SEMI reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings for the first quarter of 2019 dropped 8 percent from the previous quarter and 19 percent from the same quarter in 2018 to US$13.8 billion.
Ultra-Clean Fabrication Platform Produces Nearly Ideal 2D Transistors
Columbia engineers develop a clean, damage-free fabrication process that creates pristine transistors made from 2D material stacks. Testing additional content. Testing additional content. Testing additional content.
Octopus-Inspired Wearable Sensor
A team of researchers reports the development of a graphene-based adhesive biosensor inspired by octopus “suckers.”
Synopsys Fusion Design Platform First to be Certified by Samsung Foundry for 5LPE Process with EUV Technology
Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Samsung Electronics has certified the Synopsys Fusion Design Platform for Samsung’s 5nm LPE process with EUV lithography technology.
DRAM Market to Shrink Substantially in 2019
Recent concerns over market conditions, coupled with a sharp downturn in average selling prices, will lead the DRAM market to reach just $77 billion in 2019 – a 22 percent year-over-year decline.
MACOM Announces Stephen G. Daly as President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Daly succeeds John Croteau, who resigned on May 15, 2019.
After Three Consecutive Years of Growth, IDC Forecasts Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue to Decline by 7.2% in 2019
After three consecutive years of growth, with year-over-year growth of 13.2% in 2018, the latest update to the Semiconductor Applications Forecaster (SAF) from International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that worldwide semiconductor revenue will decline to $440 billion in 2019, down 7.2% from $474 billion in 2018.
AKHAN Semiconductor Appoints H. Delano Roosevelt to Board of Directors; Robert Mohr Named CFO
AKHAN Semiconductor, a technology company specializing in the fabrication and application of lab-grown, electronic-grade diamonds, announced that it has appointed H. Delano Roosevelt to its Board of Directors.
Toshiba Memory and Western Digital to Jointly Invest in Flash Manufacturing Facility in Kitakami, Japan
Toshiba Memory Corporation and Western Digital Corp. have finalized a formal agreement to jointly invest in the “K1” manufacturing facility that Toshiba Memory is currently constructing in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
MACOM Announces John F. Kober as Senior Vice President and CFO
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings today announced the appointment of John F. Kober as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
