Applied Materials, Inc. today introduced new technologies and capabilities designed to help its customers accelerate their technology roadmaps for heterogeneous chip design and integration.
Semiconductors
Helping Semiconductors Find a Cooler Way to Relax
Extending the lifetime of hot electrons could help make solar cells more efficient.
Second Quarter 2021 Global Semiconductor Equipment Billings Surge 48% Year-Over-Year to Record High of $24 Billion
Global semiconductor equipment billings surged 48% year-over-year to a record high of US$24.9 billion in the second quarter of 2021, a 5% increase from the prior quarter, SEMI announced.
Aehr Receives $19.4 Million Order for Multiple FOX-XP Test and Burn-in Systems from Major Automotive Semiconductor Supplier
Aehr Test Systems, a worldwide supplier of semiconductor test and reliability qualification equipment, today announced it has received a $19.4 million order from its lead silicon carbide test and burn-in customer for multiple FOX-XP systems to meet their increased production capacity needs.
DOE Awards $30M to Secure Domestic Supply Chain of Critical Materials
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $30 million in funding for 13 national lab and university-led research projects to develop new technologies that will help secure the supply of critical materials that build clean energy technologies.
Synopsys Completes the Acquisition of the Semiconductor and Flat Panel Display Solutions from BISTel
Synopsys, Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the semiconductor and flat panel display solutions from BISTel
Foundry Revenue for 2Q21 Reaches Historical High Once Again
The panic buying of chips persisted in 2Q21 owing to factors such as post-pandemic demand, industry-wide shift to 5G telecom technology, geopolitical tensions, and chronic chip shortages, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
INFICON Achieves Optimum Values for Leak Testing in Semiconductor Industry with UL6000 Fab
With the UL6000 Fab, Cologne-based INFICON GmbH, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of leak testing devices and instruments, has launched its latest generation of mobile leak detectors for large-volume production lines in the semiconductor industry.
Eulitha AG and VDL ETG Agree to Intensify Cooperation on Photolithography Equipment Manufacturing
Eulitha AG and VDL ETG announced today that they will intensify their cooperation in manufacturing of photolithography equipment for the photonics market.
Microprocessor Sales Will Continue Double-Digit Growth in 2021
The total MPU market is on track to exceed $100 billion for the first time ever this year, thanks to strong increases in cellphone application processor revenues, says Mid-Year Update.
