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Ongoing Lockdowns in China Threaten Disruptions in Global Electronics Supply Chain
Lockdowns underway in China to control the spread of COVID-19 are raising the specter of significant disruptions in the global supply chain for electronic components and consumer electronics, according to analysis by Omdia.
Kioxia and Western Digital Jointly Invest in New Flash Memory Manufacturing Facility in Yokkaichi Plant
Kioxia Corporation and Western Digital Corp. have finalized a formal agreement to jointly invest in the first phase of the Fab7 (Y7) manufacturing facility at Kioxia’s industry-leading Yokkaichi Plant in the Mie Prefecture of Japan.
Toppan Acquires Thai Packaging Manufacturer
Toppan entered into a share transfer agreement with Majend Makcs Co., Ltd.
Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Grew 26% in 2021
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $595 billion in 2021, an increase of 26.3% from 2020, according to final results by Gartner, Inc.
QuickLogic Adds GlobalFoundries 22FDX Process to its Growing List of Australis IP Generator-Based eFPGA IP
QuickLogic Corporation today announced the availability of its first customer-defined eFPGA block targeting the GlobalFoundries 22FDX process, generated via the company’s Australis IP Generator tool.
Covalent Metrology Expands its Electron Microscopy Capabilities
Covalent Metrology, a provider of analytical services in North America, announces the installation of two new Thermo Fisher Scientific Helios 5 UC DualBeam focused-ion-beam scanning electron microscopes (FIB-SEMs).
Keysight Enables SK hynix to Speed Semiconductor Memory Technology Development
Memory chip maker uses Keysight’s integrated PCIe test solutions to validate Compute Express Link (CXL) technology.
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.
New Polymer Materials Make Fabricating Optical Interconnects Easier
New technology poised to make silicon photonics more practical, which could boost efficiency of Internet data centers.
