01/24/2014  We asked leading industry experts and analysts to give us their perspectives on what we can expect in 2014.

01/23/2014  A new plasma-enhanced atomic layer etch method delivers atomic-level etch precision with process times that are practical for use in a manufacturing environment.

01/23/2014  The development of an 85µm diameter, 100µm deep SiC back-side via etch process for production is described.

01/23/2014  Should foundries establish and share best practices to manage sub-nanometer effects to improve yield and also manufacturability?

01/15/2014  Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), a university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, has launched a significant new initiative on Trustworthy and Secure Semiconductors and Systems (T3S).

01/14/2014  Macroeconomic and microelectronic industry growth opportunities and innovation challenges underscored diverse perspectives from analysts, economists, technologists, semiconductor manufacturers and supply chain executives speaking at the SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) that opened yesterday.

01/09/2014  Worldwide, the semiconductor industry growth rate back in 1973 was about 30 percent and slipped into 1975 with negative sales growth rates.

12/20/2013  North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.24 billion in orders worldwide in November 2013 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.11.

12/18/2013  ABI Research verified that Intel has a leading position in the mobile processor technology race; launching the first 22nm mobile application processor.

12/16/2013  Mindspeed Technologies, Inc., a supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the assets of its wireless infrastructure business unit to Intel Corporation.

12/13/2013  TSI Semiconductors, LLC, a specialty foundry services company offering flexible technology development and high-quality manufacturing solutions, today announced that Deborah Harvey has joined the company in the newly created position of executive vice president of Worldwide Foundry Sales.

12/06/2013  Fab construction projects boom in 2013 but slow in 2014.

12/05/2013  Worldwide sales increase for eighth straight month and top $27 billion for first time ever in October; WSTS forecast projects growth of 4.4 percent in 2013 and 4.1 percent in 2014.

12/04/2013  Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $315.4 billion in 2013, a 5.2 percent increase from 2012 revenue of $299.9 billion, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.

12/03/2013  SEMI projects that worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment will contract 13.3 percent to $32.0 billion in 2013.

11/27/2013  Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) president and CEO Brian Toohey has announced his plans to leave the association in 2014 to join New Hampshire-based DEKA Research & Development Corporation as executive vice president.

11/20/2013  A book-to-bill of 1.05 means that $105 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.

11/13/2013  SEMI Standards task forces are working on encouraging the industry to collaborate on key issues like the technical parameters for 450mm silicon wafers, physical interfaces, carriers, assembly and packaging. To date, SEMI has 13 task forces working on 450mm and has published nineteen (19) 450mm standards with 14 more in the pipeline.

11/11/2013  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced that Mike Splinter, former CEO and current executive chairman of the board of directors at Applied Materials, has been named the 2013 recipient of SIA's highest honor, the Robert N. Noyce Award.

11/07/2013  SEMI, the global trade organization representing the nano- and micro-electronic manufacturing supply chains, today announced that next year’s Plastic Electronics Conference (PE2014) will be held in Grenoble, France and alternate with Dresden, Germany in future years to better address pan-European opportunities and challenges in Plastic Electronics.