Inflation, recession concerns stunt demand for PCs, smartphones, other consumer goods leading to -40% decline in 2H22 DRAM sales.
Semiconductors
GlobalFoundries Appoints New Head of Global Supply Chain
GlobalFoundries today announced the appointment of Ashlie Wallace as Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain, effective November 28, 2022.
SEMI North America Advisory Board Welcomes New Members from Brewer Science, KLA and Nordson Corporation
SEMI today announced the election of three new members to the SEMI North America Advisory Board (NAAB): Dr. Sri Kommu, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Brewer Science; Neeraj Khanna, Group Vice President at KLA; and Srinivas Subramanian, Executive Vice President at Nordson Corporation.
Charged Porphyrins: The Key to Investigating the Properties of Stacked Ion Pairs
Using charged porphyrins, researchers created stacked ion and radical pairs revealing fascinating new properties.
Micron Announces Further Actions to Address Market Conditions
Micron Technology, Inc. today announced that in response to market conditions, the company is reducing DRAM and NAND wafer starts by approximately 20% versus fiscal fourth quarter 2022.
Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 19.5% in Third Quarter of 2022
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 68 million units in the third quarter of 2022, a 19.5% decrease from the third quarter of 2021, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.
Laser Equipment Industry: Towards a Technological Shift?
The laser equipment market will grow at a solid 6.6% CAGR over the 2022-2027 period. This is driven by the need to process increasingly complex architectures and non-silicon materials for More-Than-Moore devices.
Axcelis Joins the Semiconductor Climate Consortium as a Founding Member
Axcelis Technologies, Inc., a supplier of enabling ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry, today announced its founding membership in the Semiconductor Climate Consortium (SCC) of SEMI.
Gov. Whitmer Forms Semiconductor Talent Action Team to Attract Businesses, Grow Economy, Onshore Supply Chains
Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce the new Semiconductor Talent Action Team.
Micron Unleashes Next-Generation Smartphone Experiences With Ecosystem Adoption and Mass Production of LPDDR5X
Micron Technology, Inc. announced today that its low-power double data rate 5X (LPDDR5X) mobile memory is continuing to gain market traction with the validation of its mobile memory for Qualcomm Technologies’ latest mobile platform for flagship smartphones, its Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
