10/18/2018  Samsung’s new 7LPP allows up to 40% increase in area efficiency with 20% higher performance or 50% lower power consumption, resulting in better yields with significantly fewer layers.

10/17/2018  Communications apps expected to account for 3x more than computer in 2018 pure-play foundry sales.

10/16/2018  SEMI today confirmed its support for a Joint-Industry Cooperation on an RoHS Review aimed at urging the European Commission to, at a minimum, consider dedicating more resources to a targeted outreach programme with third countries.

10/16/2018  Total wafer shipments in 2018 year are expected to eclipse the all-time market high set in 2017 and continue to reach record levels through 2021.

10/15/2018  Analysis shows more than a 16x difference between the average revenue generated by 0.5µ 200mm wafers ($370) and ?20nm 300mm wafers ($6,050).

10/12/2018  Many semiconductor companies are beginning to embrace IoT to drive new revenue and growth models.

10/11/2018  Toshiba Memory Corporation (TMC) today announced the appointment of Stacy J. Smith as Executive Chairman, effective on October 1, 2018.

10/09/2018  Even for someone who has been in this industry since the days of the TI Datamath 4-function calculator and the TMS1100 4-bit microcontroller (yes, that’s been a LONG time – the movie Grease premiered the same year!), it is sometimes hard to grasp the scope and complexity of what happens in today’s leading-edge semiconductor gigafabs.

10/04/2018  According to data compiled by Inkwood Research, the global semiconductor market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.67% during the forecast period from 2017 to 2024.

10/03/2018  ANSYS announced TSMC certified ANSYS solutions for the 7 nanometer FinFET Plus (N7+) process node with extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) technology and validated the reference flow for the latest Integrated Fan-Out with Memory on Substrate (InFO_MS) advanced packaging technology.

10/03/2018  History suggests that DRAM ASP and market growth will soon trend downward; suppliers cautious and stand ready to adjust capex expansion plans.

10/03/2018  SMART Global Holdings, Inc., parent company of SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. announced the appointment of Bryan Ingram, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Wireless Semiconductor Division of Broadcom Inc., to its board of directors and its Compensation Committee, effective October 2, 2018.

10/02/2018  Global industry posts highest-ever monthly sales; year-to-year growth seen across all major semiconductor product categories and regional markets.

09/28/2018  Korea is on track to top all other regions in fab investment, spending $63 billion between 2017 and 2020, with powerhouses Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix leading the way, according to latest World Fab Forecast Report by SEMI.

09/26/2018  Driven by cryptocurrency device demand, TSMC's China sales are expected to surge by 79% this year.

09/26/2018  Last week, more than a dozen senior semiconductor executives traveled to Washington, DC for the first-ever Fall Washington Forum.

09/25/2018  Managing Director of Jefferies Group LLC to discuss next semiconductor growth opportunity at October 9 conference, which is designed to advance technology, business and collaboration.

09/24/2018  Professors Hoyt and Shanbhag will receive the awards in conjunction with the SIA Annual Award Dinner on Nov. 29, 2018 in San Jose, Calif.

09/24/2018  MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, announced today that it will hold a Foundry Technology Symposium at the Shangri-La in Shenzhen, China, on November 27, 2018.

09/21/2018  Global fab construction investment shows continuing strength, with 19 new fab projects expected to begin construction in 2019 and 2020, based on the latest data published in SEMI’s World Fab Forecast.