11/07/2013  SK Hynix, MediaTek, Micron, and Qualcomm each forecast to show ?30% year-over-year growth.

11/01/2013  Rubicon Technology announced the launch of the first commercial line of large diameter patterned sapphire substrates (PSS) in four-inch through eight-inch diameters.

10/30/2013  3D atomic force microscopes can measure critical dimensions, line edge roughness and sidewall roughness in a way that is highly accurate, non-destructive and cost-effective.

10/30/2013  Senior executives from Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) member companies and other multi-national semiconductor companies around the globe sent a letter to Chinese Vice Premiers Wang Yang and Ma Kai on October 16, encouraging China to support duty-free coverage for semiconductor products in an expanded Information Technology Agreement (ITA).

10/22/2013  North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $975.3 million in orders worldwide in September 2013 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.97, according to the September EMDS Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI.

10/21/2013  Zygo Corporation today announced that Dr. Chris L. Koliopoulos is stepping down as the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately, following the mutual decision of Dr. Koliopoulos and Zygo's board of directors.

10/15/2013  Jordan Valley Semiconductors Ltd. received another order for its recently introduced JVX7300LMI scanning X-ray in-line metrology tool for patterned and blanket wafers

10/09/2013  Next-gen SnAg offers industry-leading plating rates and process flexibility for flipchip packages and interconnects

10/09/2013  Semiconductor capital spending has increased significantly among pure-play foundries as more IDMs shift to a fabless/fab-lite business model and as new foundry participants intensify competition among the old guard.

10/07/2013  New Center will offer the global semiconductor ecosystem crucial patterning knowledge for sub-10nm technologies.

10/04/2013  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $25.87 billion for the month of August 2013, an increase of 6.4 percent compared to August 2012, marking the industry's largest year-over-year growth since March 2011.

10/02/2013  Emphasis on fabless and fab-lite models in U.S. contributes to 62% marketshare.

09/24/2013  Applied Materials Inc. and Tokyo Electron Limited today announced Applied Materials agreed to merge with Tokyo Electron.

09/19/2013  Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment spending is projected to total $34.6 billion in 2013, an 8.5 percent decline from 2012 spending of $37.8 billion, according to Gartner, Inc.

09/16/2013  Entegris, Inc. and SEMATECH announced they have partnered to move forward the development of advanced nanoscale particle removal processes and cleaning technologies for next-generation wafers and devices.

09/13/2013  The worldwide semiconductor market is expected to grow three percent from 2012 to 2013. There has been sequential market growth from 1Q13 to 2Q13 and the vast majority of the top 20 vendors are expecting 3Q13 to grow revenues again.

09/10/2013  SEMI today reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$ 7.55 billion in the second quarter of 2013

08/15/2013 

Michael R. Splinter will serve as executive chairman.

08/15/2013 

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Volterra Semiconductor Corp. for $23 per share, which represents a 55 percent premium to Volterra Semiconductor's closing share price on August 14, 2013.

08/15/2013 

View Inc. today announced Harold Hughes, a semiconductor industry veteran, is joining the company's board of directors.