Axus Technology, a provider of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) equipment, critical for manufacturing semiconductors and compound semiconductors, today announced it has received $12.5 million in capital funding from growth capital firm IntrinSiC Investment LLC.
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SEMICON Southeast Asia 2024 Opens Today
Themed Boosting Agility and Resiliency of the Global Electronics Supply Chain, SEMICON Southeast Asia 2024 opens today at MITEC in Kuala Lumpur with visionaries and experts gathered for insights into the latest industry developments, trends and innovations and critical areas including sustainability, smart manufacturing, and workforce development.
New Survey to Access Job Skills Needs in Europe’s Microelectronics Industry
SEMI invites key industry stakeholders to participate in a survey designed to access job skills in highest demand in Europe’s microelectronics industry in 2024.
IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) Announces 2024 Call for Papers
Under the theme “Shaping Tomorrow’s Semiconductor Technology,” the 70th annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) has issued a Call for Papers seeking the world’s best original work in all areas of microelectronics research and development.

EV Group Doubles Throughput of Semiconductor Layer Transfer Tech with EVG LayerRelease System
Dedicated HVM equipment platform boosts productivity and lowers cost-of-ownership of novel infrared laser release technology through silicon carrier wafers for 3D integration applications.
NY CREATES and Raytheon Unveil Collaborative Semiconductor Workforce Training Initiative
The New York Center for Research, Economic Advancement, Technology, Engineering, and Science (NY CREATES), in collaboration with Raytheon, an RTX business, announced the deployment of the NY CREATES/Raytheon Workforce Training Program.
SIA Applauds CHIPS Act Incentives for Absolics Project in Georgia
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer applauding semiconductor manufacturing incentives announced by the U.S. Commerce Department and Absolics, an affiliate of the Korea-based SKC.
SEALSQ RISC-V Chips Adoption is Predicted to Get AI Boost Making it a Viable Competitor to Traditional GPUs
RISC-V technology is revolutionizing the microchip industry, challenging established giants and paving the way for transformative changes. By the end of 2022, the industry had already embraced over 10 billion RISC-V cores, with thousands of engineers globally contributing to RISC-V projects.

The Dominican Republic and Purdue University Sign MOU to Drive Semiconductor Growth
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and MSMEs of the Dominican Republic (MICM) announced a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Purdue University to propel the country’s semiconductor industry and national development.

Toshiba Completes New 300mm Wafer Fabrication Facility for Power Semiconductors
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation today held a ceremony to mark the completion of a new 300mm wafer fabrication facility for power semiconductors and an office building at Kaga Toshiba Electronics Corporation in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.