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China based SMIC, BIDIMC and ZDG sign JV to build deep node fab
China based semiconductor fab services company Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation has entered into the Joint Venture Agreement with SMIC Beijing, BIDIMC and ZDG to establish and build semiconductor fab in 45nm and deeper nodes with manufacturing capacity of 35,000 wafers per mont
1 min readPapers by Rambus engineer on 3D semiconductor signal and power integrity
Are you interested in knowing memory interface solutions for 3D Semiconductor technology from Rambus! At the Electronic Components Technologies Conference (ECTC) 2013, the industry’s premier international packaging, components, and microelectronics systems technology conference, Rambus engineers and
2 min readFunding of AED 35M to research on energy efficient electronics in Abu Dhabi
The Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) have together launched the ATIC-SRC Center of Excellence for Energy Efficient Electronic Systems (ACE4S), to be hosted jointly in Abu Dhabi by Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, an
2 min readNorth American EMS market size for 2013 is $69 billion, as per IPC
IPC has reported it findings which indicate that EMS market growth has been volatile in response to economic trends. IPC says EMS market is expected to continue growing slightly faster than most other segments of the electronics supply chain due to increasing OEM outsourcing, with modest growth expe
1 min readShipments of touch screen panels in 2013 to rise by 34%, as per IHS
IHS forecasts a total of 2.8 billion touch-screen panels will ship in 2016, up from 1.3 billion in 2012. Shipments in 2013 to surge 34 percent to reach 1.8 billion units, as per IHS. “Growt
3 min readNew hot semiconductor material MoS2 researched for atomic scale chips
Though Silicon is still a most preferred material for semiconductor IC manufacturing, researchers are looking for alternate material to make devices at atomic scale and using a cheaper non-lithographic processes to make complex SoC chips. Carbon based Graphene and Molybdenum Sulfide (MoS2) are the
4 min readIDC predicts global semiconductor market growth of 3-4% in 2013
IDC reports worldwide semiconductor revenues decreased by 2.2% year over year to $295 billion in 2012. Below is the analysis shared by IDC in its latest release: The industry witnessed a slowdown during the second half of 2012 on weak consumer spending across PCs, mobile phones, and digital tel
5 min readSynopsys reports a quarterly revenue growth of 15% in its 2nd Q 2013
Synopsys has reported a revenue of $499.3 million for its second quarter of fiscal year 2013, 15% higher compared to $432.6 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2012. "Synopsys again delivered strong results in Q2, and as a result we are raising our operating cash flow and non-GAAP earnings
1 min readTowerJazz to make SoCs using magnetic NVM tech from Crocus
TowerJazz has licensed Crocus’ Magnetic Logic Unit (MLU) process technology to use in its customers’ embedded System-On-Chip (SoC) applications. Products based on MLU tech manufactured by TowerJazz are expected to hit the market before the end of 2013 with a few customers that are already being enga
4 min readST appoints Jean-Marc Chery as GM of embedded and Vice-Chairman of the Corp Strat Committee
STMicroelectronics has appointed Jean-Marc Chery as General Manager of the Embedded Processing Solutions Segment, a new position, and Vice-Chairman of the Corporate Strategic Committee where he has been a Member since 2008. Jean-Marc was formerly General Manager of ST’s Digital Sector and of Techno
2 min readFDSOI pilot line project by 19 EU companies and led by ST is announced
Group of 19 leading European companies and academic institutions led by leading chipmaker ST Microelectronics have launched Places2Be, a 3-year, €360M advanced-technology pilot-line project to support the industrialization of Fully-Depleted Silicon-On-Insulator (FD-SOI) semiconductor technology, whi
2 min readADI reports 6% q-o-q sequential revenue growth in its fiscal 2nd Q 2013
Analog Devices has reported a revenue of $659 Million in its second quarter of fiscal year 2013, which ended May 4, 2013, quarter-over-quarter growth of near 6% compared to its previous quarter revenue of $622.1 Million. However it is still $16 Million less than its same quarter of previous fiscal
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