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January semiconductor sales up 14% compared to last year

03/06/2017  Year-to-year growth is market's largest since November 2010; month-to-month sales decrease slightly.

Semiconductor manufacturing's next big thing at ASMC 2017

03/02/2017  Manufacturers, suppliers and academia gather to understand the road ahead.

Eleven companies forecast to account for 78% of semi capex in 2017

03/02/2017  Three of the top 11 companies are expected to increase capex spending by 25% or more.

TSMC joins Semiconductor Research Corporation

02/28/2017  Semiconductor Research Corporation today announced that TSMC has signed an agreement to participate in two SRC research initiatives.

KLA-Tencor introduces new metrology systems for leading-edge integrated circuit device technologies

02/23/2017  KLA-Tencor Corporation today introduced four innovative metrology systems that enable development and high-volume manufacturing of sub-10nm integrated circuit (IC) devices.

Taiwan maintains largest share of global IC wafer fab capacity

02/23/2017  South Korea narrows gap with Taiwan; China shows biggest increase, accounts for nearly 11%.

North American semiconductor equipment industry posts January 2017 billings

02/22/2017  North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.86 billion in billings worldwide in January 2017 (three-month average basis).

SEMI appoints Ajit Manocha as president and CEO

02/21/2017  SEMI today announced the appointment of Ajit Manocha as its president and CEO.

Brooks Instrument names Mohamed Saleem as new Chief Technology Officer

02/21/2017  Mohamed Saleem has joined Brooks Instrument as the company's new chief technology officer (CTO), where he will oversee its California-based technology development center.

Intel continues to drive semiconductor industry R&D spending

02/16/2017  Among Top-10 R&D spenders, Intel accounted for 36% of R&D outlays.

GlobalFoundries reveals expansion plans

02/10/2017  The company is investing in its existing leading-edge fabs in the United States and Germany, expanding its footprint in China with a fab in Chengdu, and adding capacity for mainstream technologies in Singapore.

Toshiba starts construction of Fab 6 and memory R&D center at Yokkaichi, Japan

02/09/2017  Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has started construction of a new semiconductor fabrication facility, Fab 6, and a new R&D center, the Memory R&D Center, at Yokkaichi Operations in Mie prefecture, Japan, the company’s main memory production base.

Intel announces $7B investment in next-gen semiconductor fab in Arizona

02/09/2017  The announcement was made by U.S. President Donald Trump and Intel CEO Brian Krzanich at the White House.

IC market growth limited by narrow window of global GDP expansion

02/09/2017  Significant and noticeable IC market growth closely tied to significant worldwide GDP growth.

SEMICON Korea huge 30th year anniversary event opens today

02/08/2017  SEMICON Korea 2017, opening today at COEX in Seoul, celebrates its 30th anniversary with its largest-ever exhibition.

Annual silicon volume shipments remain at record highs

02/07/2017  Revenues continue to be under pressure.

Samsung and Apple continued to lead as top global semiconductor customers in 2016

02/01/2017  Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top two semiconductor chip buyers in 2016, representing 18.2 percent of the total worldwide market, according to Gartner, Inc.

SEMI 2020: "There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind"

02/01/2017  “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail,” was how I started last week’s article. In that article we looked back on 2016 and the incredible progress of the industry and how it continually cuts new trail and keeps moving at the speed of Moore’s Law.

Without technology, China's "MIC 2025" results for ICs likely to fall woefully short of its goals

02/01/2017  IC Insights believes China's self-sufficiency targets for ICs of 40% in 2020 and 70% in 2025 are unrealistic.

Do not go where the path may lead

01/27/2017  What follows, in Part 1 of this two-part article, is a quick look back at the industry in 2016 and the road ahead in 2017 followed by what SEMI achieved in 2016 and where SEMI’s road will lead in 2017 to keep pace our industry charging forward where there is no path.




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