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SEMI: Silicon wafer area shipments slightly up but revenues down in 2013
Worldwide silicon wafer revenues declined by 13 percent in 2013 compared to 2012 according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry. Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 0.4 percent in 2013 when compared to 2012 area shipments.
2 min readEMS/ODM market to resume growth in 2014, as per IPC
US based electronics manufacturing association IPC projects that electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturers (ODM) markets worldwide to resume growth in 2014 after a decline of approximately 4.9 percent in 2013. IPC says although EMS/ODM growth rates have historica
1 min readTop-ranked electronics and semiconductor companies by patents growth
IFI CLAIMS Patent Services has announced its latest analysis on the best performers in research and development based on the metric of issued patents by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The list of top companies is dominated by electronics and semiconductor companies. Below are the top pe
2 min readFinFET, FDSOI and Suvolta's DDC working at deeper nodes
When the MOSFET shrinks to the few atoms thickness at the technology nodes of below 14 nm, it takes great deal of innovation to switch-on and switch-off the transistor like a perfect switch. Though the major semiconductor companies have opted for finFET at deeper nodes to increase the effective ar
2 min read3D and 2.5 D explored in semiconductor manufacturing for its economics
While the semiconductor industry faces huge hurdles to squeeze more number of transistors further down the 14 nm node, there is more economical alternate way for the chip industry by creating multidevice stacking in three-dimensional as well as in two-dimensional packages. With the availability
2 min readTessera to close its mems camera module manufacturing operations
Tessera Technologies has announced that it is restructuring its DigitalOptics business, where it is going to stop manufacturing of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) autofocus camera module for smartphones. Tessera to focus on its core IP business . Tessera said it expects to take restructuri
1 min readSemiconductor market 2014: some bytes from experts
At recently held event by SEMI semiconductor industry analysts have shared their analytical findings on semiconductor market in 2014. Robert C. Fry, senior economist at Dupont has forecasted the global GDP growth of 3.1 percent in 2014 up from 2.4 percent in 2013. He finds increasing correlation
2 min readInnovation is the fuel for profit and so is the EDA for electronics
Irrespective of the global economics ups and downs, the industry which supports R&D will only grow with slight change in growth figures. Innovation is the fuel for profit, that fuel is now more available in the form of software. So for any innovation driven company, software is one type of fuel. Th
4 min readBosch starts IoT biz company
The Automotive component expert Bosch announces setting up of a new company for internet of things (IoT) and services. The Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions GmbH to supply both electronic products and software expertise for IoT enabled applications. The new company to focus now on sensor-based a
1 min readSupercomputer-advancement by Fujitsu for simulating transistor for Ultra LSI chips
When the semiconductor IC fabrication technology soon reaches less than sub 10nm levels from the present 14nm, the atomic behavior of semiconductor material gains more importance. The complex behavior of Ultra LSI (no more VLSI!) chip can not be understood by studying electrical properties based o
7 min readConnectivity anywhere and to anything to drive technology market
One of the trend we are seeing now is people are spending lot more time inside the car while they are commuting to the office or on a trip. They are expecting same connectivity experience in their car and in their office, what they are experiencing with their smart devices at home. For internet
3 min readSymphony Teleca's tech trends forecast for 2014
Product design service company Symphony Teleca Corporation (STC) has shared these below top tech trends for year 2014. Newcomers to the Wearable Device Race Small, niche companies will join mobile device giants like Samsung in the wearable technology race, opening it up to be anyone's game.
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