Semiconductors

Gartner Says Global Chip Shortage Expected to Persist Until Second Quarter of 2022

The worldwide semiconductor shortage will persist through 2021, and is expected to recover to normal levels by the second quarter of 2022, according to Gartner, Inc.

Rice Lab Peers Inside 2D Crystal Synthesis

Rice University theorists simulate the molecular transitions that take place inside a furnace to create 2D molybdenum disulfide, a semiconductor that could find a home in next-generation electronics.

Semiconductor Revenues Rose 0.5% QoQ to $131.1B in 1Q21, According to Omdia

Semiconductor revenue in Q1 2021 grew from the previous quarter, Q4 2020, marking just the third time that has happened since research firm Omdia began tracking quarterly semiconductor revenue in 2002.

Global Semiconductor Process Control Equipment Market Size to Grow Substantially through 2026

The research report on ‘global semiconductor process control equipment market’ is all-inclusive analysis of this domain, inclusive of historical data and verifiable projections for 2020-2025.

Automotive IC Marketshare Slips in 2020 After Steady Gains Since 1998

After a 3% drop in 2020, the automotive IC market is forecast to surge more than 25% in 2021.

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 1.9% Month-to-Month in April

The Semiconductor Industry Association announced worldwide sales of semiconductors were $41.8 billion in April 2021, an increase of 1.9% from the March 2021 total of $41.0 billion and 21.7% more than the April 2020 total of $34.4 billion.

indie Semiconductor and Thunder Bridge Acquisition II, Ltd. Announce Closing of Business Combination

indie Semiconductor and Thunder Bridge Acquisition II, Ltd. today announced the completion of their previously announced business combination.

GaN Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Enabling 1200V and Beyond Power Switches, Now Commercially Available for 200mm Large Scale Manufacturing

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s gallium nitride (GaN) wafers, also called large-area engineered substrates, can enable GaN to potentially be a displacement technology for silicon semiconductors used in microelectronics, particularly in power electronics.

New Study Presents Tip-Induced Nano-Engineering of Strain, Bandgap, and Exciton Funneling in 2D Semiconductors

A research team, led by Professor Kyoung-Duck Park in the Department of Physics at UNIST has succeeded in investigating and controlling the physical properties of naturally-formed nanoscale wrinkles in two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors.

FormFactor Appoints New Board Member

FormFactor, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jorge Titinger to its Board of Directors effective immediately.

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