08/31/2017  Leti, a technology research institute of CEA Tech, and Mentor, a Siemens business, today announced Leti will provide access to the Mentor Veloce emulator to SMEs and startups and will introduce emulation technology to global companies beginning Q3 2017.

08/30/2017  Silicon - the second most abundant element in the earth's crust - shows great promise in Li-ion batteries, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. By replacing graphite anodes with silicon, it is possible to quadruple anode capacity.

08/29/2017  A discovery by two scientists at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) could aid the development of next-generation semiconductor devices.

08/28/2017  Siborg Systems Inc. develops new tools for practical optical sensor prototype development using MicroTec.

08/28/2017  Acquisition significantly expands capabilities across high growth power semiconductor markets.

08/28/2017  The ConFab – an exclusive conference and networking event for semiconductor manufacturing and design executives from leading device makers, OEMs, OSATs, fabs, suppliers and fabless/design companies – announces the 2018 event will be held at THE COSMOPOLITAN of LAS VEGAS on May 20-23.

08/28/2017  Berkeley Lab-led team also provides most precise band gap measurement yet for hotly studied monolayer moly sulfide.

08/25/2017  SparkLabs Group, a network of accelerators and funds, is launching a $50 million early-stage fund (Series A & B) primarily focused on South Korea.

08/25/2017  The lithography metrology equipment market is riding on the high wave of the semiconductor industry.

08/25/2017  Drexel researchers show nanodiamonds can prevent short-circuits and fires in lithium batteries.

08/23/2017  American researchers develop method to determine bond dissociation energies for transition metal silicides to advance computation efforts and general understanding of chemical bonding.

08/23/2017  nLIGHT, Inc., a U.S. company in high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers, today announced the appointment of Gary Locke to its board of directors effective immediately.

08/23/2017  North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.27 billion in billings worldwide in July 2017.

08/22/2017  SiFive, the first fabless provider of customized, open-source-enabled semiconductors, today announced it will partner with Rambus to make Rambus cryptography technology available for the SiFive Freedom platforms.

08/22/2017  Silego Technology today announced shipping three billion units since its introduction of the pioneering Configurable Mixed-signal ICs (CMICs). In addition, Silego announced it shipped more than one hundred million units in the month of July.

08/22/2017  LTX-Credence shipped the 600th PAx test system to Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

08/22/2017  MRSI Systems is launching a new High Speed Die Bonder, MRSI-HVM3, to support photonics customers’ high volume manufacturing requirements.

08/22/2017  Samsung remains the “wild card” with regard to 2H17 capital expenditures.

08/21/2017  TowerJazz to gain up to 50% of the planned fab loading capacity.

08/21/2017  The SEMI Foundation today announced that it will be celebrating its 10th anniversary of partnership with New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) on August 22-23 in Latham, New York at the NYSUT headquarters.