tag: SEMI

Wafer Area Shipments Flat, But What Does That Really Mean?
By Kenji Tsuda - 09 Dec, 2013 - Comments: 0

The total area of shipped silicon wafers dropped 2% in Q3 compared with Q2, but that same 2% reduction has shown up in the same time frame over the past several years. There appears to be no significant impact on the silicon wafer area, which is flat at about 2.3 billion square inches. Figure 1: The change in silicon wafer shipping area. Source: SEMI Despite a rapid recovery after the ... » read more

The Week In Review: Manufacturing & Design
By Mark LaPedus - 06 Dec, 2013 - Comments: 0

A new study reveals that a majority of Americans are making some costly miscalculations regarding the performance of their existing PCs. The survey reveals that Americans lack financial savvy when faced with slow computers. Germany’s Merck KGaA, a pharmaceutical, chemical and life science company, announced an agreement with AZ Electronic Materials, under which Merck KGaA would acquire AZ.... » read more

The Week In Review: Manufacturing & Design
By Mark LaPedus - 22 Nov, 2013 - Comments: 0

Intel is getting serious about the foundry business.  “Intel CEO Brian Krzanich is making some waves. This is not because Intel is becoming more market driven, but that Intel will open its foundry to ‘any’ company able to utilize the company's leading-edge technology. It’s very refreshing to see Intel make this move and could have important implications for the industry. Based on Intel... » read more

Bounceback In Equipment Market
By Ed Sperling - 20 Nov, 2013 - Comments: 0

For three months, beginning in July, the major index by which the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing equipment gauges its health took a dip, leaving executives in a highly cyclical industry in nail-biting mode. Since then, however, they seem to have recovered some of their composure. At the center of this angst is SEMI’s book-to-bill ratio, which is a three-month moving average of bookings a... » read more

Blog Review: Nov. 20
By Ed Sperling - 20 Nov, 2013 - Comments: 0

Can you really heat your home office with just four candles? It all depends on where you put those candles, as Mentor’s Robin Bornoff shows in part one of this series. And make sure you check out the video, particularly if you’ve had a tough day. Synopsys’ Karen Bartleson interviews ST’s Oleg Logvinov on camera about the IoT, which may be the biggest change since the Industrial Revol... » read more

The Week In Review: Manufacturing & Design
By Mark LaPedus - 15 Nov, 2013 - Comments: 0

Gartner says the natural life cycle of a technology-driven company is less than 10 years. “To compete in this environment, business leaders must destroy and rebuild the very businesses they helped create,” said Steve Prentice, vice president and Gartner Fellow. He cited examples of IBM Personal Systems Group, Nokia, MySpace, Kodak, Borders, HMV and other companies that have struggled or eve... » read more

3D-IC Standardization Progress Continues
By James Amano - 14 Nov, 2013 - Comments: 1

Since its formation in December 2010, the SEMI 3DS-IC Standards Committee has made significant progress in establishing key standards in areas such as TSV metrology, glass carrier wafers, and terminology. The committee’s two newest standards are SEMI 3D6-0913 - Guide for Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) and Micro-Bump Processes for Frontside Through Silicon Via (TSV) Integration, and S... » read more

The Week In Review: Manufacturing & Design
By Mark LaPedus - 08 Nov, 2013 - Comments: 0

GT Advanced Technologies has entered into a multi-year supply agreement with Apple for sapphire materials. GT will own and operate its furnaces and related equipment to produce the sapphire materials at an Apple-owned facility in Arizona. GT expects to employ more than 700 people in the facility. Apple will provide GT with a prepayment of about $578 million. “We believe Apple likely has signi... » read more

The Week In Review: Manufacturing & Design
By Mark LaPedus - 01 Nov, 2013 - Comments: 0

Silver surfers represent a more important technology market than “Generation X” and “Generation Y,” according to research from Gartner. Silver surfers are people in middle age or approaching old age. Although most technologists fail to recognize this fact, they are very interested in using technology and also have the time and the resources to pursue their interests, according to Gartne... » read more

Week In Review: Manufacturing & Design
By Mark LaPedus - 25 Oct, 2013 - Comments: 0

Don’t look now, but Intel is expanding its foundry business. Previously, Intel garnered a small collection of foundry customers. But Intel would not entertain foundry customers that had competitive products based on ARM chips. Apparently, Intel is having a change of heart. “I think they’ve changed their position,” said Nathan Brookwood, a research fellow at Insight 64. “They will do A... » read more

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