Industry sold 1.15 trillion semiconductors totaling $555.9 billion in 2021, both records.
MEMS
Embedded Non-Volatile Memory Market Size Worth $2,406M by 2028
The embedded non-volatile memory market size is projected to reach $2,406.26 million by 2028 from $82.94 million in 2021; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 61.8% from 2021 to 2028.
Dongguk University Researchers Design a Neuromorphic Device Resembling Human Brain
Scientists at Dongguk University have designed a novel optoelectronic device with a dual function of memory storage as well as processing.
Korea National NanoFab Center Recognizes EV Group with Supplier Excellence Award
EV Group (EVG) today announced that it has received a Supplier Excellence Award from the Korea National NanoFab Center (NNFC), a nano-technology R&D infrastructure for academia, research institutes and the industry.

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Speeding Through Nanowire
Nanowires under tension create the basis for ultrafast transistors.

Intel Launches $1 Billion Fund to Build a Foundry Innovation Ecosystem
Intel today announced a new $1 billion fund to support early-stage startups and established companies building disruptive technologies for the foundry ecosystem.
NIST Researchers Resurrect and Improve a Technique for Detecting Transistor Defects
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have revived and improved a once-reliable technique to identify and count defects in transistors, the building blocks of modern electronic devices such as smartphones and computers.
American Semiconductor Academy (ASA) Initiative and SEMI Partner to Bolster Microelectronics Industry Talent Pool
SEMI and the American Semiconductor Academy (ASA) Initiative, a collaborative national education network of faculty at universities and colleges across the U.S. who are engaged in semiconductor research and education, today announced a partnership to build a comprehensive workforce development program designed to close the microelectronics industry’s widening talent gap.
Intrinsic Announces Breakthrough as Memory Devices Successfully Demonstrated at Commercially Relevant Nanometre Scale
Intrinsic Semiconductor Technologies Ltd today announces that it has successfully scaled its silicon oxide-based resistive random access memory devices (RRAM) and demonstrated electrical performance characteristics that will enable their use as high-performance, low-cost, embedded, non-volatile memory in logic devices at advanced processing nodes.