that contributed to the successful launch of 10 new high-performance computing and graphics product families in 2017.

06/22/2018  Despite better-than-expected first-quarter demand for thin-film transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT-LCD) TV sets and TV panels, market players would be well advised to adopt a more conservative outlook in demand growth for the coming quarters, according to IHS Markit.

06/19/2018  FlexTech, a SEMI Strategic Association Partner, is now soliciting proposals for projects that advance flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) for sensors, power and other key electronic components.

06/18/2018  The global demand for automotive display systems is expected to continue a strong growth path in 2018, according to recent analysis from business information provider IHS Markit.

06/07/2018  Researchers demonstrate silver-based electrode films that could be used for flexible touch displays, televisions and solar cells.

05/31/2018  Global sales of smartphones to end users returned to growth in the first quarter of 2018 with a 1.3 percent increase over the same period in 2017, according to Gartner, Inc.

05/31/2018  Notch design of smartphone displays is estimated to raise manufacturing cost of display panels by more than 20 percent.

05/29/2018  Layers made as ultrastable glasses improve device performance.

05/22/2018  The 64th annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting(IEDM), to be held at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel December 1-5, 2018, has issued a Call for Papers seeking the world's best original work in all areas of microelectronics research and development.

05/22/2018  Memory devices employ a wide range of packaging technology from wire-bond leadframe and BGA to TSV.

05/22/2018  U.S. electronics manufacturing event expands with wearables program.

05/21/2018  Technology trends in backplane technology are driving higher gas demand in display manufacturing. Specific gas requirements of process blocks are discussed, and various supply modes are reviewed.

05/21/2018  Photolithography of organic semiconductors is an emerging technology that can enable high resolution OLED displays.