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January/February
European Chips Diversity Alliance Hosts Future Proofing Access to Diverse Talent Event to Strengthen Semiconductor Workforce
The European Chips Diversity Alliance (ECDA), a European Union-funded initiative coordinated by SEMI Europe, today announced a full-day event on March 27 dedicated to advancing underrepresented groups in the semiconductor industry in collaboration with Learnovate, MIDAS Ireland, and EudaOrg.
SIA Applauds TSMC’s Expanded Investment in U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement.
Smartkem Appoints Jonathan Watkins Chief Operating Officer
Smartkem announced that it has appointed Jonathan Watkins as Chief Operating Officer (COO), with responsibility for global operations and strategic partnerships
STMicroelectronics Reveals Solutions for Post-Quantum Cryptography
STMicroelectronics has introduced hardware cryptographic accelerators and associated software libraries for general-purpose and secure microcontrollers, ready for future generations of embedded systems to resist quantum attacks.
Matmerize and SCREEN Holdings Partner to Develop High-Resistance, PFAS-Free Polymers for Semiconductor Manufacturing
SCREEN utilizes Matmerize’s PolymRize platform, a powerful and comprehensive AI solution, to design polymers that balance sustainability and high-performance.
SMD Semiconductor Joins the Silicon Catalyst Ecosystem as the 14th Strategic Partner
The partnership extends Silicon Catalyst’s global reach into the Asia Pacific market.
KYOCERA AVX Joins the STMicroelectronics Partner Program
KYOCERA AVX, a global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, announced joining the STMicroelectronics Partner Program and make its antenna products and services accessible to ST customers.
SK keyfoundry Launches 3D Hall-effect Sensor Technology Capable of Measuring Speed and Direction
SK keyfoundry, an 8-inch pure-play foundry in Korea, announced today that it offers a new 3D Hall-effect sensor technology that can measure speed and direction through three-dimensional magnetic field detection for its foundry customers.
Semtech Receives 2024 IoT Excellence Award
Semtech Corporation, a high-performance semiconductor, IoT systems, and cloud connectivity service provider, announced that its LoRa Connect ICs for sensors received a 2024 IoT Excellence Award from TMC and Crossfire Media.
Teradyne Announces Succession Plan for Semiconductor Test Division
Teradyne, Inc. today announced that Shannon Poulin has joined Teradyne to succeed Rick Burns as President of the Semiconductor Test Division in Q2 2025.
EMASS and Weebit Nano Collaborate on Ultra-Low-Power Edge AI Demonstration Using ReRAM
Through the collaboration, Weebit and EMASS are bringing together their innovative technologies to demonstrate their significant advantages for ultra-low-power edge AI applications.
Infineon Extends MOSFET Portfolio With First P-channel Device
Infineon Technologies AG today announced the addition of P-channel power MOSFETs to its family of radiation-tolerant power MOSFETs for Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) space applications.
Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 17.9% Year-to-Year in January
Sales hit highest-ever total for month of January; worldwide chip sales decrease 1.7% month-to-month.
RK Logistics Group Opens Second Facility in Austin
RK Logistics Group, the provider of complex third-party logistics services to the semiconductor and other innovation industries, announced today the opening of its second ISO certified facility in Austin, TX.
onsemi Proposes to Acquire Allegro MicroSystems
onsemi today disclosed details of a proposal submitted to the Board of Directors of Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. to acquire the company for $35.10 per share in cash for each share of Allegro’s common stock on a fully diluted basis at an implied enterprise value of $6.9 billion.
Silicon Wafers Market on Track for Growth
TECHCET forecasts a steady improvement for the silicon wafers market, projecting an annual growth of ~7% in 2025, with stronger gains in 2026.
Pragmatic Semiconductor Launches Next-Generation Platform for Mixed-Signal Flexible ASIC Design
Pragmatic Semiconductor Ltd. today announced the launch of Pragmatic FlexIC Platform Gen 3, offering a 10x digital power and 3x digital area improvement over the previous generation.
Axelera AI Secures up to €61.6 Million Grant to Develop Scalable AI Chiplet for High-Performance Computing
Axelera AI, the provider of purpose-built AI hardware acceleration technology for generative AI and computer vision inference at the edge, unveiled Titania, a high-performance, energy efficient and scalable AI inference chiplet.
SEMI Commends the European Water Resilience Strategy
SEMI, the industry association serving the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, applauded the European Commission’s unveiling of the European Water Resilience Strategy as a positive and fundamental step to enhance water efficiency, resilience and sustainability across Europe.
ETH Zurich and Polariton Technologies Achieve Record- Breaking Electro-Optic Bandwidth with Plasmonic Modulators
Polariton Technologies AG, an ETH Zurich spin-off, together with ETH Zurich have set a new benchmark in the field of electro-optic (EO) modulators with their latest innovation.
Growing Colorado’s Semiconductor and Advanced Industry Ecosystems: Five New Market Study Grants Awarded Statewide
Today, the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) announced the latest market study grant recipients of the Colorado CHIPS Community Support Program.
Tata Electronics, Himax Technologies and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation Form Alliance
This MoU marks a significant step forward for Tata Electronics, Himax, and PSMC in expanding their market outreach and jointly exploring the growing market of display semiconductors and ultralow power AI sensing in India as well as globally.
Micron Appoints Mark Liu and Christie Simons to Board of Directors
Micron Technology Inc. today announced it has appointed two experienced business leaders, Mark Liu and Christie Simons, to its board of directors.
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Building Fabs in the U.S. vs Taiwan: Twice as Long, Twice as Much
Construction costs in the U.S., compared to Taiwan, are about twice as much (the process equipment costs are similar). “Building a wafer fab in the west costs twice as much and takes twice the time of building it in Taiwan,” Exyte’s Blaschitz said at SEMI’s ISS.
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