Semiconductors

Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 19.5% in Third Quarter of 2022

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 68 million units in the third quarter of 2022, a 19.5% decrease from the third quarter of 2021, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.

Laser Equipment Industry: Towards a Technological Shift?

The laser equipment market will grow at a solid 6.6% CAGR over the 2022-2027 period. This is driven by the need to process increasingly complex architectures and non-silicon materials for More-Than-Moore devices.

Axcelis Joins the Semiconductor Climate Consortium as a Founding Member

Axcelis Technologies, Inc., a supplier of enabling ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry, today announced its founding membership in the Semiconductor Climate Consortium (SCC) of SEMI.

Gov. Whitmer Forms Semiconductor Talent Action Team to Attract Businesses, Grow Economy, Onshore Supply Chains

Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce the new Semiconductor Talent Action Team.

Micron Unleashes Next-Generation Smartphone Experiences With Ecosystem Adoption and Mass Production of LPDDR5X

Micron Technology, Inc. announced today that its low-power double data rate 5X (LPDDR5X) mobile memory is continuing to gain market traction with the validation of its mobile memory for Qualcomm Technologies’ latest mobile platform for flagship smartphones, its Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

New Arizona State University School Strengthens Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing

Nearly 200 members of industry and Arizona State University affiliates celebrated the launch of the highly anticipated School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks at ASU’s Polytechnic campus.

SEMI Award Honors Soitec for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership in European Chip Industry

SEMI Europe and the SEMI European Advisory Council for Diversity and Inclusion yesterday announced Soitec as recipient of the 2021 SEMI Industry Leader in Diversity and Inclusion Award. Pascal Lobry, Executive Vice President of People and Sustainability at Soitec, accepted the award yesterday at the Future of Work sessionat SEMICON Europa 2022.

US Semiconductor Wet Chemicals Supply-Chain Restructuring to Accommodate Chip Expansions

Supply-demand gaps will exist unless more domestic production is developed.

Advantest Launches ACS Solution Store to Enable Real-Time Data Analytics Solutions for Semiconductor Test

Semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation today rolled out the Advantest ACS Solution Store, an advanced online platform that provides ease of access to ACS real-time data infrastructure solutions and software applications.

Twente Sorting Out for Foundry to Produce Heterogeneous Systems for Chips

Twente is on the national and international map as a hotspot for semicon and specifically for analogue and mixed digital chip design, the development of photonic and microfluidic chips, and as an important supplier to ASML.

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