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Quartz, Ceramic, and Silicon Equipment Components
Semiconductor fab expansion met with pause before strong rise in 2025.
Global Semiconductor Sales Decrease 8.2% in 2023; Market Rebounds Late in Year
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor industry sales totaled $48.0 billion during the month of November 2023, an increase of 5.3% compared to the November 2022 total of $45.6 billion and 2.9% more than the October 2023 total of $46.6 billion.
Intel Opens Fab 9 in New Mexico
Intel celebrated the opening of Fab 9, its cutting-edge factory in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
Chip Sales Look to Bounce Back In 2024
After a challenging 2023, where the semiconductor industry witnessed a 9.4% decline in sales, dropping to $520 billion, 2024 is poised for a significant rebound. This is due to the expected surge in global sales to $588 billion as forecast by WSTS – a 13% increase from 2023, surpassing 2022’s record revenues of $574 billion.
Semiconductor Tech Received Most Granted Patents in 2023
An annual analysis of publicly available patent data from IP management firm Anaqua found that semiconductor technologies received the most granted patents in the US in 2023, the second year in a row that semiconductors have topped the list.
Supercomputer Heads into Space
Expanding its venture into space computing, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) will launch an updated HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 to the International Space Station (ISS).
NHanced Opens Advanced Package Assembly Facility in IN
NHanced Semiconductors is a US-based pure-play advanced packaging foundry specializing in leading-edge technologies. NHanced president…
Semiconductor Materials Market: Better Things to Come in 2024
The total semiconductor materials market is forecasted to rebound with almost 7% growth in 2024 to reach US$74 billion. This upwards turnaround comes after a contraction of -3.3% in 2023 due
Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 5.3% Year-to-Year in November
November marks first month of year-to-year market growth in over a year; worldwide chip sales increase 2.9% month-to-month.
