SkyWater Technology today announced a strategic partnership with VORAGO Technologies, effectively moving VORAGO’s fabrication efforts stateside to SkyWater’s DMEA-accredited Category 1A Trusted Foundry.
Semiconductors

Quartz Components Market Expecting Slight Decline in 2023
Decline may vary in intensity depending on region and ongoing fab expansions.
SEMI ISS Europe 2023 to Spotlight European Chips Act, Semiconductor Supply Chain Resilience and Growth
The European Chips Act and Europe’s leading-edge R&D capabilities – both key drivers of Europe’s microelectronics growth – will come into sharp focus at SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium Europe (ISS Europe) 2023.
ClassOne Appoints Semiconductor Industry Veteran John Voltz Senior Vice President of Global Business Operations
ClassOne Technology, a global provider of high-performance semiconductor wet processing tools, today announced that John Voltz has been appointed senior vice president, global business operations.
SEMICON West Makes Two Big Moves – Shifts to October in 2024, Begins Annual Rotation With Phoenix in 2025
A fixture in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 50 years, SEMICON West is moving to Phoenix for a five-year annual rotation starting in 2025 and shifting from its longstanding July event dates to October beginning in 2024, SEMI announced today.
Quad-C Management to Acquire QED Technologies from Entegris
The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
Scientists Enable Thinnest Quantum Light Source by New 2D Layered Materials
Recent advances in SPDC-based quantum light sources based on two-dimensional layered materials have been made by a team led by Prof. REN Xifeng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), collaborating with Prof. QIU Chengwei and Dr. GUO Qiangbing from the National University of Singapore (NUS).
SEMI Announces Election of Mary Puma, Axcelis Technologies CEO, as International Board Chair
SEMI today announced that its International Board of Directors has elected Mary Puma, president and CEO of Axcelis Technologies, as its new chairperson, effective immediately, in accordance with the association’s by-laws.
Foundry Revenue Is Forecasted to Drop by 4% YoY for 2023
TrendForce’s recent analysis of the foundry market reveals that demand continues to slide for all types of mature and advanced nodes.
Quantum Simulator Enables First Microscopic Observation of Charge Carriers Pairing
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics has for the first time monitored in an experiment how holes (positive charge carriers) in a solid-state model combined to form pairs. This process could play an important role in understanding high-temperature superconductivity.