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TECHCET provides Business Intelligence and Analysis on the Electronics and Semiconductor Materials Markets through our annually published Critical Material ReportsTM (CMR). These market research…

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TECHCET’S Powerful Insight into the Electronic Materials industry uniquely qualifies competitive analysis and forecasting that is second to none. Our analysts are recognized for…

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Expert Witness & IP Work TECHCET’s deep technical knowledge and experience in the Electronic Materials Industry allow them to produce the highest-quality information for…

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M & A – Mergers and Acquisition Due Diligence Years of expertise in the semiconductor materials and equipment sector enable TECHCET to identify the…

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Son of SoftBank to Invest $4.6 Bil. in Korea for Next 10 Years

October 3, 2016
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Son Jeong-ui (or Masayoshi Son), chairman of SoftBank in Japan, will invest up to 5 trillion won (US$4.55 billion) in Korea for the next ten years. He is reportedly interested in making a large-scale investment in non-memory semiconductor chips so that he could propose a partnership model between Korea and Japan in the Internet-of-Things area. Mr. Son discussed his plans with President Park Geun-hye at Cheongwadae (Presidential Palace) on…

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Qualcomm in Talks to Acquire NXP Semiconductors

September 30, 2016
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Qualcomm Inc. is in talks to acquire NXP Semiconductors NV, a deal that likely would cost more than $30 billion and accelerate a consolidation rush in the semiconductor industry. The companies could strike an agreement in the next two to three months, according to people familiar with the matter. As always, it is possible there won’t be one, and some of the people said Qualcomm is simultaneously exploring other…

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450mm And Other Emergency Measures

September 28, 2016
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Talk about boosting wafer sizes from 300mm to 450mm has been creeping back into presentations and discussions at conferences over the past couple months. Earlier this year, discussions focused on panel-level packaging. These are basically similar approaches to the same problem, which is that wafers need to be larger to reap efficiencies out of device scaling. Whether either of these approaches ever materializes is questionable. The cost of developing…

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GlobalFoundries Rolls Out 12nm FD-SOI Process

September 12, 2016
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The key issues of cost and extendibility of an advanced FD-SOI offering are addressed by GlobalFoundries in the following release. GlobalFoundries Rolls Out 12nm FD-SOI Process Foundry also touts an ecosystem for its 22nm process. SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2016 – BY: JEFF DORSCH Semiconductor Engineering GlobalFoundries uncorked its 12FDX platform, incorporating a 12nm fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator process technology. The foundry’s Fab 1 in Dresden, Germany, will support customer development with the…

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Western Digital Urges China to Tread Carefully on Chip Ambitions

September 8, 2016
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Western Digital Corp. Chief Executive Steve Milligan warned that China’s burgeoning semiconductor industry may flood global markets if the rapid growth of domestic chipmaking capacity runs unchecked. The country’s ongoing effort to build a world-class microchip industry requires careful planning and consideration because a global glut — a persistent concern for a largely commoditized memory sector — benefited neither companies, the government nor the market, the executive told Bloomberg…

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) Reports Change of $-1058.785 MILLION IN

August 24, 2016
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) reported a change of -1058.785 million in its assets and liabilities in the fiscal year ended 2016-06-30. For the 3-month period ended 2016-06-30, it reported a change of $-1058.785 million in its assets and liabilities. The company’s accounts payable amounted to $1440.73 million in the fiscal year ended 2016-06-30, seeing a change of $-96.4685 million. The accounts payable were $1440.73 million for the…

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Laird’s Liquid Cooling Systems and Temperature Controllers Designed for Semiconductor Fabrication

August 24, 2016
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Aug 24, 2016 Global technology leader Laird (LRD: London) has developed custom cooling and temperature control systems for semiconductor fabrication equipment. The critical production tools used in semiconductor fabrication facilities must be reliable and easy to service to minimize downtime. Laird’s custom liquid cooling systems for semiconductor tools – which can include heat exchangers, pumps, sensors, thermoelectric modules, thermoelectric assemblies, thermoelectric chillers, compressors, flow controllers, temperature controllers, and more…

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TowerJazz and SMIC’s Sales Forecast to Surge in 2016

August 24, 2016
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  Total pure-play foundry market expected to jump 9{1c8721459c474d1d5b48ba9ae7120e36de45aa62207fb48292a0a282be55d27f} this year, up from 6{1c8721459c474d1d5b48ba9ae7120e36de45aa62207fb48292a0a282be55d27f} growth in 2015. August 23, 2016 — IC Insights released its August Update to the 2016 McClean Report earlier this month. This Update included an update of the semiconductor industry capital spending forecast, a look at the top-25 semiconductor suppliers for 1H16, including a forecast for the full year ranking, and Part 1 of an extensive analysis of the IC foundry industry…

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China’s Capital Equipment Market To Boom

August 20, 2016
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The worldwide semiconductor capital equipment market declined 3{1c8721459c474d1d5b48ba9ae7120e36de45aa62207fb48292a0a282be55d27f} last year to $36.53 billion from 2014’s $37.5 billion, but inside China the story was significantly different. Capital equipment sales there increased by 12{1c8721459c474d1d5b48ba9ae7120e36de45aa62207fb48292a0a282be55d27f} in 2015, to $4.9 billion. In fact, only Japan showed a higher growth rate last year, of 31{1c8721459c474d1d5b48ba9ae7120e36de45aa62207fb48292a0a282be55d27f}, according to figures from SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan. Of course, it should be noted that…

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Praxair, Linde said to be discussing $60 billion merger

August 19, 2016
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Praxair headquarters in Burr Ridge, Illinois. Praxair Inc. is in discussions to combine with Germany’s Linde AG, people familiar with the matter said, in a major deal that would create the world’s largest industrial-gas supplier and continue a wave of consolidation in the industry. Details of the talks couldn’t be learned, and one person cautioned they are fragile and could fall apart. If there is an agreement, there is…

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