Advantest Broadens Activities in India

Semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation announces that it will rebrand its subsidiary in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India under the corporate mantle and will expand its support of customer initiatives in the region as investments continue to grow.

Electronic System Design Industry Logs Record First-Quarter Revenue Growth, ESD Alliance Reports

Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 17% to $3,1571.7 million in Q1 2021, the strongest first-quarter growth ever, the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, announced today in the Q1 2021 Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report.

Atonarp Announces New Metrology Platform Aston

Atonarp, a manufacturer of molecular sensing and diagnostics products for the semiconductor, healthcare, and pharma industries, today announced Aston, an in-situ semiconductor metrology platform with an integrated plasma ionization source.

SkyWater Successfully Launches MPW Shuttle for 90nm Strategic Rad-Hard by Process Platform

SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), the trusted technology realization partner, today announced the launch of its first Early Access Program multi-project wafer shuttle for the company’s 90nm Strategic Rad-Hard by Process platform.

Unlocking Efficient Light-Energy Conversion with Stable Coordination Nanosheets

Scientists design a high-performance, self-powered, UV photodetector using 2D nanosheets that show record photocurrent stability under air exposure.

SK Siltron CSS Announces $300 Million Michigan Expansion to Support Electric Vehicle Growth

SK Siltron CSS, a semiconductor wafer manufacturer, today announced plans to invest $300 million and create up to 150 high-paying, skilled jobs in Bay County, Mich., over the next three years to provide manufacturing and R&D capabilities of advanced materials for electric vehicles.

Alan  Shaffer Joins GLOBALFOUNDRIES Government Security Committee

GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) today announced that the Honorable Alan Shaffer has joined the company’s Government Security Committee (GSC), effective immediately.

Putting a Strain on Semiconductors for Next-Gen Chips

Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from the U.S. and Singapore have created a neural network that can help tweak semiconductor crystals in a controlled fashion to achieve superior properties for electronics.

Semiconductor Equipment Forecast to Post Industry High of $100 Billion in 2022, SEMI Reports

Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to surpass $100 billion next year, a new high, after jumping 34% to $95.3 billion in 2021 compared to $71.1 billion in 2020.

Spectra7 Announces Semiconductor Industry Veteran as New CFO

Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. today announces that Bonnie Tomei, a semiconductor industry veteran, has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer.