Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 3.3% to 3,649 million square inches in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the previous quarter, a new industry record, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.
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Semtech’s LoRa Devices and the LoRaWAN Standard Boost Urban Forest Management
Semtech Corporation announced that ICT International, an Internet of Things (IoT) solution provider for environmental applications, is leveraging Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN standard to improve urban forest management and carbon accounting.
POET Technologies Collaborates with a Leading Global Supplier of Lasers for POET’s Optical Interposer Platform
POET Technologies Inc. today reported that it has agreed on the first phase of a supply agreement with a global supplier of lasers and other components used in high-speed optical networking equipment.
Aehr Receives $7.6 Million Order for WaferPak Full Wafer Contactors
Aehr Test Systems today announced it has received a $7.6 million order from its lead silicon carbide test and burn-in customer for WaferPak full wafer Contactors to meet their increased production capacity needs.
FLEX Conference to Co-locate with SEMICON West in 2022
SEMICON West, North America’s premier microelectronics exhibition and conference that unites players across the entire electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, and FLEX Conference, the annual event focused on flexible hybrid and printed electronics innovations, will co-locate at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, July 11-14, 2022.
Micron Issues $1 Billion Inaugural Green Bond
Micron Technology, Inc. today announced the closing of its first $1 billion green bond.
NEW Mass Spectrometer APIMS Delivers Repeatable Low Parts Per Trillion Detection Limits for Impurities in Ultra-High Purity Gases
Extrel, a manufacturer of research and process mass spectrometers, has expanded its high-performance product portfolio with the launch of its new VeraSpec APIMS for ultra-high purity (UHP) gas contamination analysis.
Renesas Ramps Up Chip Volume to Support First FDA-Authorized At-Home Test for COVID-19
Renesas Electronics Corporation today announced that is delivering a synchronous boost converter solution in high volume for the first at-home COVID-19 test authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
onsemi Completes Acquisition of GT Advanced Technologies
onsemi today announced that it has completed its acquisition of GT Advanced Technologies, a producer of silicon carbide (SiC). The acquisition enhances onsemi’s ability to secure and grow supply of SiC.
Spicer Consulting Limited Launches SC28
Spicer Consulting Limited introduced its new SC28 monitoring system. The SC28 enables long-term, uninterrupted monitoring of magnetic fields, vibrations and acoustics – as well as temperature and humidity – within the lab and semiconductor fab.
