08/16/2016  Problems frequently arise as a result of an incomplete or absent formal risk assessment when processes are modified or new materials introduced.

08/12/2016  A major research institution has placed orders for two Advanced Vacuum plasma processing systems that will provide etch and deposition capabilities to be used in nanoelectronics research and development.

08/11/2016  Cypress Semiconductor Corporation today announced that Hassane El-Khoury has been named its president, chief executive officer, and a member of its board of directors.

08/11/2016  SEMI today announced that SEMICON Japan 2016, at Tokyo Big Sight on December 14-16, has increased exhibition and programming to keep pace with high-growth semiconductor segments in Japan.

08/08/2016  MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (MSIG) will hold its third annual MEMS & Sensors Industry Group Conference Asia in Shanghai, China on September 13-14, 2016.

08/05/2016  ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON) this week announced that it is joining the Original Equipment Suppliers Association.

08/05/2016  Technology could lead to the development of neuromorphic computers with highly co-located memory and processing units to speed up cognitive computing and analyze IoT Big Data.

08/04/2016  Samco, a semiconductor process equipment developer and manufacturer based in Japan, announced that it will open its Malaysia branch office on Aug. 10, 2016 in Petaling Jaya, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur.

08/02/2016  ams AG has launched the smallest ever optical sensor module that delivers a combination of colour (RGB), ambient light and proximity sensing, providing OEMs with design flexibility and the ability to provide a better display viewing experience.

08/02/2016  The Semiconductor Industry Association today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $79.1 billion during the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 1.0 percent over the previous quarter and a decrease of 5.8 percent compared to the second quarter of 2015.

08/02/2016  Micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) sensor revenue declined by 3.4% in 2015 with slow growth expected to start from 2017. While microphones and other MEMS categories grew, other categories declined -- most notably, motion sensors.

08/01/2016  STMicroelectronics has been named the MEMS Manufacturer of the Year at the MEMS World Summit, the MEMS Manufacturing Conference gathering the top executives in the Worldwide MEMS Manufacturing Industry.

07/29/2016  Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) and Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: LLTC) this week announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Analog Devices will acquire Linear Technology in a cash and stock transaction that values the combined enterprise at approximately $30 billion.

07/29/2016  Physicists use supercomputers to find a way of making 'imitation graphene' from salt.

07/29/2016  STMicroelectronics today announced that it has acquired ams' assets related to NFC1 and RFID2 reader business

07/28/2016  Busch, LLC this week announced plans to build a new 44,000 sq. ft. building in Austin, Texas.

07/28/2016  Beyond its gloom, the MEMS industry is showing numerous emerging devices that hold promise for future growth.

07/28/2016  A new study published in the ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology aims to take advantage of sweat's trove of medical information through the development of a sustainable, wearable sensor to detect lactate levels in your perspiration.

07/26/2016  Innovative capabilities developed will lead to higher power efficiency and lower costs for MEMS and silicon photonics devices.

07/22/2016  Today SEMI announced registration opened for Europe's largest electronics manufacturing exhibition, SEMICON Europa (25-26 October) in Grenoble.