05/15/2012 

The market for DRAM is expected to partially reverse the drastic losses it incurred in 2011 and achieve revenue growth this year, the result of balanced supply and demand following the exit of major manufacturer Elpida Memory, according to IHS.

05/15/2012 

Infineon Technologies AG (FSE:IFX, OTCQX:IFNNY) CEO Peter Bauer will resign his post at the end of the current fiscal year (September 30, 2012) due to worsening osteoporosis.

05/15/2012 

SPTS Technologies installed a Sigma fxP physical vapor deposition (PVD) system at a Chinese foundry producing RF devices on gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrates.

05/14/2012 

Advantest Corporation uncrated the next-generation high-speed DRAM test system, T5511, offering 8Gbps test speed. It can be deployed from R&D through to volume production.

05/14/2012 

The top 20 semiconductor suppliers in Q1 2012, compiled in IC Insights' May Update to The McClean Report, show Intel’s firm hold on the top of the rankings, but a disappointing quarter overall. GLOBALFOUNDRIES replaced bankrupt Elpida on the top 20 charts.

05/14/2012 

SENSIRION introduced the SLQ-QT105 semiconductor-grade flow sensor for flow rates below 2cc/sec (120ml/min) of hydrocarbon-based liquids, such as photoresists and solvents.

05/11/2012 

Arkema and CEA-Leti, with the help of Professor Hadziioannou’s team of LCPO, have successfully patterned a 20nm pitch and reduced the diameter of contacts down to 7nm with nanostructured polymers.

05/11/2012 

Nanotrons Corporation launched the SPray Assisted Layer-by-layer Assembly System (SPALAS) for nano-enabled optical coatings on semiconductor, plastic, and glass substrates using layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly.

05/11/2012 

CMOS image sensors (CIS) are breaking sales records again, after several years without upward momentum, reports IC Insights. New portable systems and embedded imaging are lifting CIS to $6.3 billion in 2012 and new record sales each year through 2016.

05/11/2012 

At Intel’s annual investor day, the chipmaker reported that capital spending will be high in 2012 and 2013, noting that its 22nm and 14nm node capabilities are differentiators. Intel focused on its Ultrabook launches, consolidation in the chip industry, and reiterated that capex is for internal use not foundry services.

05/11/2012 

Memory chip maker Micron Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:MU) confirmed that it is engaged in discussions to take over the assets of bankrupt DRAM maker Elpida Memory Inc.

05/10/2012 

Astro Pak Corporation opened its Class 100 and Class 1000 cleanrooms, recently renovated and expanded, in Downey, CA. The cleanrooms host contract precision cleaning for the semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, and other industries.

05/10/2012 

Dow Corning will add 2 AIXTRON AIX 2800G4 WW planetary reactor platforms to its silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxy capacity for next-generation power electronics.

05/09/2012 

EMI added two members its North American Advisory Board: Terry Brewer of Brewer Science and Wayne Mitchell of Air Products.

05/09/2012 

SEMI presented US Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI) with its 2012 North American Government Leadership Award for his leadership and support of the US microelectronics and photovoltaic manufacturing value chain.

05/09/2012 

Coherent Inc., supplier of laser power and energy management instruments, achieved a certificate of accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 at its Wilsonville, OR calibration laboratory.

05/08/2012 

SEMI-GAS Systems, ultra-high-purity gas source and distribution system maker, will outfit the University of Nebraska - Lincoln’s new Nanoscience Metrology Facility. Applied Energy Systems will provide field services.

05/08/2012 

University of Warsaw, Poland, researchers will grow GaN materials on a new AIXTRON SE Close Coupled Showerhead MOCVD reactor in a 3 x 2” wafer configuration.

05/08/2012 

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased slightly during Q1 2012 when compared to Q4 2011 area shipments, according to SEMI. Wafer shipments fell 11% from Q1 2011.

05/08/2012 

President Barack Obama toured the SUNY - Albany Nano-Tech Complex today, speaking about the economy and education in the CNSE NanoFab Extension Building.