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Semiconductors
Cirrus Logic Announces Agreement to Acquire Lion Semiconductor
Cirrus Logic, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire California-based Lion Semiconductor for $335 million in cash.

Shortage Threat to Semiconductor Materials from US Chip Expansion Plans
Is the US wet chemical supply-demand out of balance?
Western Digital Appoints Dr. Thomas Caulfield and Miyuki Suzuki to Its Board of Directors
Western Digital Corp. today announced that Dr. Thomas (Tom) Caulfield and Miyuki Suzuki have been appointed to its board of directors effective July 6, 2021.
Unlocking Radiation-Free Quantum Technology with Graphene
“Heavy fermions” are an appealing theoretical way to produce quantum entangled phenomena, but until recently have been observed mostly in dangerously radioactive compounds. A new paper shows it is possible to make them in subtly modified graphene.
Brooks Instrument Celebrates 75 Years of Innovation in Fluid Measurement and Control
Brooks Instrument is celebrating its 75th year providing high-precision fluid measurement and control instrumentation.
NeoPhotonics Appoints Sheri L. Savage to its Board of Directors
NeoPhotonics Corporation today announced that Sheri L. Savage has been appointed to its Board of Directors.
Ultrathin Semiconductors Electrically Connected to Superconductors for the First Time
For the first time, University of Basel researchers have equipped an ultrathin semiconductor with superconducting contacts.

White Paper: Semiconductor Innovation & Intellectual Property Rights
A new white paper from Aalbun, the World’s first Intellectual Property Platform as a Service (PaaS), highlights the big themes and issues dominating the semiconductor industry and how they and the events of the pandemic will impact on innovation and intellectual property rights in the sector going forward.
Global Semiconductor Sales in May Up 26.2% Year-to-Year, 4.1% Month-to-Month
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor industry sales were $43.6 billion in the month of May 2021, an increase of 26.2% over the May 2020 total of $34.6 billion and 4.1% more than the April 2021 total of $41.9 billion.