SEMICON West is moving to Phoenix for a five-year annual rotation and shifting from its longstanding July event dates to October beginning in 2025.
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FTD Solutions Receives Prestigious NextRise Innovation Award
Water technology company leads charge in providing solutions for sustainable industrial water management.
KT Moore of Cadence Honored With 2023 SEMI Foundation Excellence in Achievement Award for Promoting Workplace Diversity
SEMI and the SEMI Foundation today announced that KT Moore, Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Cadence Design Systems, has received the 2023 SEMI Foundation Excellence in Achievement Award for his outstanding leadership in promoting diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging (DEIB) and workforce development in the semiconductor industry.
Archer Transfers Biochip Graphene Sensor Technology Design to a Commercial Fab to Verify Scalability
Archer Materials Limited, a semiconductor company advancing the quantum computing and medical diagnostics industries, has completed a proof of concept biosensing graphene transistor for use in its biochip, and submitted the technology design to a commercial foundry to verify scalability.

2023 Semiconductor Materials Market Slowing but Resilient
Material growth to resume in 2024 as industry recovers and fabs ramp up.

Edwards Expands in U.S., Maintains Focus on Sustainability
Edwards has significantly expanded in the U.S. in recent years, with a new 200,000 ft2 facility in Chandler, AZ, a state-of-the-art chemical laboratory at its Innovation Center in Hillsboro, OR and, most recently, new plans for a new dry pump manufacturing facility in Genesee County, NY.

Changes Coming to the CIS Ecosystem
Speaking at the Market Symposium at SEMICON West on Monday, Dan Gamota, Vice President, Manufacturing, Innovation & Product Industrialization, Jabil, described a changing landscape for the electronics manufacturing ecosystem, where the lines between chip-makers, foundries, electronics manufacturing service (EMS) providers and OSATS (outsourced assembly and test services) are blurring.
Marposs Acquires Solarius and Strengthens Its Semiconductor and Consumer Electronics Segment
The Silicon Valley based company Solarius becomes part of the Marposs Group, strengthening the technology of the Italian multinational company in the semiconductor industry.
Arizona State University and Applied Materials to Create “Materials-to-Fab” Center
More than $270 million in corporate and state investment will help advance Arizona’s semiconductor industry.
Global Semiconductor Equipment Sales Forecast: $87 Billion in 2023 With 2024 Rebound, SEMI Reports
Global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers next year are forecast to bounce back from a projected contraction of 18.6% to $87.4 billion in 2023 following the industry record of $107.4 billion in 2022.