Memory chip maker uses Keysight’s integrated PCIe test solutions to validate Compute Express Link (CXL) technology.
Semiconductors
Graphene-hBN Breakthrough to Spur New LEDs, Quantum Computing
Study uncovers first method for producing high-quality, wafer-scale, single-layer hexagonal boron nitride.

Chinese Companies Hold Only 4% of Global IC Marketshare
U.S. companies captured 54% of the total worldwide IC market in 2021, propelled by a 47% share of IDM sales and a 68% share of fabless sales.
New Polymer Materials Make Fabricating Optical Interconnects Easier
New technology poised to make silicon photonics more practical, which could boost efficiency of Internet data centers.
2021 Global Semiconductor Equipment Sales Surge 44% to Industry Record $102.6 Billion, SEMI Reports
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in 2021 surged 44% to an all-time record of $102.6 billion from $71.2 billion in 2020.
Raxium Selects ClassOne Solstice S4 Electroplating System to Develop Advanced microLED Displays for Augmented/Virtual Reality Applications
ClassOne Technology today announced it has shipped a Solstice S4 single-wafer plating system to prominent microLED startup Raxium (Fremont, Calif.) for development and manufacture of microLED displays.
Georgia Tech to Help Define Future of Microelectronics Industry
Georgia Institute of Technology has been selected as a key collaborator in producing a roadmap for the future of advanced packaging for next generation microelectronics.
Leading Semiconductor Players to Advance Next Generation FD-SOI Roadmap for Automotive, IoT and Mobile Applications
CEA, Soitec, GlobalFoundries and STMicroelectronics have announced a new collaboration in which they intend to jointly define the industry’s next generation roadmap for FD-SOI (fully depleted silicon-on-insulator) technology.
ZEISS Earns Intel’s 2022 EPIC Distinguished Supplier Award
ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (SMT) announced that it has earned Intel’s EPIC Distinguished Supplier Award.

200mm Semiconductor Fab Capacity Set to Surge 21% to Mitigate Supply-Demand Imbalance, SEMI Reports
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are on track to boost 200mm fab capacity by 1.2 million wafers, or 21%, from the start of 2020 to the end of 2024.