10/18/2016  After the project's completion, SMIC TianJin is expected to become the world's largest integrated 8-inch IC production line.

10/13/2016  Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, the largest and most advanced foundry in Mainland China, today held the groundbreaking ceremony of a new 12-inch wafer fab in Shanghai to meet SMIC Shanghai's increasing production and development needs.

10/13/2016  SEMI recently completed its annual silicon shipment forecast for the semiconductor industry. This forecast provides an outlook for the demand in silicon units for the period 2016–2018.

10/13/2016  McGuirk will continue to lead SEMI in his current capacity until a successor is appointed.

10/11/2016  Total wafer demand is expected to return to historical growth rates over the next five years. However, what is uncharacteristic of the past is the wide range of decline and growth that will be logged by specific product categories and technologies.

10/11/2016  Examining 200mm capacity over the years, the highest level of 200mm capacity was recorded in 2007 and the lowest following this peak in 2009.

10/07/2016  Reliance on existing wafer sizes increases as near-term outlook for 450mm wafers fades.

10/06/2016  The parties decided to it was not in the best interests of their respective stakeholders to continue pursuing the merger after the U.S. Department of Justice advised KLA-Tencor and Lam Research that it would not continue with a consent decree that the parties had been negotiating.

10/05/2016  August sales up 3.5 percent compared to July, increase year-to-year for first time in more than a year.

10/05/2016  Today, SEMI announced an exceptional lineup of keynotes at SEMICON Japan's "SuperTHEATER" focusing on innovation and insights into the future of the electronics supply chain.

09/29/2016  As the rate of traditional scaling slows, the chip sector looks increasingly to materials and design to move forward on multiple paths for multiple applications. Figuring out more effective ways to collaborate across silos will be crucial.

09/28/2016  Sales of ICs built using <40nm process technology forecast to rise 23% at pure-play foundries.

09/27/2016  A book-to-bill of 1.03 means that $103 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.

09/23/2016  Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. and Beijing Shanhai Capital Management Co, Ltd. today jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which a consortium led by Shanhai Capital will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Analogix for over $500 million.

09/22/2016  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), in consultation with Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), today presented its University Research Award to professors from the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan in recognition of their outstanding contributions to semiconductor research.

09/21/2016  Value of semiconductor industry M&A agreements already over $50 billion this year.

09/21/2016  The conference and networking event, will be held at the iconic Hotel del Coronado in San Diego on May 14-17, 2017.

09/20/2016  Ted Shafer of ASML reports on the highlights from the ?200mm manufacturing session during SEMICON West, organized by the SEMI Secondary Equipment and Applications Special Interest Group.

09/19/2016  As we have predicted two and a half years back, the industry is bifurcating, and just a few products pursue scaling to 7nm while the majority of designs stay on 28nm or older nodes.

09/14/2016  The Semiconductor Industry Association announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $27.1 billion for the month of July 2016.