Speaking at the Market Symposium at SEMICON West on Monday, Dan Gamota, Vice President, Manufacturing, Innovation & Product Industrialization, Jabil, described a changing landscape for the electronics manufacturing ecosystem, where the lines between chip-makers, foundries, electronics manufacturing service (EMS) providers and OSATS (outsourced assembly and test services) are blurring.
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Applied Materials’ New Vistara Wafer Manufacturing Platform Helps Customers Tackle Chipmaking Challenges
Applied Materials, Inc. today introduced Vistara, Applied’s most significant wafer manufacturing platform innovation in more than a decade, designed to provide chipmakers with the flexibility, intelligence and sustainability needed to tackle growing chipmaking challenges.
Marposs Acquires Solarius and Strengthens Its Semiconductor and Consumer Electronics Segment
The Silicon Valley based company Solarius becomes part of the Marposs Group, strengthening the technology of the Italian multinational company in the semiconductor industry.
Teradyne Analytics Solution Brings Real-Time Analysis to Semiconductor Test Flow
Teradyne, a supplier of automated test solutions, today launched Teradyne Archimedes analytics solution, an open architecture that brings real-time analytics to semiconductor test, optimizing test flow and yield, and lowering costs—while reducing the security risks present with cloud-based solutions.
Arizona State University and Applied Materials to Create “Materials-to-Fab” Center
More than $270 million in corporate and state investment will help advance Arizona’s semiconductor industry.
Global Semiconductor Equipment Sales Forecast: $87 Billion in 2023 With 2024 Rebound, SEMI Reports
Global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers next year are forecast to bounce back from a projected contraction of 18.6% to $87.4 billion in 2023 following the industry record of $107.4 billion in 2022.
Nearfield Instruments’ AUDIRA is the Semiconductor Industry’s First Non-Destructive, In-Line Subsurface Metrology System
Nearfield Instruments B.V. today launched AUDIRA – the industry’s first and only in-line, non-destructive subsurface metrology system for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.
Spirit Electronics to Provide Device Analysis with Acquisition of Insight Analytical Labs
Spirit Electronics has acquired Insight Analytical Labs to add device analysis services, including destructive physical analysis (DPA), to its existing full-turnkey semiconductor supply chain services.
Westerwood Global to Rebrand as WGNSTAR Following Acquisition of NSTAR
Westerwood Global today announced its transformation and rebranding as WGNSTAR, following the acquisition of NSTAR Global Services (NSTAR), a renowned leader in facility and equipment services and workforce management.
SEMI and Semiconductor Digest Announce 2023 Best of West Award Finalists
SEMI and Semiconductor Digest today announced finalists for the Best of West award to be presented at SEMICON West 2023, July 11-13 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
