08/22/2018  Samsung Electronics, Intel and SK Hynix continued to lead the semiconductor market in Q2 2018.

08/20/2018  Samsung extends its number one ranking and sales lead over Intel to 22%.

08/17/2018  This year's theme is "Device Breakthroughs from Quantum to 5G and Beyond" -- chosen to reflect the expanding reach of electronics technology in society.

08/17/2018  Nordson SONOSCAN, a developer and producer of acoustic micro imaging (AMI) tools, announces its new Gen7 laboratory style acoustic micro-imaging tool.

08/16/2018  On the heels of a 37.3% growth in wafer front end (WFE) semiconductor equipment growth in 2017, the market will grow only 10% in 2018 to $62.3 billion.

08/14/2018  SEMI today announced that all legal requirements have been met for the ESD (Electronic Systems Design) Alliance to become a SEMI Strategic Association Partner.

08/14/2018  Mega-mergers become less likely because of the high-dollar value of major acquisitions, increasing scrutiny from regulators, rising protectionism among more countries, and growing global trade frictions.

08/14/2018  Semiconductor capital equipment sales are historically very volatile, with their growth fluctuating MUCH MORE than electronic equipment.

08/08/2018  In a bid to reinvigorate Europe’s electronics strategy and strengthen the region’s position in key emerging technologies, European electronics industry CEOs in June called on public and private actors to accelerate collaboration at the European Union and national levels.

08/08/2018  Aiming to forge stronger ties between the two technology heavyweights as partners in semiconductor industry innovation, SEMI and CASPA (Chinese American Semiconductor Professional Association) in mid July signed a strategic cooperation agreement to promote industry innovation between Silicon Valley and China.

08/06/2018  Q2 sales are highest on record, 6.0 percent more than previous quarter, 20.5 percent higher than Q2 of last year.

08/02/2018  The march to greater precision, efficiency and safety – the lifeblood of high-technology manufacturing facilities – has taken on a new urgency as emerging applications such artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 give new meaning to smart factories.

08/02/2018  We’re living in a digital world where semiconductors have been taken for granted. But, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing everything – and bringing semiconductors back into the deserved spotlight.

08/01/2018  Hennessy, pioneer in electrical engineering, will accept 2018 Robert N. Noyce Award at SIA Award Dinner on Nov. 29.

07/31/2018  SEMI today announced its support for calls yesterday by nearly 50 members of Congress for the Trump Administration to remove tariffs on U.S. semiconductor products imported from China.

07/30/2018  Reaching their highest recorded quarterly level ever on robust demand, worldwide silicon wafer area shipments rose 2.5 percent in the second quarter of 2018 to 3,160 million square inches from 3,084 million square inches the previous quarter, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.

07/30/2018  Two months after opposing $34 billion in U.S. trade tariffs on behalf of the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing industry, Jonathan Davis, global vice president of industry advocacy at SEMI, this week spoke out against an additional $16 billion duties on Chinese goods.

07/26/2018  In a key move to inspire the next generation of innovators, the School District of Osceola County (SDOC) today became the first school district to join the SEMI High Tech U (HTU) Certified Partner Program (CPP), a curriculum that prepares high-school students to pursue careers in STEM fields.

07/26/2018  JUMP program funds 24 new research projects to amplify mission of its six innovation centers.

07/25/2018  DARPA selects research teams from industry, academia to receive funding through its Electronics Resurgence Initiative to bolster next-generation semiconductor design, materials, architectures.