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Global, U.S. electronics supply chains see healthy midyear business conditions

05/18/2018  The first quarter of this year was very strong globally, with growth across the entire electronics supply chain.

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.

3D-Micromac receives order for new microMIRA excimer laser lift-off system from dpiX

05/17/2018  More than 400 laser systems from 3D-Micromac installed worldwide; dozens of excimer laser systems used for display and microelectronics manufacturing.

LG Display retains its lead in area shipments of large displays in first quarter of 2018

05/15/2018  Large display panel shipments show better-than-expected results compared to previous first quarters.

Researchers offer new technology for liquid-crystal displays

05/11/2018  An international research team from Russia, France, and Germany has proposed a new method for orienting liquid crystals.

Tech bends light more efficiently, offers wider angles for light input

05/08/2018  Engineering and physics researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technology for steering light that allows for more light input and greater efficiency - a development that holds promise for creating more immersive augmented-reality display systems.

Global expansion at more subdued pace

04/25/2018  Most key countries/regions saw a slowdown in growth in March based on their respective Purchasing Managers Indices. And in one case – South Korea – manufacturing moved into contraction.

Shipment area of AMOLED panel expected to more than quadruple by 2024

04/23/2018  With demand growing for active matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) TV panels, shipments of overall AMOLED panels by area is forecast to more than quadruple to 22.4 million square meters by 2024 from 5.0 million square meters in 2017.

Demand for higher resolution oxide panels expected to grow 30% in 2018

04/19/2018  Rise in LCD and OLED display applications has contributed to momentum in demand growth for panels using this technology.

Flexible TVs and high performance wearable smart tech one step closer

04/19/2018  Flexible televisions, tablets and phones as well as 'truly wearable' smart tech are a step closer thanks to a nanoscale transistor created by researchers at The University of Manchester and Shandong University in China.

AMOLED panel demand in smartphone market expected to grow much slower than expected

04/16/2018  After showing triple-digit growth in 2017, flexible AMOLED panel is only expected to grow 34 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year.

Worldwide PC shipments declined 1.4% in first quarter of 2018

04/12/2018  Worldwide PC shipments totaled 61.7 million units in the first quarter of 2018, a 1.4 percent decline from the first quarter of 2017, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.

ABI Research's Teardowns service finds first hidden under-display fingerprint sensor bites into Apple's face recognition technology

04/11/2018  What makes the Vivo X20 Plus UD smartphone so important is that it is the first smartphone to use Synaptics' under-display fingerprint sensor, and it has the potential to bite into Apple's face recognition technology, announced the Teardowns service of ABI Research.

U.S. federal government R&D spending for 2018 finalized

04/06/2018  Although many months past due, Congress on March 23 finalized the federal spending for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2018, only hours before a what would have been the third government shutdown of the year.

Apple developing all key elements of microLED display technology

03/29/2018  If we did not know before, now we are all aware: microLEDs for display applications is a very hot topic and Apple is strongly commited to the development of its own technology.

Market for organic materials used to manufacture OLED panels showed remarkable growth in second half of 2017

03/28/2018  Revenue of OLED materials increased by 20 percent in second half of 2017, following a slump from 2016.

Atomically thin light-emitting device opens the possibility for 'invisible' displays

03/26/2018  UC Berkeley engineers have built a bright-light emitting device that is millimeters wide and fully transparent when turned off. The light emitting material in this device is a monolayer semiconductor, which is just three atoms thick.

Samsung Electronics diversifies its 8-inch foundry offerings with new RF/IoT and fingerprint technology solutions

03/21/2018  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced more value added 8-inch (200mm) technology solutions for its foundry customers.

U.S. trade tensions with China hit fever pitch

03/21/2018  Stiff tariffs and the dismantling of longstanding trade agreements – cornerstones of these new actions – will ripple through the semiconductor industry with particularly damaging effect.

SEMICON West 2018 to spotlight smart technologies, workforce development

03/20/2018  SEMICON West has opened registration for the July 10-12, 2018, exposition at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.




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