ASU and Deca Technologies Selected to Lead $100M SHIELD USA Project

The National Institute of Standards and Technology — part of the U.S. Department of Commerce — announced today that it plans to award as much as $100 million to Arizona State University and Deca Technologies for the SHIELD USA initiative.  

CHIPS for America Announces up to $300M in Funding to Boost U.S. Semiconductor Packaging

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) is entering negotiations to invest up to $300 million in advanced packaging research projects in Georgia, California, and Arizona to accelerate the development of cutting-edge technologies essential to the semiconductor industry.

Applied Materials Breakthrough To Bring OLED Displays to Tablets, PCs and TVs

Applied Materials, Inc. today introduced the MAX OLED solution, a patented OLED pixel architecture and revolutionary display manufacturing technology designed to bring the superior OLED displays found in high-end smartphones to tablets, PCs and eventually TVs.

PI’s New Expansion for Higher Electronics Manufacturing Capacities and Shorter Lead Times

PI, the market and technology leader for high-precision motion control, positioning technology, and piezo applications, has completed the construction of additional electronics production space at its Rosenheim, Germany site.

xMEMS Introduces Sycamore, a 1mm Thin Near-Field Full-Range MEMS Micro Speaker

xMEMS Labs, developers of the foremost platform for piezoMEMS innovation and creators of the world’s leading all-silicon micro speakers, today announced xMEMS Sycamore, the company’s latest breakthrough in micro fidelity (µFidelity) audio.

Renesas Introduces Industry’s First Complete Memory Interface Chipset Solutions for Second-Generation DDR5 Server MRDIMMs

Renesas Electronics Corporation today announced that it has delivered the industry’s first complete memory interface chipset solutions for the second-generation DDR5 Multi-Capacity Rank Dual In-Line Memory Modules (MRDIMMs).

indie Semiconductor Extends Automotive Photonics Leadership With Advanced Optical Component Integration Capabilities

indie Semiconductor has extended its photonics offering with the addition of in-house photonics integration, packaging and system test capabilities.

GlobalFoundries and U.S. Department of Commerce Announce Award Agreement on CHIPS Act Funding for Essential Chip Manufacturing

GlobalFoundries and the U.S. Department of Commerce have announced an award of up to $1.5 billion in direct funding to GF through the CHIPS and Science Act.

Revenues Continue to Rise on Mixed Performance, with a New Record High Expected in 2025

TECHCET has increased their latest forecast for total semiconductor revenues in 2024, now expected to gain nearly 13% over 2023, reaching > $617B.

Global Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry Records Strong Growth in Q3 2024, SEMI Reports

The global semiconductor manufacturing industry in the third quarter of 2024 showed strong momentum with all key industry indicators performing positive quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) increases for the first time in two years.