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An Imminent Recovery … or a Deep Recession
Global Manufacturing Activity
World manufacturing levels improved very slightly in March (Chart 1). The Global PMI rose from 47.1 in February to 47.6 in March, still remaining well in contraction...
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Turning the Tide: Microelectronics to Revolutionize Stroke Treatment
Ischemic stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability worldwide, affecting over 13 million people each year and costing tens of billions of dollars. Sensome, a French medtech that offers...
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Innovation Through Cooperation: MADEin4 Progress Update
In the challenging world of high-volume manufacturing, rigorous inspection and monitoring of production systems is critical in order to meet high product quality and safety standards. By employing...
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Overcoming Chip Defectivity Challenges in Automotive
In the future, electronics-related gear including advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) will account for a whopping 50 percent of automotive costs. More importantly, with more control of vehicles...
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Global Fab Equipment Spending Poised to Set Record in 2021
Expect slow recovery in 2020 to pave the way to a record next year
Global fab equipment spending promises to crawl out of a gloomy 2019 and see a modest recovery this year before a sharp uptick...
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Building the European Microelectronics Talent Pipeline: 5 Takeaways from Inaugural METIS Consortium Meeting
Taking aim at the workers and job training needed to drive microelectronics innovation, 50 members of the recently formed Microelectronics Training, Industry and Skills (METIS) consortium met for the...
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SEMI Supports Long-Term Industrial Strategy for Europe
Industry4Europe, a coalition of nearly 150 industry organizations including SEMI dedicated to campaigning for an ambitious EU industrial strategy, has published A long-term strategy for Europe’s...
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Making the Invisible Visible: Automated Defect Detection Improves Sapphire Yields
Sapphire is a precious gemstone, consisting of aluminum oxide (α-Al2O3) with occasional traces of other elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, vanadium or magnesium. While sapphire stones found...
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Fab Equipment Spending Crawls Out of Slump in Second Half 2019 – But Roller Coast to Continue in 2020
Global fab equipment spending is slowly crawling out of its slump in the second half of 2019 with a pickup in investments in memory – particularly 3D NAND – leading-edge logic and foundries. Compared...
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Advocating Public Policies for Industry Growth
SEMI Europe’s advocacy team is a key force in influencing public policy in areas of strategic importance to the region’s semiconductor industry, making SEMICON Europa the ideal venue for addressing...
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Subdued Seasonal Upturn . . . But Better Times Ahead
3Q’19 Sales by Electronic Equipment Sector – Modest Improvement
Global electronic equipment sales increased an estimated 0.3% in 3Q’19 versus 3Q’18 – based on a combination of third-quarter actual...
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New ECSEL Joint Undertaking Project Aims to Spur Growth of European Semiconductor Value Chain
A consortium of 31 European electronics companies spanning packaging, optics, photonics, equipment and testing is aiming to spur growth of the European semiconductor value chain through a three-year...