12/19/2016  Data from SEMI’s recently updated World Fab Forecast report reveal that 62 new Front End facilities will begin operation between 2017 and 2020.

12/16/2016  Reliance on existing wafer sizes increases as outlook for 450mm wafers fades.

12/16/2016  A book-to-bill of 0.96 means that $96 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.

12/15/2016  SEMI this week announced that Toshio Maruyama has been selected as the 2017 recipient of the SEMI Sales and Marketing Excellence Award, inspired by Bob Graham.

12/14/2016  SEMI today announced the lineup for six forums at SEMICON China and FPD China held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre on March 14-16, 2017.

12/14/2016  The 62 facilities and lines range from R&D to high-volume fabs. Most of the newly operating facilities will be volume fabs; only seven are R&Ds or Pilot facilities.

12/13/2016  SEMI today reported that worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment are projected to increase 8.7 percent to $39.7 billion in 2016.

12/13/2016  SEMICON Japan 2016, the largest and most influential event for the electronics manufacturing supply chain in Japan, opens tomorrow at Tokyo Big Sight.

12/12/2016  Silicon Labs takes the top spot among semiconductor companies achieving $500 million to $1 billion in annual sales at the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) awards celebration held on Dec. 8 in Santa Clara, California.

12/09/2016  The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) is proud to announce the award recipients honored at the 2016 GSA Awards Dinner Celebration that took place in Santa Clara, California.

12/08/2016  Ultratech, Inc. announced that the Laboratory for Emerging and Exploratory Devices has chosen the Ultratech-CNT Fiji G2 PEALD system as its instrument of choice for its research activities.

12/08/2016  The global semiconductor market has rebounded in recent months, with October marking the largest year-to-year sales increase since March 2015.

12/07/2016  Two years of busy M&A activity boost marketshare among top suppliers.

12/06/2016  SEMI today reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$11.0 billion in the third quarter of 2016.

12/06/2016  Leti CEO Marie Semeria today delivered a sweeping, optimistic assessment of a rapidly evolving world where "hyperconnectivity" and the Internet of Things – guided by a "human-centered research approach and symbiotic development strategies" – herald profound changes in the way individuals relate to each other and to the physical world.

12/05/2016  GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. announced that the acquisition of SunEdison Semiconductor Limited by GlobalWafers has been successfully completed.

12/05/2016  A simple solution-based electrical doping technique could help reduce the cost of polymer solar cells and organic electronic devices, potentially expanding the applications for these technologies.

12/01/2016  The multi-million-dollar expansion project added approximately 11,500 square foot and will create more than 20 new high-quality jobs.

12/01/2016  Synopsys, Inc. has completed its acquisitions of Cigital, a privately held provider of software security managed and professional services, and Codiscope, a 2015 spinoff of Cigital and provider of complementary security tools.

12/01/2016  ClassOne Technology, manufacturer of advanced wet processing equipment for ?200mm substrates, announced the formation of a Board of Advisors.