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| US companies captured 54% of the worldwide IC market in 2021 |
4/12/2022 |
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South Korean companies held 22% of the IC market (the combined total of IDM and fabless IC sales) in 2021, said IC Insights. Taiwan-based companies, on the strength of their fabless company IC sales, held 9% of global IC sales as compared to a 6% share held by the European and Japanese suppliers.
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| Nanox opens a new MEM fab in Korea |
4/12/2022 |
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Nanox expects to get to scale for production by mid-year 2022. Additionally, Nanox has been building its production line capabilities and establishing an operational assembly line at its Israeli facility to enable the expected ramp up in production and preparation for shipments of the Nanox.ARC system.
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| ASM to expand Singapore manufacturing facility |
4/12/2022 |
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ASM announced the groundbreaking of a second manufacturing floor at the site. The opening ceremony was attended by Singapore Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry, Dr. Tan See Leng, and by representatives of JTC Corp. and of the Singapore Economic Development Board.
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| Synopsys offer cloud base pay-as-you-go design system |
4/11/2022 |
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The company said this new cloud-optimized EDA deployment model offers chip and system design flexibility via a single-source, pay-as-you-go approach, helping drive significantly greater productivity and efficiency for increasingly complex chip designs.
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| First Light confirmed that it has achieved fusion |
4/8/2022 |
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The fusion achieved by the Oxford University fusion spin–out is the first to use projectile technology. The goal of First Light is to tackle the fusion challenge with a machine that is as simple as possible.
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| Russia i to run out of chips for bank cards |
4/7/2022 |
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Oleg Tishakov, a board member with the National Card Payment System (NSPK), said Russia is facing a shortage of microchips as Asian manufactures suspend production amid a coronavirus pandemic and European suppliers have stopped cooperating with Moscow following sanctions.
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| Intel Corp. is suspending its operations in Russia |
4/7/2022 |
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“Intel continues to join the global community in condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine and calling for a swift return to peace. Effective immediately, we have suspended all business operations in Russia.
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| SEMI predicts all time high equipment spending |
4/7/2022 |
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global front–end fab equipment spending is expected to increase by 18 percent over the next year, according to SEMI’s latest World Fab Forecast report. The industry group forecasts spending to reach $107 billion in 2022 and expects a growth trajectory well into 2023.
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| Global events directly affect the entire European market |
4/6/2022 |
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TrendForce expects the uncertainty of current global political and economic circumstances have upset demand for three major display applications including TVs, LCD monitors, and notebooks, overshadowing 1H22 with pressure to correct expectations.
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| Toppan spins off semiconductor photomask business |
4/6/2022 |
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Toppan Photomask begins operations April 1 as a joint venture between Toppan and Integral. The company will drive further growth and strengthen competitiveness as an independent business entity that continues to support the rapidly growing semiconductor industry.
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| U.S. Senate passed $52 billion Chip Bill |
4/5/2022 |
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The 68-28 procedural vote sends the legislation back to the House of Representatives in a cumbersome process to ultimately launch a formal process known as a "conference" where lawmakers from both chambers will seek agreement on a compromise version.
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