North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.26 billion in billings worldwide in April 2020 (three-month average basis), according to the April Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published today by SEMI. The billings figure is 2.2 percent higher than the final March 2020 level of $2.21 billion, and is 17.2 percent higher than the April 2019 billings level of $1.93 billion.
JH Technologies Launches JH Analytical Lab Services and Offers Complementary Sample Processing
JH Technologies, leading distributor of optical and digital imaging systems, materials preparation, testing and analysis systems, and metrology tools announces that it recently opened JH Analytical Lab Services at the company’s headquarters in Fremont, California.
China to Fall Far Short of its “Made-in-China 2025” Goal for IC Devices
Domestic content percentage forecast to be about one-third of its 70% 2025 target.
IT Spending Indicators May Be Bottoming Out for Now but US Business Confidence Continues to Plunge, According to IDC COVID-19 Tech Index
Leading indicators for IT spending appear to be stabilizing and bottoming out in many countries, reflecting a period of relative calm before economic lockdown measures are expected to be eased in the next few weeks.
Power Block MOSFET from Diodes Incorporated Increases Power Converter Efficiency and Saves PCB Space
Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD) today announced the availability of the first in a new generation of discrete MOSFETs. The DMN3012LEG delivers increased efficiency in a smaller package to provide significant cost, power, and space savings in a wide variety of power conversion and control applications.
Samsung Electronics Expands its Foundry Capacity with A New Production Line in Pyeongtaek, Korea
Samsung today announced plans to boost its foundry capacity at the company’s new production line in Pyeongtaek, Korea, to meet growing global demand for cutting-edge extreme ultraviolet (EUV) solutions.
RS Components and BARTH Elektronik Unveil “People Counter” Maker Project to Help Social Distancing Efforts During COVID-19 Pandemic
RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), a global multi-channel provider of industrial and electronic products and solutions, has joined forces with miniature PLC manufacturer BARTH® Elektronik GmbH to develop a simple maker project that aids social distancing in the effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Lattice sensAI 3.0 Solutions Stack Doubles Performance, Cuts Power Consumption in Half for Edge AI Applications
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, the low power programmable leader, today launched the latest version of its complete solutions stack for on-device AI processing at the Edge, Lattice sensAI 3.0.
Advanced Energy Promotes Neil Brinker to President
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. today announced the promotion of Neil D. Brinker to the position of President, effective May 20, 2020. Mr. Brinker will also continue to serve in his current role as Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Energy.
Keysight 5G Device Test and Validation Solutions Selected by China Unicom
Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that China Unicom, one of the world’s largest mobile operators, has selected the company’s 5G device testing solutions to ensure 5G smartphones and consumer premises equipment (CPE) comply to the latest 5G new radio (NR) standards.
