Global installed capacity for image sensors was one million 200mm-equivalent wafers per month at the end of 2021.
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New Silicon Nanowires Can Really Take the Heat
Scientists have demonstrated a new material that conducts heat 150% more efficientlythan conventional materials used in advanced chip technologies.
Sub-fab Improvements Require Reliable Real-time and High Sensitivity In-situ Data
Robust, high speed and high sensitivity real-time data monitoring is essential for enabling rapid response and tight feedback loops.
Industry R&D Spending To Rise 9% After Hitting Record in 2021
New update shows Intel continues to lead research and development ranking, the top 10 raised spending 18% last year, and 21 companies invested $1 billion or more on R&D in 2021.
Top 10 Companies Hold 57% of Global Semi Marketshare
In 2021, five of the top 10 semiconductor companies were fabless suppliers. In 2008, there was one fabless company in the ranking; in 2000, there were none.
Wafer Capacity Forecast to Climb 8.7% As 10 New Fabs Enter Production
Even with more fabs, strong unit growth will keep industry capacity utilization at 93.0% in 2022.
Intel and QuTech Collaborate to Produce Silicon Qubits at Scale
Researchers at Intel and QuTech, an advanced quantum computing research center consisting of the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), have successfully created the first silicon qubits at scale at Intel’s D1 manufacturing factory in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Chinese Companies Hold Only 4% of Global IC Marketshare
U.S. companies captured 54% of the total worldwide IC market in 2021, propelled by a 47% share of IDM sales and a 68% share of fabless sales.
200mm Semiconductor Fab Capacity Set to Surge 21% to Mitigate Supply-Demand Imbalance, SEMI Reports
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are on track to boost 200mm fab capacity by 1.2 million wafers, or 21%, from the start of 2020 to the end of 2024.
