03/19/2014  Synopsys, Inc. today announced that MediaTek Inc., a fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, has initiated deployment of Synopsys' IC Compiler place and route solution for hierarchical design implementation.

03/19/2014  Siemens Industry Automation Division and M+W Group have joined forces with the aim to advance the development of production technology for battery manufacturing and develop a complete control technology solution for the mass production of large-size batteries.

03/19/2014  Research from University of California, Berkeley scientists sponsored by Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) promises to revolutionize portable radio frequency (RF) electronics and communication systems via advancements in on-chip inductors by leveraging embedded nanomagnets.

03/18/2014  MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today announced it has agreed to purchase the assets of Granville-Phillips, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc., for $87 million in cash.

03/18/2014  EV Group (EVG), a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today announced that it has opened a new, wholly owned subsidiary in Shanghai, called EV Group China Ltd.

03/17/2014  Mega Fluid Systems Inc., a supplier of chemical and slurry delivery equipment, and Entrepix Inc., a provider of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) equipment and process services, today announced a partnership agreement.

03/14/2014  With anticipated economic limits to the continuation of Moore’s Law now on the horizon, it seems that moving into the 3rd dimension (3D) by stacking multiple layers of integrated circuits (IC) will be the ultimate expression of CMOS technology.

03/14/2014  Toshiba Corporation announced that it has brought a civil suit against Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. at the Tokyo District Court, under Japan’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act.

03/13/2014  Coordinated by SEMI, the Silicon Innovation Forum is organized by leading strategic investment groups in the global semiconductor industry including: Applied Ventures, Dow Ventures, Intel Capital, Micron Ventures, TEL Venture Capital, BASF Ventures, and Samsung Ventures.

03/13/2014  These actions relate to the theft of trade secrets related to NAND flash technology by a former engineer of SanDisk who left the company in 2008 to work for SK Hynix.

03/12/2014  In this week’s Nature Communications, imec presents the development of fullerene-free organic photovoltaic (OPV) multilayer stacks achieving a record conversion efficiency of 8.4 percent.

03/12/2014  On May 13-15, the key industry players, science institutes and innovation business representatives will gather in Moscow at SEMICON Russia — the premier Russian semiconductor exhibition and conference.

03/12/2014  STATS ChipPAC, a provider of advanced semiconductor packaging and test services, has designed and implemented an innovative new manufacturing method that is a significant paradigm shift from conventional wafer level manufacturing.

03/11/2014  Samsung Electronics today announced that it is mass producing the most advanced DDR3 memory, based on a new 20nm process technology, for use in a wide range of computing applications.

03/11/2014  Three-dimensional (3D) ICs, chips assembled from multiple vertically stacked die, are coming. They offer better performance, reduced power, and improved yield.

03/07/2014  M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. (MACOM), a supplier of high performance RF, microwave, and millimeter wave products, introduced today its newest addition to the GaN in Plastic series.

03/06/2014  Semiconductor industry revenues reported by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) reached a record high in 2013 with global revenues totaling over $305 million.

03/06/2014  Micron Technology, Inc. this week announced that Darren Thomas has been named as vice president of Micron's Storage business unit.

03/06/2014  Researchers from the University of Surrey worked together with scientists from Philips to further develop the 'Source-Gated-Transistor' (SGT) - a simple circuit component invented jointly by the teams.

03/06/2014  Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd. today announced that it has expanded its 28nm technology offerings with the addition of RF capabilities.