2023 economic slowdown to cause a short-term dip on photoresists & ancillaries.
Semiconductors
Alphawave Semi Opens Ottawa Office
Located in the Kanata North technology park, the new office provides more than 20,000 square feet of working space with over 4,000 square feet of laboratory space for its controller, SerDes, and optical engineering teams.
NI Acquires SET GmbH to Accelerate Power Semiconductor and Aerospace/Defense Test System Development
NI today announced the acquisition of SET GmbH, long-standing experts in aerospace and defense test system development and recent innovators in power semiconductor reliability test.
Tata Consultancy Services and Renesas Partner to Open Innovation Center to Develop Next-Generation Semiconductor Solutions
Tata Consultancy Services and Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas), a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the opening of a joint Innovation Center in Bengaluru and Hyderabad and to collaborate on radio frequency, digital and mixed-signal design and software development for innovative next generation semiconductor solutions catering to the needs of a wide range of industries.
SEMI North America Advisory Board Welcomes New Members From PEER Group, TEL US and TSMC
SEMI today announced the election of three new members to the SEMI North America Advisory Board (NAAB): Mike Kropp, President and CEO of PEER Group; Ben Rathsack, Vice President of Product and Technology Development at Tokyo Electron America, Inc. (TEL); and Peter Cleveland, Senior Vice President at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC).
Chung-Ang University Researchers Fabricate Novel Flexible Supercapacitors on Paper
The researchers vertically integrate multiple gold electrodes within a single sheet of paper to create a super-dense energy storage device.

Omdia: 2022, A Record Year for Semiconductors That Feels Anything But
The semiconductor market reached an all-time high in 2022, with total revenue hitting $595.7B, just surpassing 2021’s record revenue of $592.8B.
proteanTecs to Host Industry Experts for Panel Discussion on the Data Revolution of Semiconductor Production
The webinar features industry experts from Qualcomm, Microsoft Azure and Advantest and will be held on Tuesday, March 7 at 9 am PST/12 pm EST/6 pm CET.
IDTechEx Discusses Emerging Applications for Silicon Photonics
In the report “Semiconductor Photonic Integrated Circuits 2023-2033”, IDTechEx takes a close look at photonic chip-scale systems.
EUV Tech Raises Series A Funding
Capital to accelerate EUV Tech product roadmap in support of leading-edge semiconductor lithography.