The microprocessor market’s string of nine straight record-high annual sales between 2010 and 2018 is expected to end this year with worldwide MPU revenue dropping 4% to about $77.3 billion because of weakness in smartphone shipments, excess inventories in data center computers, and the global fallout from the U.S.-China trade war, according to IC Insights’ recently updated forecast.
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TSMC’s Leading-Edge Fab Investments Set Stage for Sale Surge in 2H19
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s heavy investments in advanced wafer-fab technology are set to pay off significantly for the world’s largest silicon foundry as it continues the production ramp of 7nm ICs in the second half of this year, according to an analysis in IC Insights’ September Update to the 2019 McClean Report.
Samsung Electronics Develops Industry’s First 12-Layer 3D-TSV Chip Packaging Technology
Samsung’s new innovation is considered one of the most challenging packaging technologies for mass production of high-performance chips, as it requires pinpoint accuracy to vertically interconnect 12 DRAM chips through a three-dimensional configuration of more than 60,000 TSV holes, each of which is one-twentieth the thickness of a single strand of human hair.
Global Market Remains Strong for ALD & CVD Precursors in IC Fabs
TECHCET—the advisory services firm providing electronic materials information— announced that the global market for atomic layer deposition (ALD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) precursors is showing strong growth despite semiconductor fabrication market challenges in 2019.
DRAM, NAND and Emerging Memory Technology Trends and Developments in 2019
Innovation in memory technology is constant. In this article, TechInsights’ Jeongdong Choe reviews the latest developments in DRAM, NAND, and emerging technology, and provide insight on the trends in this space.
Fabs Valued at Nearly $50 Billion to Start Construction in 2020
Investments in new fab projects starting construction in 2020 is expected to reach nearly US$50 billion, up about US$12 billion from 2019, according to the latest update of the World Fab Forecast from SEMI.
New Insulation Technique Paves The Way For More Powerful and Smaller Chips
Researchers at KU Leuven and imec have successfully developed a new technique to insulate microchips.
300mm Fab Equipment Spending to Seesaw, Reach New Highs in 2021 and 2023
300mm fab equipment spending will slowly recover in 2020 after the 2019 downturn and take off in 2021 to log a new record high topping US$60 billion, only to lag again in 2022 and rebound to an all-time peak in 2023, according to the SEMI Industry Research and Statistics group in its first edition of the 300mm Fab Outlook report.
Edwards Celebrates Grand Opening of New ‘Green’ North America Semiconductor Technology Center in Hillsboro
Celebrating 100 years of innovation this year, Edwards opens new North America Semiconductor headquarters office on Century Boulevard.
