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SEMI Recognizes U.S. Senator Majority Leader Charles Schumer With Government Leadership Award
SEMI Americas President Joe Stockunas and TEL Vice President Ben Rathsack presented Senator Schumer with the award this week at the U.S. Capitol Building.
Department of Energy Announces $160 Million for Research to Form Microelectronics Science Research Centers
This funding will support the formation of Microelectronics Science Research Centers (MSRCs) focused on energy efficiency and extreme environments.

SK hynix Develops Next-Generation Mobile NAND Solution ZUFS 4.0
SK hynix Inc. announced today that it has developed the Zoned UFS, or ZUFS 4.0, a mobile NAND solution product for on-device AI applications. Zoned Universal Flash Storage(ZUFS) is a NAND Flash product that improves efficiency of data management.
TechSearch International’s Market Analysis Shows Return to Growth and Trending Adoption of RDL Packages
Last year saw a 13.9% revenue decline for the top 20 OSATs and unit declines in every category of packages from ball grid arrays (BGAs) to quad flat no-lead (QFN) packages.
Advanced Energy Introduces Intelligent, Fully Water-Cooled DC Power Supply
Ascent AMS II power supply with embedded IoT software facilitates innovation and increased productivity for industrial thin film deposition processes.

2023 Global Semiconductor Materials Market Revenue Declines From 2022 Record High, SEMI Reports
Global semiconductor materials market revenue in 2023 contracted 8.2% to $66.7 billion from the market record of $72.7 billion set in 2022, SEMI reported today.
Cohu Appoints Karen M. Rapp to its Board of Directors
Cohu, Inc. today announced that Karen M. Rapp has been appointed to the Cohu Board of Directors, effective today.

Empower’s New Ultra-low 1pH ESL Silicon Capacitor Tightens Voltage
Empower Semiconductor today unveiled the largest silicon capacitor in its ECAP product family for high frequency decoupling.

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