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2022 Semiconductor Materials Market Concludes as Another Solid Year Amid Rising Economic Challenges

TECHCET announced that the Total Semiconductor Materials market in 2022 is expected to top US$66 billion after strong semiconductor demand through the first three quarters of the year.

IBM and Rapidus Form Strategic Partnership to Build Advanced Semiconductor Technology and Ecosystem in Japan

IBM and Rapidus today announced a joint development partnership to advance logic scaling technology as part of Japan’s initiatives to become a global leader in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing.

Omdia: Semiconductor Market Declines Into Uncharted (Seasonal) Territory

The semiconductor market has had an exceptional run of sequential revenue growth during the COVID-pandemic period that began in early 2020 according to Omdia’s Semiconductor Competitive Landscape Tool (CLT).

US Semiconductor Wet Chemicals Supply-Chain Restructuring to Accommodate Chip Expansions

Supply-demand gaps will exist unless more domestic production is developed.

Standardize to Optimize

Product data and analytics bring valuable insights, but without standardization, it can only take you so far.

Monthly Semiconductor Sales Decrease 0.5% Globally in September

Global sales in third quarter 3.0% lower than Q3 2021 and 6.3% less than Q2 2022.

Leveraging AI/ML to Increase Capacity in Mature Semiconductor Manufacturing Environments

The next phase for Industry 4.0 initiatives will be to aggregate ML models to provide fab-wide predictions such as Wafer Acceptance Testing.

CHIPS Act Incentives: “Additional Considerations”

Sree Ramaswamy, Senior Policy Advisor to U.S. Secretary of Commerce, detailed the “additional considerations” that will be used to determine which applicants receive funding through the CHIPS Act.

When the Chips Are Down: Leveraging Real-Time Data to Optimize Fabrication Plants

Leveraging refractometers for in-line liquid concentration measurements enables advanced and accurate process control supporting industrial automation.

Bad Math: It’s Time to Rethink Economics in a Post Moore’s Law Era

For industries such as automotive, mobile and industrial equipment that use older, or “mature” product nodes where building a new fab is often unfeasible, PPAC improvements must be found elsewhere.

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