Kioxia Corporation held a groundbreaking ceremony for its semiconductor fabrication facility (Fab7) at Yokkaichi Plant in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
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Photoresists Revenues to be up 11% to US$1.9B
TECHCET announces that the global market for photoresists needed in commercial semiconductor manufacturing is expected to be worth over US$1.9 billion in 2021.
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CMP Consumables US$2.9B in 2021 for IC Fabs
TECHCET announces that the global market for chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) consumable materials in semiconductor manufacturing is expected to grow over 13% year-over-year (YoY) to US$2.93 billion in 2021.
Top Five Wafer Capacity Leaders Raise Share of Global Capacity to 54%
Foundries and memory IC suppliers maintain strongest capacity presence.
Total MPU Sales Surprise with Strong Gains in 2020, More Upside in 2021
IC Insights recently released its 2021 edition of The McClean Report. The new analysis and forecast of the IC industry includes an analysis and forecast of the total microprocessor (MPU) market, including computer CPUs for PCs, tablets, and servers, embedded MPUs, and cellphone application MPUs.
Top-10 IC Growth Categories Target Emerging Applications in 2021
Each of the top-10 growing IC product categories is expected to see a double-digit increase in sales, but only the top-five segments are forecast to grow faster than the total IC market, which IC Insights projects will rise 12% this year.
Industry R&D Spending to Rise 4% After Hitting Record in 2020
Intel stays on top of research and development ranking, but its share of total industry R&D expenditures dipped after its spending decreased 4% in 2020. AMD moved into the R&D top 10, says new report.
Trillion Dollar Chip Industry Seen at SEMI ISS
The semiconductor industry is entering a “supercycle” as 5G, IoT, AI data analysis converge.
Value of Semiconductor Industry M&A Agreements Sets Record in 2020
Five mega-agreements pushed M&A value to $118.0 billion last year.
