08/31/2016  FEI today announced a milestone of the 1,000th Helios DualBeam system shipped since the product family was introduced in 2006.

08/31/2016  Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, today announced that NXP Semiconductors has signed an agreement to participate in multiple SRC research initiatives.

08/30/2016  Electron anions impart unconventional properties in a unique cement semiconductor for potentials uses in industrial catalysts and flat panel displays.

08/30/2016  Texas Instruments (TI) recently entered into an agreement with Silicon Catalyst, a Silicon Valley-based incubator, that will expand TI's access to new technology innovations and potentially lead to engagements with semiconductor startups focused on creating chips and system solutions in analog and embedded processing.

08/30/2016  SEMI today announced the appointment of Lung Chu as president of SEMI China effective September 1, 2016.

08/30/2016  After recent years of price erosion, MCU ASPs are forecast to rise and help lift sales to new highs.

08/29/2016  According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global front-end-of-the-line semiconductor equipment market recorded a revenue of over $22 billion in 2015 and this growth is expected to exceed $24 billion in 2020.

08/29/2016  Silego Technology today announced shipping two billion units since its introduction of the pioneering Configurable Mixed-signal ICs (CMICs). In just two years since Silego Technology announced shipment of its billionth unit, Silego has more than doubled its total volume shipped.

08/26/2016  ON Semiconductor announced today that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has accepted a proposed consent order for public comment on ON Semiconductor’s proposed acquisition of Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

08/26/2016  Edwards Vacuum has been recognized as one of ten companies receiving a 2016 Supplier Excellence Award from Lam Research Corp.

08/25/2016  Researchers discovered a procedure to restore defective graphene oxide structures that cause the material to display low carrier mobility.

08/25/2016  Silego Technology Inc. today announced that John Teegen has been named its Chief Executive Officer and President, and a member of its Board of Directors.

08/24/2016  North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.79 billion in orders worldwide in July 2016 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.05.

08/23/2016  Pradeep Lall, John and Anne MacFarlane professor of mechanical engineering, has received a top award from the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers program.

08/23/2016  Total pure-play foundry market expected to jump 9% this year, up from 6% growth in 2015.

08/23/2016  Microsemi Corporation today announced it is renewing its current 50,000 euros scholarship program for University of Limerick engineering students living in County Clare, where the company has its European headquarters in Ennis, Ireland.

08/23/2016  Aemulus, a developer of automated test equipment (ATE) solutions, and Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator), announce their strategic partnership in the development of a new microwave frequency tester.

08/22/2016  Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited, a global pure-play 200mm foundry, today announced that its shipment of microcontroller (MCU) chips in the first half of 2016 grew to 1.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 50%, breaking the historical record.

08/22/2016  The China semiconductor industry is expected to reach $157.66 billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 12.8% between 2016 and 2020.

08/22/2016  Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a provider of silicon, software and solutions for a smarter, more connected world, today named Lori Knowlton as Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer (CPO).