The Awards Committee of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, today announced the recipients of its prestigious annual awards.
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Global Fab Equipment Spending Projected to Log Record High in 2022 to Mark Third Consecutive Year of Growth, SEMI Reports
Global fab equipment spending for front end facilities is expected to rise 10% year-over-year (YOY) in 2022 to a new all-time high of over US$98 billion, marking a third consecutive year of growth, SEMI highlighted today in its quarterly World Fab Forecast report.
A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics and Soitec to Develop Next-Generation Silicon Carbide Semiconductors
The Institute of Microelectronics (IME) at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Soitec (Euronext Paris) have announced a research collaboration to develop next-generation silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices to power electric vehicles and advanced high-voltage electronic devices.
Lattice FPGAs Power Next Generation Lenovo Edge/AI Experiences
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation today announced its award-winning Lattice CrossLink-NX FPGAs and AI-optimized software solutions power Lenovo’s latest ThinkPad X1 portfolio.

2022 Semiconductor Sales to Grow 11% After Surging 25% in 2021
Above average increases are expected in all major product categories, which will lift the global market to record-high revenues in 2022 despite growth rates easing from last year’s economic rebound, says report.
SEMI Reschedules Industry Strategy Symposium to April 3-6, 2022
SEMI today rescheduled the Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) 2022 from January 9-12 to April 3-6 due to a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
GaN Systems Shrinks Size and Increases Class-D Audio Capabilities with Latest Reference Design
GaN is gladly being embraced in audio, enabling companies to launch better sounding, higher-performance, smaller, and more eye-catching audio systems. And GaN Systems is making it easier to reap the benefits of GaN with the introduction of the GeN2 Amplifier and SMPS Reference Design
SPIE, the International Society for Optics and Photonics, Announces Its 2022 Fellows
This year, SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, welcomes 58 Members as new Fellows of the Society. They join their Fellow Member colleagues in being honored for their technical achievements, as well as for their service to the optics and photonics community and to SPIE.

Materials to Systems in Semiconductor Manufacturing and Beyond
Materials engineering — the ability to manipulate materials at an atomic level and on an industrial scale — continues to be the primary driver of innovation in the semiconductor and electronics industries. The same fundamental capability is of critical importance to multiple other industries ranging from life sciences, pharma, sustainable energy, engineered optics and displays.
NXP Ramps Flagship 4D Imaging Radar Chip to Production, Adds New Product Tailored for Fast-Growing L2+ Market
NXP Semiconductors has announced two updates to its industry leading automotive radar portfolio, now designed-in at 20 top global OEMs.