After three consecutive years of growth, with year-over-year growth of 13.2% in 2018, the latest update to the Semiconductor Applications Forecaster (SAF) from International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that worldwide semiconductor revenue will decline to $440 billion in 2019, down 7.2% from $474 billion in 2018. The SAF also forecasts that semiconductor revenues will recover in 2020 and log a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.0% from 2018-2023, reaching $524 billion…
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AKHAN Semiconductor Appoints H. Delano Roosevelt to Board of Directors; Robert Mohr Named CFO
AKHAN Semiconductor, a technology company specializing in the fabrication and application of lab-grown, electronic-grade diamonds, announced that it has appointed H. Delano Roosevelt to its Board of Directors. Roosevelt, the grandson of United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, joins AKHAN from his current role as Director, New Business Development at Reza Investment Company, which focuses on assisting organizations and private investors in structuring cross-border transactions, technology transfers and direct investments…
Toshiba Memory and Western Digital to Jointly Invest in Flash Manufacturing Facility in Kitakami, Japan
Toshiba Memory Corporation and Western Digital Corp. have finalized a formal agreement to jointly invest in the “K1” manufacturing facility that Toshiba Memory is currently constructing in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
MACOM Announces John F. Kober as Senior Vice President and CFO
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (“MACOM”) (NASDAQ: MTSI), a supplier of semiconductor solutions, today announced the…
CEA-Leti and Silvaco Team Up on Yield-Prediction Project For Ultra-Low-Power Static Memories
Leti, a research institute of CEA-Tech, and Silvaco Inc., a global provider of software, IP…
Global Semiconductor Alliance Launches Initiative to Bolster Women’s Leadership
The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) today unveiled its Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI), seeking to significantly increase…
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Create Soft, Flexible Materials With Enhanced Properties
A team of polymer chemists and engineers from Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new methodology that can be used to create a class of stretchable polymer composites with enhanced electrical and thermal properties.
Call For SEMICON WEST 2019 “Best Of West” Award Applications
SEMI is accepting SEMICON West 2019 exhibitor applications for the Best of West award recognizing innovative new products or services…
CEA-Leti Develops CMOS Process for High-Performance MicroLEDs That Could Overcome Display-Size Obstacles
Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech, recently announced a new technology for fabricating GaN…
Semiconductor Leaders Strike Agreement on Global Policy Agenda
The Semiconductor Industry Association welcomed a policy agreement reached by global semiconductor industry leaders at the 23rd annual meeting of the World Semiconductor Council this week in Xiamen, China.
