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Thailand's semiconductor sector on-track to tap $280B global automotive electronics industry

03/09/2016  SEMICON SEA 2016 to feature Thailand specific forums and discussions.

CyberOptics and Nordson ink a strategic OEM supplier agreement for 3D MRS sensors

03/09/2016  CyberOptics today announced an OEM supplier agreement with Nordson YESTECH to supply its proprietary 3D Multi-Reflection Suppression (MRS) sensors.

Market for GaN and SiC power semiconductors to top $1B in 2020

03/09/2016  The emerging market for silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors is forecast to pass the $1 billion mark in five years, energized by demand from hybrid and electric vehicles, power supplies and photovoltaic (PV) inverters.

2015 European SEMI Award honors Paul Lindner

03/08/2016  Paul Lindner, executive technology director at EV Group, is the recipient of the 2015 European SEMI Award.

'Bending current' opens up the way for a new type of magnetic memory

03/07/2016  Use your computer without the need to start it up: a new type of magnetic memory makes it possible. This "MRAM" is faster, more efficient and robust than other kinds of data storage. However, switching bits still requires too much electrical power to make large-scale application practicable.

Global semiconductor sales off to sluggish start in 2016

03/04/2016  The Semiconductor Industry Association today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $26.9 billion for the month of January 2016, 2.7 percent lower than the previous month's total of $27.6 billion and 5.8 percent down from the January 2015 total of $28.5 billion.

Gartner identifies the top 10 Internet of Things technologies for 2017 and 2018

03/03/2016  Gartner, Inc. has highlighted the top 10 Internet of Things (IoT) technologies that should be on every organization's radar through the next two years.

Mentor Graphics expands Mentor Embedded Linux support

03/01/2016  Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced the availability of new expanded processor support.

STATS ChipPAC honored with Supplier of the Year Award from Inphi

03/01/2016  STATS ChipPAC Ltd. today announced that it has been honored with the “Supplier of the Year” award from Inphi Corporation.

Taiwan passes South Korea to become #1 in total IC wafer fab capacity

03/01/2016  IC Insights recently released its new Global Wafer Capacity 2016-2020 report that provides in-depth detail, analyses, and forecasts for IC industry capacity by wafer size, by process geometry, by region, and by product type through 2020.

ON Semiconductor releases new CMOS digital image sensor

02/29/2016  ON Semiconductor Corporation has expanded its portfolio of imaging solutions with the release of its new CMOS digital image sensor, the AR1337.

Bipartisan customs bill combats counterfeit semiconductors

02/26/2016  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) applauded congressional approval of legislation that includes a key provision to combat counterfeit semiconductors.

BiTS: The ever-shrinking package underscores emerging challenges and solutions

02/25/2016  What’s the single area that is being most disrupted by emergent technologies like the Internet of Things (or the Internet of Vehicles) and Silicon Photonics? We think it’s packaging.

North American semiconductor equipment industry posts January 2016 book-to-bill Ratio of 1.08

02/24/2016  A book-to-bill of 1.08 means that $108 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.

New industry realities and opportunities at semiconductor manufacturing conference

02/23/2016  The annual SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference (ASMC 2016) will be held May 16-19 in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Semiconductor capital spending rebound fails to materialize in 2015

02/23/2016  Recent capital spending trends indicative of maturing semiconductor industry.

Fairchild rejects proposal from China Resources, Hua Capital

02/18/2016  Fairchild Semiconductor's board of directors has determined that the unsolicited proposal received from China Resources Microelectronics Ltd and Hua Capital Management Co., Ltd. does not constitute a “Superior Proposal” as defined in the company’s agreement with ON Semiconductor.

CU-Boulder ultrafast microscope used to make slow-motion electron movie

02/17/2016  University of Colorado Boulder researchers have demonstrated the use of the world's first ultrafast optical microscope, allowing them to probe and visualize matter at the atomic level with mind-bending speed.

New 2016 McClean Report examines worldwide GDP growth and its impact on 2016 IC market growth

02/17/2016  Slow-growth regional GDPs weigh heavy on potential global IC growth.

Demand for semiconductor ICs fueling global wafer-level manufacturing equipment market through 2020

02/16/2016  According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global wafer-level manufacturing equipment market is set to post a CAGR of over 4 percent by 2020.




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Environment, Safety & Health

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The semiconductor industry is an acknowledged global leader in promoting environmental sustainability in the design, manufacture, and use of its products, as well as the health and safety of its operations and impacts on workers in semiconductor facilities (fabs). We will examine trends and concerns related to emissions, chemical use, energy consumption and worker safety and health.

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Wafer Processing

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As the industry moves to 10nm and 7nm nodes, advances in wafer processing – etch, deposition, planarization, implant, cleaning, annealing, epitaxy among others – will be required. Manufacturers are looking for new solutions for sustained strain engineering, FinFETs, FDSOI and multi-gate technologies, 3D NAND, and high mobility transistors.

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