05/09/2018  Silvaco, an EDA and IP provider of software tools, announced today that it has moved into new corporate headquarters at 2811 Mission College Boulevard on the sixth floor of one of the towers of the Mission Corporate Center in the heart of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara.

05/08/2018  Cohu, Inc. and Xcerra Corporation today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Cohu will acquire Xcerra for a combination of cash and stock.

05/08/2018  UnitySC, a developer of advanced inspection and metrology solutions, today announced the opening of its Asia subsidiary, Unity Semiconductor Limited Company (UnitySC Asia).

05/08/2018  Embedded imaging applications in cars, security, machine vision, medical, virtual reality, and other new uses will offset slow growth in camera phones, says new report.

05/07/2018  Semtech Corporation, a supplier of high performance analog, mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, today announced it has acquired substantially all the assets of IC Interconnect, Inc.

05/07/2018  The global semiconductor packaging materials market reached $16.7 billion in 2017. While slower growth of smartphones and personal computers -- the industry’s traditional drivers -- is reducing material consumption, the slowdown was offset by strong unit growth in the cryptocurrency market in 2017 and early 2018.

05/03/2018  Emboldened by advances in self-driving and Internet of Vehicles (IoV) technologies, Taiwan’s microelectronics sector is investing heavily in manufacturing processes and equipment as engines of innovation and growth for autonomous driving, the world’s next market goldmine. But breaking into the self-driving vehicle industry can be an uphill struggle.

05/02/2018  To meet growing market demand for high-density 2.5D and 3D stacked semiconductor solutions, Silicon Valley-based ALLVIA, Inc. has expanded its in-house capabilities to include the formation of through-quartz vias (TQV) ranging from 15 microns in diameter and 100 microns deep to 50 microns in diameter and 250 microns deep.

05/02/2018  EV Group today announced that it has started construction work for the next expansion phase of its corporate headquarters.

05/02/2018  TowerJazz today announced the release of its 300mm 65nm BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) process, the most advanced power management platform for up to 16V operation and 24V maximum voltage.

05/01/2018  Mentor, a Siemens business, has announced that several tools in its Calibre nmPlatform and Analog FastSPICE (AFS) Platform have been certified by TSMC for the latest versions of TSMC's 5nm FinFET and 7nm FinFET Plus processes.

05/01/2018  Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced its continued collaboration with TSMC to further 5nm and 7nm+ FinFET design innovation for mobile and high-performance computing (HPC) platforms.

04/30/2018  Synopsys, Inc. today announced certification of the Synopsys Design Platform with TSMC's latest Design Rule Manual (DRM) for advanced 7nm FinFET Plus process technology.

04/30/2018  Spin Transfer Technologies, Inc. announced results of its unique Precessional Spin Current (PSC) structure.

04/26/2018  The latest LPDDR4X features high performance and energy efficiency while significantly raising the thermal endurance level for automotive applications that often need to operate in extreme environments.

04/26/2018  Siemens Corporation today announced that Barbara Humpton has been appointed CEO for the United States, effective June 1, 2018.

04/26/2018  Tuning the graphene embedded in a photonic crystal by varying the external temperature can transform it into a light-sensitive sensor.

04/26/2018  Arbe Robotics' proprietary chipset leverages GF's 22FDX technology to deliver industry's first real-time 4D imaging radar for level 4 and 5 autonomous driving.

04/25/2018  Top eight companies held 88% of global foundry market last year.

04/25/2018  Most key countries/regions saw a slowdown in growth in March based on their respective Purchasing Managers Indices. And in one case – South Korea – manufacturing moved into contraction.