The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released the following updated statement from President & CEO John Neuffer regarding the scope of the Commerce Department’s addition of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (and affiliates) to the Entity List. “SIA companies are committed to rigorous compliance with U.S. export control regulations. As we have discussed with the U.S. government, it is now clear some items may be supplied to Huawei consistent with the Entity…
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ES Design West Features “Meet the Experts,” TechTALK Highlighting Commercial Achievements of Electronic System Design
The ES Design West SMART Design Pavilion features a series of system-centric “Meet the Experts” sessions Tuesday through Thursday, July 9-11, in the South Hall of San Francisco’s Moscone Center as a co-located event at SEMICON West. TechTalk Stage South hosts an additional session from the ES Design West program, “TechTALK: Applied AI in Design-to-Manufacturing,” at 2 p.m. Tuesday. “Meet the Experts” topics range from More than Moore, Designing for Low Energy and…
U.S. Companies Dominate Worldwide IC Marketshare
China and Taiwan companies register double-digit shares in the fabless segment but very low shares of the IDM IC segment. U.S. companies had just over 50% of the total worldwide IC market.
Memory Business: Applications Are Driving the Long-Term Growth
Despite some cyclicality and seasonality, the stand-alone memory market has experienced extraordinary growth over the past decade. This has been driven by important megatrends, such as mobility, cloud computing, AI, and IoT.
Can We Believe The Hype About China’s Domestic IC Production Plans?
Tariffs and trade issues are forcing China to scale its domestic IC production plans, but do its claims line up with reality? IC Insights believes they do not.
Purdue and World’s Largest Semiconductor Manufacturer Collaborate To Research Secured Microelectronics Ecosystem
Purdue University and TSMC jointly announced plans Wednesday (June 12) to establish a Center for Secured Microelectronics Ecosystem aimed at ensuring a secure supply of semiconductor chips and related tools all the way from the foundry to the packaged system. The center, to be located at the Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana campus, will perform research to ensure a secure ecosystem for the manufacture of microelectronics systems.
Nordson Announces New President and CEO
Nordson Corp. announced that Sundaram Nagarajan (Naga) has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2019. Mr. Nagarajan succeeds Michael F. Hilton, who previously announced his plans to retire. Upon Mr. Nagarajan’s start date, Mr. Hilton will become Senior Advisor to the Company and remain on the board of directors until he retires on December 31, 2019. Mr. Nagarajan joins Nordson following a 23-year career with Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW), a Fortune 200 company. He is currently the Executive Vice President, Automotive OEM Segment, for ITW, a $3.3 billion business segment.
Global Fab Equipment Spending to Rebound in 2020 with 20% Growth
Global fab equipment spending will rebound in 2020, growing 20 percent to US$58.4 billion after dropping 19 percent to US$48.4 billion in 2019, according to the Q2 2019 World Fab Forecast update published by SEMI.
TechInsights Announces In-depth Analysis of 9XL 3D NAND Semiconductor Solutions
TechInsights, global leaders in the reverse engineering of semiconductors in advanced technology products, announced it has completed several in-depth reports on solutions for the 9 XL 3D NAND market. NAND flash memory is the second largest IC product category today, with over $60B in revenue in 2018, representing an increase of 18% over 2017. TechInsights, global leaders in the reverse engineering of semiconductors in advanced technology products, announced it has completed several in-depth reports on solutions for the 9 XL 3D NAND market. NAND flash memory is the second largest IC product category today, with over $60B in revenue in 2018, representing an increase of 18% over 2017.
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Power Transistors to Hit Another Sales Record After Growth Bubble Ends
Following two years of shortages, strong unit demand, and higher prices, the power transistor market will ease back from double-digit increases to more-normal growth in 2019, says new O-S-D Report.
