The global semiconductor manufacturing industry closed 2024 with strong fourth quarter results and solid year-on-year (YoY) growth across most of the key industry segments.
Semiconductors
Applied Materials Accelerates Chip Defect Review with Next-Gen eBeam System
Applied Materials, Inc. today introduced a new defect review system to help leading semiconductor manufacturers continue pushing the limits of chip scaling.

Lam Research Ushers in New Era of Semiconductor Metallization with ALTUS Halo for Molybdenum Atomic Layer Deposition
Lam Research Corp. today unveiled ALTUS Halo, the world’s first atomic layer deposition (ALD) tool that harnesses the capabilities of the metal molybdenum in the production of leading-edge semiconductors.
Lam Research Unveils Industry’s Most Advanced Conductor Etch Technology to Date
Lam Research Corp. today introduced Akara, a breakthrough innovation in plasma etch and the most advanced conductor etch tool available.
Cambridge GaN Devices Secures $32M to Drive Global Growth in Power Semiconductor Industry
Cambridge GaN Devices has successfully closed a $32 million Series C funding round.

EV Group Highlights Revolutionary Temporary Wafer Bonding and Debonding Solution for HBM and 3D DRAM at SEMICON Korea
EV Group today announced that it is highlighting its IR LayerRelease temporary bonding and debonding (TB/DB) solution, as well other wafer bonding and lithography technologies, at the SEMICON Korea 2025 expo in Seoul, Korea on February 19-21.
Irresistible Materials Names Dinesh Bettadapur CEO
Bettadapur to drive the commercialization and market adoption of company’s innovative EUV photoresist platform.
Synopsys Teams Up with SEMI Foundation to Drive Workforce Development Initiatives in Semiconductor Industry
Synopsys, Inc. and the SEMI Foundation today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Synopsys’ corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. to advance workforce development within the semiconductor chip design sector.

Building Fabs in the U.S. vs Taiwan: Twice as Long, Twice as Much
Construction costs in the U.S., compared to Taiwan, are about twice as much (the process equipment costs are similar). “Building a wafer fab in the west costs twice as much and takes twice the time of building it in Taiwan,” Exyte’s Blaschitz said at SEMI’s ISS.
Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Grew 18% in 2024
Worldwide semiconductor revenue in 2024 totaled $626 billion, an increase of 18.1% from 2023, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Revenue is projected to total $705 billion in 2025.