Vanta Data Viewer App Simplifies XRF Data Sharing

The new Olympus Data Viewer app for Vanta handheld XRF analyzers provides Olympus Scientific Cloud (OSC) users with a central location to remotely view and share real-time analysis results from multiple analyzers.

North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts April 2020 Billings

North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.26 billion in billings worldwide in April 2020 (three-month average basis), according to the April Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published today by SEMI. The billings figure is 2.2 percent higher than the final March 2020 level of $2.21 billion, and is 17.2 percent higher than the April 2019 billings level of $1.93 billion.

The Chip Wars Get Real

There was a lot of big news in the semiconductor industry during the last week as the U.S., China and Taiwan face off in a chip war over Huawei.

JH Technologies Launches JH Analytical Lab Services and Offers Complementary Sample Processing

JH Technologies, leading distributor of optical and digital imaging systems, materials preparation, testing and analysis systems, and metrology tools announces that it recently opened JH Analytical Lab Services at the company’s headquarters in Fremont, California.

China to Fall Far Short of its “Made-in-China 2025” Goal for IC Devices

Domestic content percentage forecast to be about one-third of its 70% 2025 target.

IT Spending Indicators May Be Bottoming Out for Now but US Business Confidence Continues to Plunge, According to IDC COVID-19 Tech Index

Leading indicators for IT spending appear to be stabilizing and bottoming out in many countries, reflecting a period of relative calm before economic lockdown measures are expected to be eased in the next few weeks.

Power Block MOSFET from Diodes Incorporated Increases Power Converter Efficiency and Saves PCB Space

Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD) today announced the availability of the first in a new generation of discrete MOSFETs. The DMN3012LEG delivers increased efficiency in a smaller package to provide significant cost, power, and space savings in a wide variety of power conversion and control applications.

Samsung Electronics Expands its Foundry Capacity with A New Production Line in Pyeongtaek, Korea

Samsung today announced plans to boost its foundry capacity at the company’s new production line in Pyeongtaek, Korea, to meet growing global demand for cutting-edge extreme ultraviolet (EUV) solutions.

RS Components and BARTH Elektronik Unveil “People Counter” Maker Project to Help Social Distancing Efforts During COVID-19 Pandemic

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), a global multi-channel provider of industrial and electronic products and solutions, has joined forces with miniature PLC manufacturer BARTH® Elektronik GmbH to develop a simple maker project that aids social distancing in the effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Lattice sensAI 3.0 Solutions Stack Doubles Performance, Cuts Power Consumption in Half for Edge AI Applications

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, the low power programmable leader, today launched the latest version of its complete solutions stack for on-device AI processing at the Edge, Lattice sensAI 3.0.