According to TrendForce, Taiwan is crucial to the global semiconductor supply chain, accounting for a 26% market share of semiconductor revenue in 2021, ranking second in the world.
Semiconductors
GlobalFoundries Announces Expiration of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period for Transfer of Ownership of East Fishkill, NY Facility to onsemi
The expiration of the HSR waiting period satisfies all of the necessary regulatory requirements and the transaction is on track to close at the end of 2022 as planned.
Breakthrough for Efficient and High-Speed Spintronic Devices
INRS researchers and international partners have succeeded in looking at spin inside rare earth materials, using a tabletop ultrafast soft-X-ray microscope, for the first time.
Nomination Deadline Extended to May 27: Phil Kaufman Hall of Fame Sponsored by ESD Alliance and IEEE CEDA
The nomination deadline for the Phil Kaufman Hall of Fame for Distinguished Contributions to Electronic System Design has been extended to Friday, May 27, the Electronic System Design Alliance (ESD Alliance) and the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA), sponsors of the honor, announced today.
Lucid Motors Integrates Wolfspeed’s Silicon Carbide Semiconductors into the Award-Winning Lucid Air
Wolfspeed today announced that Lucid Motors deploys its Silicon Carbide power device solutions in the automaker’s high-performance, pure-electric car – the Lucid Air.
The 2022 IEEE VLSI Symposium on Technology & Circuits, Now Merged as a Single Event with the Theme: “Technology & Circuits for the Critical Infrastructure of the Future”
Now in its 42nd year of delivering a unique convergence of technology and circuits for the microelectronics industry, the Symposia on VLSI Technology & Circuits will be merged into one Symposium to maximize the synergy across both domains.
ACM Research’s 18 Chamber, 300mm Ultra C VI Single-Wafer Cleaning Tool Enters Mass Production
ACM Research, Inc. today announced that its 18 chamber, 300mm Ultra C VI single wafer cleaning tool has been qualified by a customer and successfully moved to mass production.
Supplyframe Commodity IQ: Most Electronics Supply Chain Challenges Are Getting Worse
New data from Supplyframe paints a grim picture of current and expected conditions in the electronics supply chain, where commodity supply tightness and cost inflation are impacting most inputs across categories.
A Fast and Accurate Innovative Imaging Technique to Monitor Modern Semiconductor Devices
Researchers at Samsung developed a novel approach to inspect and measure critical dimensions of semiconductor devices, with higher speed and resolution than conventional methods.
Kyocera to Build Its Largest Plant in Japan, Increasing Production of Semiconductor Components
Expanded Sendai Plant Campus in Kagoshima will meet increasing demand for semiconductor packages powering ADAS, sensor cameras, 5G and more.