05/21/2018  After strong year-over-year growth of 24% in 2017, worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to grow for the third consecutive year in 2018 to $450 billion, up 7.7% over 2017.

05/21/2018  Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU), and Intel Corporation today announced production and shipment of the industry's first 4bits/cell 3D NAND technology.

05/21/2018  Technology trends in backplane technology are driving higher gas demand in display manufacturing. Specific gas requirements of process blocks are discussed, and various supply modes are reviewed.

05/21/2018  New method improves upon common spectroscopic imaging technique: scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM), makes it possible to obtain polaritonic, mechanical and electrical information simultaneously with one measurement.

05/18/2018  Technavio projects the global semiconductor glass wafer market to post a CAGR of more than 6% during the forecast period. The emergence of advanced and compact consumer electronic devices is a key driver, which is expected to impact market growth.

05/18/2018  Researchers at Nagoya University find an inorganic semiconductor is brittle when exposed to light, but flexible in the dark.

05/18/2018  Testifying before a U.S. interagency panel weighing trade tariffs against China, a representative from the semiconductor manufacturing industry yesterday called for the removal of more than 100 products from the list of proposed tariffs, stressing that an escalation of the U.S.-Sino dispute could trigger a full-blown trade war and hasten deep, unintended damage including higher consumer prices, an expanded U.S. trade deficit, and a slowdown in U.S. economic growth.

05/17/2018  For the 20th year, a worldwide survey of semiconductor manufacturers has resulted in Plasma-Therm winning multiple awards for its systems and superior customer service.

05/17/2018  SiTime Corporation announced it has expanded its global footprint to support its rapid growth with the opening of a new Center of Excellence in Michigan.

05/17/2018  More than 400 laser systems from 3D-Micromac installed worldwide; dozens of excimer laser systems used for display and microelectronics manufacturing.

05/17/2018  New Hampshire company specializes in high-end FPGA computing platforms designed to improve performance and time-to-revenue for OEMs.

05/17/2018  KIT materials scientists develop new forming technology -- publication in advanced materials.

05/17/2018  In response to the European Commission’s (EC) proposed framework for screening foreign direct investments (FDI), SEMI, representing the global electronics manufacturing supply chain, offers three recommendations for consideration by EU policymakers.

05/16/2018  Companies announce strategic collaboration to integrate ReRAM technology in Microsemi products.

05/16/2018  Researchers developed the device and are working on commercializing it.

05/16/2018  A Columbia University-led international team of researchers has developed a technique to manipulate the electrical conductivity of graphene with compression, bringing the material one step closer to being a viable semiconductor for use in today's electronic devices.

05/15/2018  Synopsys, Inc. today announced that GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) has certified the Synopsys IC Validator tool for physical signoff on the GF 14LPP process technology.

05/15/2018  Sciaky, Inc. announced today that it has received an order for multiple Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing systems to bolster the nation's defense and power generation programs.

05/15/2018  A paper by Kazan University and Russian Academy of Sciences appeared in Physical Review D.