24 March 2021, San Diego – TECHCET CA LLC’s prediction of a wet chemical supply fallout is materializing. The reduction of petrochemical refinery output that the Company has been tracking throughout 2020 combined with severe winter storms in Texas has been more than the supply-chain could support without interruptions. As TECHCET pointed out to its… Continue reading Semiconductor Materials Supply-Chain Shortages COVID-19 Fallout and More to Come from Chip Fab Expansions
2020 Expected to Resume Steady Growth San Diego, CA, September 10, 2019: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory services firm providing business and technology information— forecasts that global trade wars have reduced downstream demand for semiconductors although semiconductor fabrication (fab) materials markets will shrink only slightly in 2019. In April of this year TECHCET had forecast growth… Continue reading Fab Materials Resilient Despite 2019 Downturn
Taiwan-based DRAM maker Nanya Technology is looking to invest a total of NT$50 billion (US$1.6 billion) over the next two years to “enhance its product value rather than market share,” according to company president Pei-Ing Lee. Nanya will put its focus on new memory technologies including ReRAM and 3D XPoint, said Lee. Nanya recently issued… Continue reading Nanya to invest NT$50 billion over next 2 years, says president
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.… Continue reading Son of SoftBank to Invest $4.6 Bil. in Korea for Next 10 Years
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… Continue reading GlobalFoundries Rolls Out 12nm FD-SOI Process
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,… Continue reading Laird’s Liquid Cooling Systems and Temperature Controllers Designed for Semiconductor Fabrication
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… Continue reading Praxair, Linde said to be discussing $60 billion merger