Silvaco files for IPO, closes deal with Micron
April 19, 2024
Silvaco Group has agreed an enhanced partnership with Micron just a few days after filing for a $100m initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market.
Runjing Chemical buys two Chinese plants
April 19, 2024
Runjing Chemical, a manufacturer of Tetramethylammonium hydroxide based products, is set to take over Sumitomo Chemical's two Chinese facilities. Sumitomo's Hefei and Chongqing plants will now become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Runjing.
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SK hynix and TSMC to collaborate on HBM4 innovation
April 19, 2024
SK hynix has signed an MoU with TSMC for work together on next-generation HBM, with plans to mass produce HBM4 chips from 2026.
Hitachi and Sagar Semi agree MoU on high-power devices
April 19, 2024
Hitachi's Power Semiconductor Device (HPSD) division has agreed a deal to help India's Sagar Semiconductors to build a new facility to produce high-voltage semiconductors for the automotive industry.
Micron standing by for $6.1bn CHIPS and Science Act package
April 19, 2024
US memory chip specialist Micron Electronics will receive a US government subsidy worth USD 6.1 billion next week, say multiple reports.
VT Mechatronics doubles its assembly capacity
April 18, 2024
VT Mechatronics, a company in the Videoton Group, has recently completed an expansion of its factory in Győr, Hungary.
Samsung slipped to third place in global top 20
April 18, 2024
According to Omdia's latest report the semiconductor industry experienced a downturn in the market, with 2023 revenues slipping 9% to USD 544 billion compared to 2022. This decline however follows two years of record growth – which only serves to illustrate the cyclical nature of the industry.
Aspocomp’s net sales dropped 30% in 1Q24
April 18, 2024
Aspocomp’s first-quarter net sales amounted to EUR 6.2 million, down 30% from EUR 8.9 million during the same quarter last year.
Axcelis ships multiple systems to SiC chipmakers
April 18, 2024
Axcelis Technologies announces multiple shipments of the Purion Power Series ion implanter systems to silicon carbide (SiC) power device chipmakers worldwide.
Wolfspeed selects Aixtron tools to support 200mm production
April 18, 2024
SiC specialist Wolfspeed has placed multiple-tool orders in Q3 and Q4 2023 to utilise Aixtron's G10-SiC to help further ramp production for 200mm (8-inch) SiC epitaxial wafers.
Fineline acquires IBR Leiterplatten
April 18, 2024
IBR Leiterplatten GmbH & Co. KG joins the Fineline Global Group and is now a part of the PCB supplier.
Mitsubishi to expand Texas plant for semiconductor chemicals
April 17, 2024
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company has decided to expand the Texas Plant of MGC Pure Chemicals America (MPCA), a subsidiary that manufactures super-pure hydrogen peroxide and super-pure ammonium hydroxide for use during the manufacturing process of semiconductors.
Qualcomm drops bid to buy Autotalks
April 16, 2024
Qualcomm has terminated its deal to acquire Israeli V2X communications company Autotalks.
Smartphone market up 7.8% – Samsung moves to pole position
April 16, 2024
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global smartphone shipments increased 7.8% year over year to 289.4 million units in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24).
ERS and Geringer to strengthen R&D and production capabilities
April 16, 2024
ERS electronic, a thermal management solutions specialist for semiconductor manufacturing, has finalised an agreement with Geringer Halbleitertechnik GmbH & Co. KG, a move poised to bolster its R&D and production capabilities.
JDI completes the sale of Higashiura fab to Sony
April 16, 2024
Back in March last year, Japan Display Inc (JDI) announced that it was going to sell its Higashiura fab facilities. The company has now completed the sale of the former Higashiura fab facilities to Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (SCK).
Asia still dominates among EMS providers
April 16, 2024
According to Manufacturing Market Insider's (MMI) annual overview of the world's largest EMS providers, the top 50 companies generated USD 423 billion in revenue.
Tesla has a chip supply deal in place with Tata
April 15, 2024
Reports say that Tesla has agreed a 'secret deal' with Tata Electronics to lock down the global supply of semiconductors for its EVs.
Rapidus establishes subsidiary in Silicon Valley
April 15, 2024
Japanese chip manufacturer Rapidus is targeting the the lucrative US market by setting up a division in the backyard of some of the country's biggest tech firms.
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Arm, Intel Google and Meta launch self-designed AI chips
April 12, 2024
The future direction for dominance in the AI chip space took another turn this week as four huge stakeholders revealed their own products.
LG Electronics expands home appliance AI chip range
April 12, 2024
Korea's LG Electronics is set to extend its appliance-specific on-device AI chip, DQ-C, to 46 models by the end of the year.
Siltronic ends wafer production for "small diameters"
April 11, 2024
Siltronic plans to gradually cease production of polished and epitaxial small diameter wafers at its Burghausen site. The process, which excludes unpolished wafers, is set to be completed in 2025.
Microchip acquires VSI
April 11, 2024
Microchip Technology has completed the acquisition of Seoul, Korea-based VSI Co. Ltd., a specialist in providing high-speed, asymmetric, camera, sensor and display connectivity technologies and products based on the Automotive SerDes Alliance (ASA) open standard for In-Vehicle Networking (IVN).
NCAB acquires Belgian PCB supplier
April 11, 2024
NCAB Group says that it has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in Cumatrix BV, based in Lommel, Belgium. A country where NCAB has not had a local presence until now.
CSA Catapult opens new advanced packaging facility
April 11, 2024
A new GBP 1.6 million facility to help accelerate electrification across the UK has officially opened at the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult in Newport, South Wales.
Global semiconductor equipment billings slip in 2023
April 11, 2024
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment edged down 1.3% to USD 106.3 billion in 2023 from an all-time record of USD 107.6 billion in 2022, SEMI reports.
MVTec opens its first subsidiary in Taiwan
April 10, 2024
MVTec Software GmbH is strengthening its activities in Taiwan and has established a subsidiary in Hsinchu, southwest of Taipei.
ESD industry posts $4.4B in Revenue in Q4 2023
April 10, 2024
Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 14% to USD 4,423 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 from the USD 3,879.9 million logged in the third quarter of 2023, the ESD Alliance.
South Korea to spend $6.94bn fighting 'all-out AI war'
April 09, 2024
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has promised to invest 9.4 trillion won (USD 6.94 billion) to keep the country in the global AI race for the next 30 years.
Tata to take over Pegatron's iPhone assembly plant?
April 09, 2024
Speculation is rising that Taiwan's Pegatron is in talks to hand over control of its Indian iPhone manufacturing facility to the Tata Group.
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