In a push to meet the chip supply crunch, fab utilization is at record high of 97%+. In addition, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability priorities are growing and chip makers are seeking more initiatives to reduce environmental impact.
Semiconductors
Equipment Efficiency, Materials Costs Challenge Flash Makers
Flash industry needs better capital productivity for virtuous cycle to continue.
New SEMI Auto IC Master Guide to Help Drive Closer Collaboration Between Taiwan Chip Providers and Automotive Ecosystem
SEMI Taiwan launched the SEMI Auto IC Master, a comprehensive guide to automotive semiconductor and component providers in Taiwan.
The Science of Change and Preparing for the Next Unknown
In the last two years, the COVID-19 crisis has shined a light on the growing sense of uncertainty felt across the globe. According to Dr. Vanessa Akhtar of Kotter, this is not an anomaly—according to their research, uncertainty has been the trend for the last few decades.
Advanced Energy Expands High Accuracy Temperature Monitoring Portfolio
New sensing platform with RubiLux and VioLux phosphor formulations enable precise, repeatable measurement across an extended temperature range.
New Cryopump Targets SiC Applications
The move to electric vehicles (EVs), combined with new legislation focused on renewable energies, has led to a greatly increased demand for power electronics based on silicon carbide (SiC).
Fujifilm Announces $350 Million Investment in its U.S. Electronic Materials Business by Early 2024
The planned U.S. investment will support the development and manufacture of Fujifilm’s broad range of semiconductor materials and chemicals, particularly Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) slurry and Photolithography-related high purity materials.
Intel’s Dr. Ann Kelleher Honored with 2022 SEMI Foundation Excellence in Achievement Award for Promoting Workplace Diversity
SEMI today announced that Dr. Ann B. Kelleher of Intel Corporation has received the 2022 SEMI Foundation Excellence in Achievement Award for her work promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at Intel and for her outstanding leadership in the semiconductor industry.
SEMI Standards’ Leaders Honored at SEMICON West 2022
SEMI, the global industry association that unites the entire electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, announced it honored industry leaders for their outstanding accomplishments in developing Standards for the electronics and related industries.
Onto Innovation Wins 2022 Best of West Award for Atlas V Optical Critical Dimension Metrology Tool
The Atlas V optical critical dimension metrology tool from Onto Innovation, Inc. has won the 2022 Best of West award, SEMI and Semiconductor Digest announced today at SEMICON West 2022 Hybrid, July 12-14 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
