12/03/2018  SEMI today reported that third quarter 2018 worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings dropped 5 percent from the previous quarter to US$15.8 billion but are 11 percent higher than the same quarter a year ago.

11/30/2018  Keith Jackson, President, CEO, and Director of ON Semiconductor, elected SIA Vice Chair.

11/29/2018   Thermal Engineering Associates, Inc. (TEA) announces that its Thermal Test Chip (TTC) will soon be available in 8" (200mm) diameter wafers.

11/29/2018  Samsung's two-year capex spending of $46.8 billion nearly matches the combined two-year capex spending of $48.4 set by Intel and TSMC.

11/26/2018  SEMI, the global industry association serving the global electronics manufacturing supply chain, today announced the industry's first worldwide fab data for power and compound semiconductors.

11/21/2018  October billings of North American equipment suppliers reflect near-term weakening of demand for PC, mobile phones and servers.

11/21/2018  With China now a prominent player in the industry, it has become critically important for semiconductor companies to effectively engage with China.

11/19/2018  Despite some high-profile setbacks with autonomous vehicles, auto electronic systems growth projects well; remains a hotbed for semiconductor growth.

11/15/2018  Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the verge of transforming entire industries as it gears up to power semiconductor industry innovation and growth, thrusting the technology to front and center at SEMICON Japan 2019, December 12-14 at the Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center).

11/13/2018  Joining distinguished speakers from the European Commission, industry, academia and Member States, Laith Altimime, SEMI Europe president, will keynote on “European Competitiveness in the Context of the Global Digital Economy” on 20 November at the European Forum for Electronic Components and Systems (EFECS) in Lisbon, Portugal.

11/12/2018  Micron Technology, Inc. today announced the company has joined CERN openlab, a unique public-private partnership, by signing a three-year agreement.

11/12/2018  Samsung expected to extend its number one ranking and sales lead over Intel to 19%.

11/08/2018  SEMI today voiced support and encouragement for trade discussions between U.S. President Donald Trump and People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping -- talks that are planned for Dec. 1 during the G20 Summit in Argentina.

11/08/2018  SRC research focused on next-generation semiconductor technology continues to attract the world's leading semiconductor design and manufacturing companies.

11/07/2018  Pfeiffer Vacuum, a provider of high-tech vacuum solutions for the semiconductor, industrial, coating, analytical and R&D markets, opened up a new 27,000 square foot building in Nashua, NH, on October 25.

11/07/2018  Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased during the third quarter 2018, surpassing record second quarter 2018 area shipments to set another all-time high, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.

11/06/2018  This is the fifth plant Praxair will build at this site to help enable Samsung to meet increased global semiconductor demand.

11/05/2018  BISTeL, a provider of adaptive intelligent (AI) applications for smart manufacturing today announced that it has joined the MindSphere Partner Program, Siemens’ partner program for Industrial IoT solution and technology providers.

11/05/2018  SEMI announced today that it has signed a new agreement with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to expand the Nano-Bio Materials Consortium's (NBMC) work in advancing human monitoring technology innovations for telemedicine and digital health.

11/02/2018  Micron Technology, Inc. today received the announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice that on Nov. 1, 2018, it had issued indictments against United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit (Jinhua) and three former employees of Micron's Taiwan unit for conspiracy to commit trade secret theft, economic espionage and related crimes.