SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings for the first quarter of 2019 dropped 8 percent from the previous quarter and 19 percent from the same quarter in 2018 to US$13.8 billion. The data are gathered jointly with the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) from over 80 global equipment companies that provide data on a monthly…
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Ultra-Clean Fabrication Platform Produces Nearly Ideal 2D Transistors
Columbia engineers develop a clean, damage-free fabrication process that creates pristine transistors made from 2D material stacks. Testing additional content. Testing additional content. Testing additional content.
TSI Introduces New AeroTrak-Plus Remote Airborne Particle Counters
TSI (Shoreview, MN) has introduced a new range of AeroTrak®+ Remote Airborne Particle Counters (APCs)…
DRAM Market to Shrink Substantially in 2019
Recent concerns over market conditions, coupled with a sharp downturn in average selling prices, will lead the DRAM market to reach just $77 billion in 2019 – a 22 percent year-over-year decline.
MACOM Announces Stephen G. Daly as President and Chief Executive Officer
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (“MACOM”) (NASDAQ: MTSI), a supplier of semiconductor solutions, today announced the…
Toshiba Memory and Western Digital to Jointly Invest in Flash Manufacturing Facility in Kitakami, Japan
Toshiba Memory Corporation and Western Digital Corp. have finalized a formal agreement to jointly invest in the “K1” manufacturing facility that Toshiba Memory is currently constructing in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
CEA-Leti and Silvaco Team Up on Yield-Prediction Project For Ultra-Low-Power Static Memories
Leti, a research institute of CEA-Tech, and Silvaco Inc., a global provider of software, IP…
Global Semiconductor Alliance Launches Initiative to Bolster Women’s Leadership
The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) today unveiled its Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI), seeking to significantly increase…
CyberOptics to Launch New AVLS3 with CyberSpectrum Software and New NanoResolution MRS Sensor at SEMICON West
CyberOptics® Corporation (NASDAQ: CYBE), a global developer and manufacturer of high-precision 3D sensing technology solutions,…
Call For SEMICON WEST 2019 “Best Of West” Award Applications
SEMI is accepting SEMICON West 2019 exhibitor applications for the Best of West award recognizing innovative new products or services…
