Medical imaging chip unit volume to reach 73m
However, year-over-year global revenue growth from semiconductors used in medical imaging is flat, due to optical component price erosion.
Globalfoundries rolls out 12nm FDSOI process
The company has announced a next-generation FDSOI process to follow on from the 22FDX process that is nearing production.
UMC inks new deal to expand MEMS business
New partner Asia Pacific Microsystems has its own 6-inch wafer fab.
Jack is dead: Apple unveils first wireless SoC
The company’s new wireless AirPods and three new wireless Beats headphones include a custom chip called the W1.
Roll-process technology packages flexible silicon ICs
The final silicon-based flexible NAND memory demonstrates stable memory operations and interconnections even under severe bending conditions.
Indonesia’s PMI crosses 50-point mark in August
An above 50 PMI reading means "economic expansion," while below 50 "points towards contraction."
Consider using robots for mundane supply chain tasks
Systems handling SAP and MRP need overarching management by human operators, but most of these manual operations can also be…
WD picks 3D-stacked ReRAM for storage class memory
Western Digital plans to release storage-class memory products based on 3D ReRAM within a couple of years.
TSMC pure-play foundry market share drops in 2016
Tower Semiconductor and SMIC will benefit the most from a 9% jump in the size of the pure-play foundry market…
Upstart energy fuels Hot Chips event
The best news of all comes from a handful of talks by young people in or emerging from academia. Their…