SEMICON Southeast Asia opens tomorrow with critical semiconductor industry topics including supply chain resilience, sustainability, Smart Manufacturing, Smart Mobility, Smart MedTech, and workforce development in focus.
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Purdue Signs Landmark U.S.-Japan Agreement in Semiconductors at G7 Summit
On Sunday (May 21) in Hiroshima, Japan, Purdue President Mung Chiang signed another landmark international agreement, partnering with Micron, Tokyo Electron and other educational institutions in the United States and Japan to establish the “UPWARDS Network” for workforce advancement and research and development in semiconductors.
Applied Materials Launches Multibillion-Dollar R&D Platform
Applied Materials, Inc. today announced a landmark investment to build the world’s largest and most advanced facility for collaborative semiconductor process technology and manufacturing equipment research and development (R&D).
Micron Launches U.S.-Japan University Partnership
Eleven-university strong network to grow the next-generation workforce and advance semiconductor-based research in both countries.
Penn State and onsemi Sign MOU to Boost Silicon Carbide Research in the United States
onsemi and Penn State announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) towards an $8 million strategic collaboration which includes the establishment of the onsemi Silicon Carbide Crystal Center (SiC3) at Penn State’s Materials Research Institute (MRI). onsemi will fund SiC3 with $800k per year over the next 10 years.
Massachusetts Launches Portal for Companies Seeking Federal CHIPS Act Funds
The Center for Advanced Manufacturing at MassTech (CAM) has launched a new online portal that creates a single ‘digital front door’ for Massachusetts companies that are preparing proposals to the federal CHIPS Act, a major $50 billion dollar federal initiative designed to “strengthen and revitalize the U.S. position in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing.”
Lattice Wins 2023 SEAL Sustainability Innovation Award
Lattice Semiconductor today announced that it was named a 2023 SEAL Sustainability Innovation Award winner.
Micron Scales Storage to New Heights With Launch of Two Data Center Drives
Micron Technology, Inc., (Nasdaq: MU), today announced the release of two SSDs, the Micron 6500 ION NVMe SSD and the Micron XTR NVMe SSD.
SMC Korea 2023 Opens Tomorrow With Future of Semiconductor Materials, Sustainability in Focus
Market forecasts, insights into the latest semiconductor materials developments, and the key role of materials in sustainability will take the spotlight at SMC (Strategic Materials Conference) Korea 2023 tomorrow at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Semiconductor Manufacturing Monitor Points to Moderating Industry Contraction in Q2 2023, SEMI Reports
The current global semiconductor manufacturing industry contraction is expected to moderate in the second quarter of 2023 and give way to a gradual recovery starting in the third quarter.
