The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today convened a productive roundtable discussion between Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) — one of the senators tasked with negotiating the U.S. jobs and competitiveness package — and more than a dozen senior executives from SIA member companies.
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Global Semiconductor Equipment Billings Grow 5% Year-Over-Year in Q1 2022, SEMI Reports
Global semiconductor equipment billings grew 5% year-over-year to US$24.7 billion in the first quarter of 2022, SEMI announced today in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.
Global IoT Project of the Year 2022 Opens for Entries
Wialon has announced that the IoT project of the year 2022 is now open to enter.
SEMI Europe Honors Luc Van den hove of imec and Paul Boudre of Soitec for Outstanding Leadership in Microelectronics
Imec President and CEO Luc Van den hove today received the 2021 European SEMI Award and Soitec CEO Paul Boudre the 2021 Special Service Award at the SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium Europe (ISS Europe 2022).
New eBook from ROHM Semiconductor and Mouser Explores Efficient Power Conversion in IIoT
Mouser Electronics, Inc. in collaboration with ROHM Semiconductor announces a new eBook that focuses on efficient components and technologies for use in low-power solutions for industrial Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
Tiny Infrared Spectral Filters for Remote Thermal Sensing and Imaging
Readily field-deployable on-chip microspectrometer technology has applications requiring mechanical robustness, such as robotic vehicles and airborne unmanned aerial vehicles.
New Breathable Gas Sensors May Improve Monitoring of Health, Environment
Newly developed flexible, porous and highly sensitive nitrogen dioxide sensors that can be applied to skin and clothing have potential applications in health care, environmental health monitoring and military use, according to researchers.

Strong Growth in Wafer Capacity for Image Sensors Expected
Global installed capacity for image sensors was one million 200mm-equivalent wafers per month at the end of 2021.
Self-Driving Technology Firm Sensible 4 Receives €8 Million to Boost Sustainable Transport
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted an €8 million loan to Sensible 4 Oy, an innovative Finnish self-driving technology company that offers a complete and flexible autonomous driving software.
STMicroelectronics Appoints SP Group to Establish Singapore’s Largest Industrial District Cooling System for its Local Manufacturing Site
STMicroelectronics and SP Group announced today the signing of an agreement to install a district cooling system at ST AMK TechnoPark.