The Electronic System Design (ESD) Alliance Market Statistics Service (MSS) today announced that the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry revenue increased 3.5 percent in Q1 2020 to $2,698 million, compared to $2,606.4 million in Q1 2019. The four-quarter moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four quarters, increased by 5.2 percent.
Traditional PC Shipments Continue to Grow Amid Global Economic Slowdown, According to IDC
The second quarter of 2020 (2Q20) ended well for the Traditional PC market, comprised of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, with global shipments growing 11.2% year over year reaching a total of 72.3 million units.
Entegris Acquires Global Measurement Technologies Inc.
Entegris, Inc. announced today it has acquired Global Measurement Technologies Inc. (GMTI), an analytical instrument provider for critical processes in semiconductor production, and its manufacturing partner Clean Room Plastics, Inc. Located in Chandler, Arizona, GMTI is now part of the Advanced Materials Handling (AMH) Division of Entegris.
Looking at Linkers Helps to Join the Dots
Better understanding the science that underpins well-known techniques for developing quantum dots–tiny semiconducting nanocrystals–can help reduce the guesswork of current practices as material scientists use them to make better solar panels and digital displays.
Liquid Metal Synthesis for Better Piezoelectrics: Atomically-Thin Tin-Monosulfide
RMIT-UNSW collaboration applies liquid-metal synthesis to piezoelectrics, advancing future flexible, wearable electronics, and biosensors drawing their power from the body’s movements.
ACM Research Starts Construction of New Facility in Shanghai’s Lingang Special Area
ACM Research, Inc., a leading supplier of wafer cleaning technologies for advanced semiconductor devices, announced that its operating subsidiary ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc. (“ACM Shanghai”) has begun construction of its new development and production facility in the Lingang Special Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone.
Renesas Unveils Integrated LIN Interface Sensor Signal Conditioner for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle HVAC Systems
Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the ZSSC4132 – an automotive pressure sensor solution featuring an integrated certified LIN v2.2a interface.
Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 5.8 Percent Year-to-Year in May; Annual Sales Projected to Increase 3.3 Percent in 2020, 6.2 Percent in 2021
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors were $35.0 billion in May 2020, an increase of 5.8 percent from the May 2019 total of $33.0 billion and 1.5 percent more than the April 2020 total of $34.4 billion.
CyberOptics Unveils WX3000 Metrology and Inspection System for Semiconductor Wafer-Level and Advanced Packaging at Virtual SEMICON West
CyberOptics Corporation (NASDAQ: CYBE), a leading global developer and manufacturer of high-precision 3D sensing technology solutions, will unveil the new Multi-Reflection Suppression (MRS)-enabled 3D and 2D WX3000 Metrology and Inspection systems for wafer-level and advanced packaging applications at the virtual SEMICON West show, July 20-23rd.
Mitsubishi Electric Develops Accurate Circuit Simulation Technology for SiC-MOSFETs
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it has developed a highly accurate Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (SPICE) model to analyze the electronic circuitry of discrete power semiconductors.
