TECHCET announced that global revenues for semiconductor manufacturing and packaging materials grew approximately 4% year-over-year (YoY) in 2020 to ~US$50B, and are expected to grow ~7% in 2021 to nearly US$54B.
Amidst Rapid Growth, AKHAN Semiconductor Appoints New Board Member
AKHAN Semiconductor, a technology company specializing in the fabrication and application of lab-grown, electronic-grade diamonds, announced today it has appointed Haydar F.
Developing People and Skills to Bring Vacuum and Abatement Domain Knowledge to the Forefront of Semiconductor Manufacturing Processes
By Alan Ifould This post looks at how we train and motivate people to strive for excellence in their own environment and in collaboration with others, drawing heavily on insights from Richard Swayne, Head of Training and Development at Edwards.
SEMICON Korea 2021 Goes Virtual With Focus on AI, Sensors, Smart Manufacturing and Talent
Cutting-edge innovations in artificial intelligence (AI), smart manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing, and sensors for a hyper-connected world will take the spotlight at SEMICON Korea 2021 as the event goes virtual February 3-12 to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Registration is open.
Syntiant Receives CES 2021 Innovation Award for Its NDP120 Processor
Syntiant Corp., a deep learning chip technology company advancing AI pervasiveness in edge devices, today announced that it has been named a CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honoree for its Syntiant NDP120 Neural Decision Processor (NDP).
ESD Alliance Reports Strong Electronic Design Automation Industry Revenue Growth for Q3 2020
Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry revenue increased 15% in Q3 2020 to $2,953.9 million, compared to $2,567.7 million in Q3 2019, with all categories logging significant gains, the Electronic System Design (ESD) Alliance Market Statistics Service (MSS) announced today.
PC Sales Remain on Fire as Fourth Quarter Shipments Grow 26.1% Over the Previous Year, According to IDC
With the pandemic still in full swing, traditional PCs (inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations) were once again an in-demand consumer technology.
STMicroelectronics Appointed Rajita D’Souza as President, Human Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announced today the appointment of Rajita D’Souza as President, Human Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility (CHRO). Effective Jan 1, 2021, she reports directly to Jean-Marc Chery, President and CEO and is a member of ST’s Executive Committee.
Sequans and e-peas Demonstrate Energy Harvesting LTE-M/NB-IoT Connectivity Solution
Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS), a leading maker of 5G/4G chips and modules for massive, broadband and critical IoT, and e-peas, supplier of advanced energy harvesting and processing semiconductor solutions, announce the demonstration of a joint solution.
Soitec Engages to Set New Global Climate and Sustainability Targets
Soitec, a key player in semiconductors, engages to set itself new and ambitious mid- and long-term targets to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase its support to reach the objectives of the COP21 Paris Agreement on climate change.