Semiconductor Market

Pantheon Electric Emerges as Largest Independent U.S. Producer of Copper Conductive Infrastructure
Pantheon Electric has completed the integration of four manufacturers into a single electrical infrastructure platform spanning 21 plants across North America and Europe. With combined production capacity reaching hundreds of millions of pounds of copper wire annually, the company has reached a s
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Amkor, NVIDIA Form Multi-Year Partnership to Expand Advanced Packaging for AI Infrastructure
Amkor Technology, has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with NVIDIA aimed at developing advanced semiconductor packaging and test technologies for next-generation AI and accelerated computing platforms. Under the agreement, NVIDIA will provide a prepayment to support the expansion of A
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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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Toshiba Expands Quad-Channel Digital Isolator Lineup to Support Lower Power Consumption in Industrial Equipment
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has added four new products to its DCL34xx0B series of quad-channel digital isolators for industrial equipment. All four, low current consumption of 0.2mA per channel and come in a compact SSOP16 package, while supporting mid-speed communicatio
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Tower Semiconductor Announces Major Capacity Expansion in Japan, Backed by METI
Tower Semiconductor a foundry specializing in high-value analog semiconductor solutions, has announced a two-track strategic expansion of its 300mm Silicon Photonics, Silicon Germanium, and advanced packaging capabilities in Japan, supported by the Government of Japan. The expansion is intended t
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AMD Names Alan Smith as Newest Corporate Fellow
AMD has announced the appointment of Alan Smith as its newest Corporate Fellow, recognizing his contributions to GPU architecture and his technical leadership in advancing AMD's AI computing capabilities. Mark Papermaster, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at AMD, said
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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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SEMI, Global Semiconductor Equipment Sales on Track to Hit Record $229 Billion by 2028
Global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are forecast to reach a record $165.9 billion in 2026, a 23.2% year-over-year increase, according to SEMI's latest Mid-Year Total Semiconductor Equipment Forecast – OEM Perspective. That g
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European Commission Approves €659 Million German State Aid for Four Semiconductor Facilities
The European Commission has approved €659 million in German State aid to support the construction of four first-of-a-kind facilities in the semiconductor value chain. The aid measures align with the objectives of the Commission's Communication 'A Chips Act for Europe' and the 2024-2029 Polit
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Diodes Incorporated Agrees to Acquire ElevATE Semiconductor for $250 Million
Diodes Incorporated has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ElevATE Semiconductor in an all-cash transaction valued at $250 million. ElevATE Semiconductor is a fabless company headquartered in San Diego, California, focused on the development of integrated circuits for the Autom
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Tower Semiconductor Announces Major Capacity Expansion in Japan, Backed by METI
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SILITH, UMC Reach Mass Production Milestone in Silicon Photonics Manufacturing
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