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Global semiconductor sales in May increase 21% year-to-year

07/06/2018  Global sales in May were 3 percent higher than the April 2018 total of $37.6 billion.

Heat-conducting crystals could help computer chips keep their cool

07/06/2018  Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas and their collaborators have created and characterized tiny crystals of boron arsenide.

Strategy for U.S. semiconductor leadership to be previewed at SEMICON West

07/06/2018  White House-led panel to address U.S. goal to lead in development of next-generation microelectronics.

EV Group accelerates 3D-IC packaging roadmap with breakthrough wafer bonding technology

07/03/2018  EV Group (EVG), a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today unveiled the new SmartView NT3 aligner.

Global semiconductor industry reached $115.8B in Q1 2018

07/02/2018  Samsung Electronics continued to lead the semiconductor market, followed by Intel and SK Hynix.

Cadence full-flow digital and signoff tools certified on Samsung Foundry’s 7LPP process technology

07/02/2018  Reference flow enables systems and semiconductor companies to accelerate delivery of 7nm LPP process designs.

UMC acquires 100% ownership of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor

06/29/2018  Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited and United Microelectronics Corporation, a global semiconductor foundry, today announced that UMC will acquire all of the shares of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited (MIFS), a 300mm wafer foundry joint venture between both companies.

Reducing CO2 with common elements and sunlight

06/27/2018  New rare-metal-free photocatalyst turns CO2 into carbon resource.

TowerJazz announces RF SOI 65nm ramp in its 300mm fab

06/27/2018  TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry, today announced a ramp for its radio frequency silicon-on-insulator (RF SOI) 65nm process in its 300mm Uozu, Japan fab.

Brewer Science named a winner of the greater St. Louis area 2018 Top Workplaces Award

06/27/2018  Brewer Science has been awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces honor by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

SEMI Americas and Solid State Technology announce 2018 "Best of West" award finalists

06/27/2018  Selected from over 600 exhibitors, SEMI announced today that the following Best of West 2018 Finalists will be displaying their products on the show floor at Moscone Center from July 10-12.

China's semi capex forecast to be larger than Europe and Japan combined in 2018

06/27/2018  Chinese semi firms to spend $11.0 billion in capex this year, up from only $2.2 billion in 2015.

TowerJazz announces 2018 annual Technical Global Symposium events

06/26/2018  TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry, today announced details on its 13th annual Technical Global Symposium (TGS) being held in China, Japan, and the United States.

Synospsys Custom Design Platform accelerates robust custom design for Samsung Foundry's 7LPP process technology

06/22/2018  Samsung and Synopsys release 7LPP Custom Design reference flow.

ON Semiconductor expands manufacturing operations in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania

06/21/2018  ON Semiconductor plans to invest $51 million to support expansion of the Luzerne County facility.

SIA releases statement on Trump Administration tariff announcement

06/20/2018  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, this week released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's announcement on tariffs on products imported from China.

North American semiconductor equipment industry posts May 2018 billings

06/20/2018  North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.70 billion in billings worldwide in May 2018 (three-month average basis), according to the May Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published today by SEMI.

FormFactor to collaborate with Keysight Technologies and GlobalFoundries

06/18/2018  FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM), an electrical test and measurement supplier to the semiconductor industry, announced today the company has deployed an integrated CM300xi probing solution for wafer-level testing of silicon photonics (SiPh) devices.

Qualcomm extends cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of NXP

06/15/2018  Qualcomm Incorporated has extended the offering period of its previously announced cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V.

FormFactor announces breakthrough improvements in productivity for RF probe systems

06/15/2018  FormFactor, Inc., a electrical test and measurement supplier to the semiconductor industry, has extended its Contact Intelligence technology.




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