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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Announces $238M CHIPS and Science Act Award
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced the award today of $238 million in “Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act” funding for the establishment of eight Microelectronics Commons (Commons) regional innovation hubs.

Global 200mm Fabs to Reach Record High Capacity by 2026, SEMI Reports
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are projected to increase 200mm fab capacity by 14% from 2023 through 2026, adding 12 new 200mm volume fabs (excluding EPI) as the industry reaches a record high of more than 7.7 million wafers per month.
Marposs Introduces the MICROMEASURE 2 3D Measuring System
Marposs Inc. announced the latest addition to its highly successful line of Industry 4.0 metrology solutions, the STIL MICROMEASURE 2 3D Measuring System.
OMNIVISION Announces New TheiaCel Technology and Automotive Image Sensor for LED-Flicker-Free Exterior Cameras
OMNIVISION today debuted its OX08D10 8-megapixel (MP) CMOS image sensor with TheiaCel technology at AutoSens Brussels.
Plasma-Therm Announces Acquisition of Thin Film Equipment SrL
Plasma-Therm, a manufacturer of plasma-process equipment for the semiconductor and compound semiconductor markets, today announced that it has acquired Thin Film Equipment SrL (TFE), effective September 18, 2023.
Brooks Instrument Introduces New Coriolis Mass Flow Controllers for Low-Flow, High-Accuracy Applications
Brooks Instrument has released a new series of Quantim QMC Coriolis mass flow controllers (MFCs) designed to provide high accuracy for very low flows of liquids and gasses.
Intel Unveils Industry-Leading Glass Substrates to Meet Demand for More Powerful Compute
Glass substrates help overcome limitations of organic materials by enabling an order of magnitude improvement in design rules needed for future data centers and AI products.
Keysight Launches Next-Generation Vector Signal Generator for Dense Wideband Multichannel Applications
Keysight Technologies, Inc. introduces a new compact, four-channel vector signal generator (VSG) capable of signal generation up to 8.5 GHz with 960 MHz of modulation bandwidth per channel.
GlobalFoundries Officially Opens US$4 Billion Expansion Facility in Singapore, Creating 1,000 New Jobs
The new facility, which broke ground in 2021, will bolster GF’s global manufacturing footprint across Singapore, the U.S., and Europe to provide customers with capacity to enhance supply chain flexibility and business resilience.