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Analog market to reach $56.5B in 2020

11/11/2015  The world electronics market will consume over 121 billion analog ICs in 2015 and grow to over $56 billion by 2020.

Shipments of residential Internet of Things devices expected to total over $330 billion through 2025

11/10/2015  A recent report from Navigant Research suggests the global market for residential IoT devices will grow strongly through 2025.

Xaar and Lawter collaborate to deliver nanoink printing

11/10/2015  Xaar plc and Lawter announced a collaboration to optimize the performance of a line of nanosilver conductive inks in the Xaar 1002 industrial inkjet printhead.

Advance could bring commercial applications for silver nanowires

11/10/2015  New research suggests wrapping silver nanowires with an ultrathin layer of graphene protects the structures from damage and could represent a key to realizing their commercial potential.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES achieves 14nm finFET technology success for next-generation AMD products

11/06/2015  GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced it has demonstrated silicon success on the first AMD products using its most advanced 14nm FinFET process technology.

China to dominate flat panel display manufacturing by 2018, IHS

11/05/2015  China is quickly adding capacity in all flat-panel display (FPD) manufacturing segments.

It's all about packaging - in this material world, who is your partner?

11/05/2015  With the emergence of the IoT (Internet of Things), advanced packaging is clearly the enabling technology providing solutions for mobile applications and for semiconductor devices fabricated at 16 nm and below process nodes.

SEMICON Japan attracts innovation: IoT and high-tech startups

11/04/2015  SEMI announced further details on SEMICON Japan, to be held at Tokyo Big Sight on December 16 through 18.

Allegro MicroSystems announces new 2D speed and direction sensor IC using vertical and planar Hall elements

11/04/2015  Allegro MicroSystems announced the release of a dual-channel Hall-effect latch featuring two-dimensional (2D) sensing via a combination of vertical Hall and planar Hall elements.

FEI announces agreement to acquire DCG Systems

11/03/2015  FEI Company and DCG Systems, Inc. announced an agreement where FEI willacquire DCG for $160 million in an all cash transaction.

New Helios G4 Series DualBeam from FEI sets new standards

11/03/2015  FEI announced the Helios G4 DualBeam series, which offers the highest throughput ultra-thin TEM lamella preparation for leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing and failure analysis applications.

IMT partners with Silicon Catalyst to provide MEMS technology and manufacturing

11/03/2015  Innovative Micro Technology announced a partner agreement with Silicon Catalyst, a startup incubator focused exclusively on semiconductor solutions.

Global semiconductor sales increase 1.5 percent in third quarter

11/03/2015  SIA announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $85.2 billion during the third quarter of 2015, an increase of 1.5 percent compared to the previous quarter.

DCG Systems addresses localization of electrical shorts with EBIRCH technology

11/03/2015  DCG Systems announced the release of EBIRCH, a technology for localizing shorts and other low-resistance faults that may reside in the interconnect structures or the polysilicon base layer of integrated circuits.

UPDATED - Semiconductor Manufacturing: ASMC 2016 - Nov. 11 "call for papers" deadline

11/03/2015  SEMI announced today that the deadline for presenters to submit an abstract for the 27th annual SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference (ASMC) is November 2.

Plasma-Therm acquires plasma processing technology from Nanoplas France

11/03/2015  Plasma-Therm announced that it has acquired a High Density Radical Flux plasma technology that enables low-temperature Bosch polymer removal.

China's Tsinghua Unigroup invests in Taiwan's Powertech

11/03/2015  Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd., a Chinese government-owned chipmaker will make a $600 million investment in Powertech Technology of Taiwan, according to multiple reports.

X-FAB announces investments to further expand X-FAB Sarawak capacity

11/02/2015  X-FAB Silicon Foundries announced it will expand the capacity and capabilities of its Kuching-based foundry operation, X-FAB Sarawak Sdn. Bhd., to meet accelerating demand for its core technologies.

Ziptronix and Fraunhofer collaborate on low-cost 3D integration solutions

10/30/2015  Ziptronix, Inc. announced it has entered into a development agreement with Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID.

Soraa announces LED manufacturing expansion in Syracuse, NY

10/30/2015  Soraa announced that it will open a new semiconductor fabrication plant in Syracuse, New York.




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