10/03/2016  MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation announced today the availability of a new 0.13 micron Slim Flash process technology, based on 0.13 micron EEPROM.

09/30/2016  The award honors innovative Missouri manufacturers and leaders that are shaping the future of global manufacturing.

09/29/2016  As the rate of traditional scaling slows, the chip sector looks increasingly to materials and design to move forward on multiple paths for multiple applications. Figuring out more effective ways to collaborate across silos will be crucial.

09/28/2016  Sales of ICs built using <40nm process technology forecast to rise 23% at pure-play foundries.

09/27/2016  A book-to-bill of 1.03 means that $103 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.

09/26/2016  The Process Watch series explores key concepts about process control -- defect inspection and metrology -- for the semiconductor industry. This new series of articles highlights additional trends in process control, including successful implementation strategies and the benefits for IC manufacturing.

09/23/2016  Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. and Beijing Shanhai Capital Management Co, Ltd. today jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which a consortium led by Shanhai Capital will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Analogix for over $500 million.

09/22/2016  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), in consultation with Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), today presented its University Research Award to professors from the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan in recognition of their outstanding contributions to semiconductor research.

09/21/2016  The World Semiconductor Council (WSC) is comprised of the semiconductor industry associations (SIAs) of the United States, Korea, Japan, Europe, China and Chinese Taipei. Its goal is to promote international cooperation in the semiconductor sector in order to facilitate the healthy growth of the industry from a long-term, global perspective.

09/21/2016  Value of semiconductor industry M&A agreements already over $50 billion this year.

09/21/2016  As advanced device manufacturers identify needs for new and additional CMP steps, new slurry solutions can deliver exceptional planarization and defectivity within a stable CMP process.

09/21/2016  The conference and networking event, will be held at the iconic Hotel del Coronado in San Diego on May 14-17, 2017.

09/20/2016  NuMat Technologies and The Linde Group have announced a collaborative partnership focused on the development of next generation separation and storage technologies that critically depend on material performance.

09/20/2016  Intel Corporation today announced the appointment of Robert H. Swan as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective Oct. 10, 2016.

09/20/2016  Ted Shafer of ASML reports on the highlights from the ?200mm manufacturing session during SEMICON West, organized by the SEMI Secondary Equipment and Applications Special Interest Group.

09/19/2016  Synopsys, Inc. today announced the successful tapeout of multiple customer test chips with DesignWare Logic Libraries and Embedded Memories for TSMC's 7nm FinFET process.

09/19/2016  As we have predicted two and a half years back, the industry is bifurcating, and just a few products pursue scaling to 7nm while the majority of designs stay on 28nm or older nodes.

09/15/2016  Cascade Microtech today announced the launch of the Estrada-EM system.

09/14/2016  The Semiconductor Industry Association announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $27.1 billion for the month of July 2016.

09/14/2016  SEMI today announced that twenty-one start-ups have been selected to pitch to investors and exhibit their products at SEMICON Europa's INNOVATION VILLAGE in Grenoble, France at the Alpexpo from 25-27 October, 2016.