Materials
From Gem Diamonds to Tech Revolution: LattiSpec Founders on the Dawn of the Tech Diamond Age
Marty Hurwitz and Liz Chatelain, founders of LattiSpec, have spent more than two decades immersed in the world of lab-grown diamonds. What began in 2004 as work focused on gem-quality stones for the jewelry trade has evolved into a mission to connect diamond growers with technology developers acr
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MacDermid Alpha to Present Electronics Materials Including UVFlex Coating at Productronica India 2026
MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions will highlight materials for circuit board protection, electronics assembly, and advanced power and semiconductor applications at Productronica India 2026, scheduled for September 16-18 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre in Bengaluru. The
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Qnity Installs KLA Surfscan SP7XP Inspection System to Advance Semiconductor Materials Development
Qnity Electronics has installed a Surfscan SP7XP unpatterned wafer defect inspection system from KLA, part of its ongoing investment in advanced semiconductor materials innovation. An unpatterned wafer inspection system checks blank silicon wafers for tiny d
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Qnity Names Kate Dei Cas President of Its Semiconductor Technologies Segment
Qnity Electronics has appointed Katherine Dei Cas as President of its Semiconductor Technologies business segment, effective August 3. She takes over from Sam Ponzo, who had been serving as interim president and will return to his previous role as Qnity's Chief Commercial & Strategy Off
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Eaton Opens European Centre of Additive Manufacturing in UK
Eaton has opened a European Centre of Additive Manufacturing in the United Kingdom. The new facility is the company’s third global additive manufacturing site and its second dedicated to the aerospace industry. The centre is located at Eaton’s aerospace manufacturing campus in Wimborn
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LG Chem Enters Semiconductor Stripper Market With Mass Supply Deal to Amkor
LG Chem announced on July 16 that it has begun mass production and supply of semiconductor strippers to Amkor Technology, marking the company's first entry into the semiconductor stripper market and a step forward in its broader strategy to expand its semiconductor materials business. <
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SEMICON West 2026 Returns to San Francisco October 13-15
SEMI announced that SEMICON West 2026 will take place October 13-15 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The event returns to the Bay Area after last year’s event in Phoenix. Registration is now open, with early-bird rates available until June 26. The semiconductor industry is expected t
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Strategic Materials Conference 2026 Set for July 13-15 in San Jose
The Strategic Materials Conference (SMC) 2026 will be held July 13-15, 2026 at Hayes Mansion in San Jose, Calif. The event will feature executive insights, technical discussions, and networking focused on materials innovations for the semiconductor industry. Under the theme “Material
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MacDermid Alpha Calls for Localisation of Materials and Process Technologies Across Semiconductor Value Chain
At COSEIn 2026 event held in Bengaluru, Ravi Bhatkal, Vice President-Strategy at MacDermid Alpha, began with a claim about the company's history: 29 years ago, he said, MacDermid Alpha converted the semiconductor industry from aluminium to copper interconnects and since then, material
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Brewer Science Agrees to Acquire Heraeus Epurio Semiconductor Chemicals Business Line
Brewer Science announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the semiconductor chemicals business line of Heraeus Epurio. The transaction includes the Heraeus Epurio semiconductor chemicals production site in Dayton, Ohio, along with associated sales and support personnel in Asia.
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IQE and Tower Semiconductor Sign Multi-Year InP Epiwafer Supply Agreement for Silicon Photonics
IQE plc and Tower Semiconductor have announced a multi-year agreement for the supply of Indium Phosphide (InP) epiwafers. The epiwafers will support Tower’s advanced silicon photonics platforms for optical connectivity solutions in AI-driven data centre infrastructure. IQE’s In
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Vishay Launches Thin Film Metallized Submount Platform for Optical Transceivers and RF Modules
Vishay Intertechnology, announced its new thin film submount platform. The platform is designed for next-generation optical transceivers, RF modules, and advanced electronic packaging applications that require high thermal performance, precision alignment, and high frequency signal integrit
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