Semiconductors

Ceramic Fabricated Parts Market – Positive Demand from OEMs and Fabs

The Ceramic Fabricated Parts market for semiconductor fabrication equipment consumables is expected to reach US$2.3 billion in 2022, a 15% jump from US$2.0 billion in 2021.

Gigaphoton Develops Analytics Maturity Model and Assessment for Semiconductor Manufacturers

New resource serves to help semiconductor manufacturers identify the gaps in their analytics capabilities and define a path toward advancing their analytics maturity.

$30 Million in Federal Funding to Advance Innovation and Production of Next-Generation GaN Chips at GlobalFoundries Fab in Vermont

GF’s Vermont Fab moves closer to large-scale production of next-generation gallium nitride chips.

Lam Research Pledges $10 Million to FIRST Global to Inspire Future Innovators in Semiconductor Technology and Beyond

As part of the company’s commitment to enabling transformative learning around the world, Lam Research Corp. has announced a $10 million donation to FIRST Global, a nonprofit inspiring science and technology leadership and innovation in young people from all nations through robotics.

How Semiconductor Fabricators are Working Through Global FFKM Shortages

The decade began with a semiconductor shortage that made the world acutely aware of how critical these tiny components are in many aspects of everyday life and for most sectors of the economy.

Micron Named Sustainability Lighthouse by the World Economic Forum

Micron Singapore among the first semiconductor manufacturers and only one with front-end fabrication to be recognized.

CHIPS for America Seeks Public Input on Financial Incentives, New Institutes for Semiconductor Manufacturing

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) CHIPS for America initiative is seeking public input on two programs that aim to restore U.S. global leadership in semiconductor manufacturing

QCI Launches Project to Build and Operate New Quantum Computing Optical Chip Manufacturing and Research Facility

Quantum Computing Inc. announced plans to construct and operate a new quantum nanophotonics technology manufacturing and research center to expand its current chip development capabilities.

Aehr Receives Order from New Customer for FOX Wafer Level Burn-in System for Silicon Carbide Semiconductors

Aehr Test Systems today announced it has received purchase orders from a new customer for a FOX-NP multi-wafer test and burn-in system, multiple WaferPak Contactors and a FOX WaferPak Aligner to be used for qualification of their silicon carbide devices for electric vehicles. The order for WaferPaks from this customer was announced during Aehr’s earnings conference call last week. This company is a multibillion-dollar annual revenue global manufacturer of semiconductors that is currently supplying silicon based MOSFETs for the automotive industry.

TSMC Results Irrelevant, as U.S. Ban on Chip Technology Exports to China Will Define Semiconductor Sector in 2023

Following the news that TSMC reported strong Q3 2022 results; Josep Bori, Thematic Research Director at GlobalData, offers his view.

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