Process Insights, a Union Park Capital portfolio company, announced today that it has acquired Guided Wave Inc. from Singapore-based Advanced Holdings Ltd.
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Key Foundry Begins Mass Production of Power Semiconductors Using 0.18 micron High Voltage BCD Process
Key Foundry, the only pure-play foundry in Korea, announced today that it has begun the mass production using its 0.18 micron high voltage BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) process.
SEMI Survey Highlights Member Recommendations for U.S. Chip Industry Competitiveness, Government Investment
SEMI, the industry association representing the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today released the results of a survey of more than 400 U.S. member companies that highlight challenges facing the semiconductor industry.
Kioxia to Acquire Chubu Toshiba Engineering
Kioxia Holdings Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement with Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation to acquire all of the outstanding shares of its subsidiary, Chubu Toshiba Engineering (CTE) Corporation, to further strengthen Kioxia Group’s technology development capabilities.
SIA Statement on Sanctions on Russia
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer regarding new export control rules announced today in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Secure-IC Launches a Unique Cybersecurity Lifecycle Management Platform for Connected Objects
After recently announcing its capital raise to support its “Chip to Cloud” vision, Secure-IC, the provider of end-to-end cybersecurity solutions for embedded systems and connected objects announced today the launch of a unique cybersecurity lifecycle management platform for connected objects (Securyzr integrated Security Services Platform).
Count of Semiconductor Fabs Using 300mm Wafers Projected to Exceed 200 by 2026
At the end of 2021, there were 153 semiconductor fabs processing 300mm wafers for the fabrication of ICs, including CMOS image sensors, and non-IC products such as power discretes.
POET Technologies and Liobate Technologies Collaborate on Ultra-High-Performance Photonic Integrated Circuits
POET Technologies Inc., the designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) for the data center and tele-communication markets, today announced a collaboration with Liobate Technologies to incorporate advanced Thin-Film Lithium Niobate modulators onto POET’s Optical Engines supporting power-efficient ultra-high-bandwidth electro-optic conversion for data center and telecom applications.
Manoj R. Shah, Former Professor of Practice at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Manoj R. Shah, former Professor of Practice at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for his “technical advancements in design, analysis, and applications of electric machines.”
Supplyframe Consumer Research Highlights Shifting Car Buying Behaviors, Consumer Sentiment About the Automotive Industry
Supplyframe today released research indicating that most consumers anticipate negative fallout from supply chain shortages fueled by the pandemic to continue throughout 2022.
