The digital transformation that continues apace worldwide will increasingly depend on a supply of integrated circuits but the always-fluctuating semiconductor industry must first get past the challenges of 2022 and the shortages and supply-chain issues that are now lowering near-term predicted growth.
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Busch Vacuum Solutions USA Acquires Vacuum Service and Sales Provider
Vac-Tech has two locations, one in Phoenix, AZ, and the other in Richardson, TX.
Micron, National Science Foundation and Schumer Announce New Workforce Development Collaborations
Formation of Northeast University Semiconductor Network and publication of Dear Colleague Letter reiterate shared commitment to building semiconductor workforce of the future.
Global Semiconductor Sales Decrease 4% Month-to-Month in February
Worldwide chip sales down 20.7% year-to-year.
Samsung Electronics and AMD Extend Strategic IP Licensing Agreement
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and AMD today announced they have signed a multi-year agreement extension to bring multiple generations of high-performance, ultra-low-power AMD Radeon graphics solutions to an expanded portfolio of Samsung Exynos SoCs.
Wise-integration & Powernet Team Up to Deliver Digitally Controlled, Compact, Energy-Efficient GaN Power Supply Systems
Wise-integration, a French pioneer in digital control of gallium nitride (GaN) power supplies and GaN ICs, and Powernet, a Korean power supply manufacturer, today announced an agreement to build compact and energy-efficient technology for power-supply applications that are currently limited to analog control.
Archer Materials Advances to Wafer-Scale Quantum Device Fabrication
Hundreds of quantum electronic devices and qubit materials prepared for testing, measurement, integration, and optimisation towards qubit control and readout.
SJSemi Signed $340 Million of C+ Financing
SJ Semiconductor Corporation announced that it has signed $340 million of C+ financing with serial investors recently.
Axcelis Announces Shipment of 500th Purion Ion Implanter
The shipment went to a leading semiconductor device maker located in North America.
SEMIFIVE Achieves Mass Production Milestone of its SoC Platform
SEMIFIVE, a design solution provider and pioneer of platform-based custom silicon solutions, announced it has begun mass production of its first SoC Platform-based AI chip product built on Samsung Foundry’s matured 14nm FinFET technology.
