The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor industry sales were $47.2 billion in the month of August 2021, an increase of 29.7% over the August 2020 total of $36.4 billion and 3.3% more than the July 2021 total of $45.7 billion.
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Rescheduled to Dec. 28-30: SEMICON Taiwan 2021 to Highlight Semiconductor Industry Growth Opportunities
Semiconductor leaders and visionaries will convene December 28-30 at SEMICON Taiwan 2021 for insights into the latest innovations that will drive the next wave of industry growth as the event, the region’s premier gathering of the entire electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, returns to the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1.
Valens Semiconductor and PTK Acquisition Corp. Announce Closing of Business Combination
Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. and PTK Acquisition Corp. today announced the completion of their previously announced business combination.
Quantum Dots Enable Infrared Lasing at Room Temperature in Silicon Photonics
ICFO researchers report in Nature Photonics on having achieved a solution-processed infrared laser at room temperature compatible with CMOS technology and tunable to emit in the telecommunications window.
Ultrathin Quantum Dot LED That Can Be Folded Freely As Paper
Quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED), which employs quantum dots as a light-emitting material, has attracted significant attention as a promising alternative for next-generation display technologies, owing to its outstanding electroluminescence properties.
Kopin Corporation Receives Follow On Order of Silicon Backplane Wafers for 2K x 2K OLED Microdisplays
Kopin Corporation announced today it has received an approximately $850,000 follow-on order for its proprietary Lightning 2K silicon backplane wafers.
TrendForce Announces 10 Tech Industry Trends for 2022
In a recent statement, TrendForce detailed 10 major trends that are expected to take place across various segments in the tech industry.
Global Fab Equipment Spending Projected to Reach New High of Nearly $100 Billion in 2022, SEMI Reports
Powered by digital transformation and other secular technology trends, global semiconductor equipment investments for front end fabs in 2022 are expected to reach nearly US$100 billion to meet soaring demand for electronics after topping a projected $90 billion this year, both new records, SEMI highlighted today in its World Fab Forecast report.
What’s in the August/September Issue?
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Interfacing Stretchable Circuits for Deformable Devices and Displays
POSTECH professor Unyong Jeong’s research team develops a stretchable anisotropic conductive film (S-ACF) for electrical interfacing in high-resolution stretchable circuits.
