Analog Devices to acquire Maxim Integrated to increase breadth and scale of markets

Published: July 18, 2020

Analog Devices Inc., Norwood, Mass., and Maxim Integrated Products Inc., San Jose, Calif., announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ADI will acquire Maxim in an all-stock transaction that values the combined enterprise at over $68 billion.

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Bruker’s e-Flash XS EBSD detector designed for entry-level scanning electron microscopes

Published: July 15, 2020

Bruker, Berlin, introduces the e-Flash XS, a new electron backscatter diffraction detector which, for the first time, enables the characterization of the microstructure of crystalline materials in tabletop and other small, entry-level scanning electron microscopes.

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Synopsys acquires Qualtera for its big data analytics for semiconductor testing

Published: June 21, 2020

Synopsys Inc., Mountain View, Calif., has acquired Qualtera, a fast-growing provider of collaborative high-performance, big data analytics for semiconductor test and manufacturing.

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Semicaps scanning optical microscope determines fault localization with high resolution

Published: June 20, 2020

Semicaps scanning optical microscope determines fault localization with high resolution Semicaps Corp. Ltd., Singapore, offers the Semicaps scanning optical microscope for fault localization of integrated circuits using laser-induced phenomena.

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Edax EBSD system directly measures incident electrons with no need for phosphors

Published: June 20, 2020

Edax Inc., Mahwah, N.J., has launched the world’s first commercially available direct electron detector designed for electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD).

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Samsung Electronics develops cloud chip design platform in collaboration with Rescale

Published: June 19, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., San Jose, Calif., introduces the Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE) cloud design platform for fabless customers, in collaboration with Rescale, a leader in high-performance computing applications in the cloud.

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Leica Microsystems 12-megapixel microscope camera can be operated without a PC

Published: June 19, 2020

Leica Microsystems, Germany, launches the new Flexacam C1 microscope camera, which turns microscopes into stand-alone digital imaging stations with no need for a PC.

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Five Jeol mass spectrometers selected for U.S. Customs and Border Protection labs

Published: June 19, 2020

Jeol USA, Peabody, Mass., announces that it has been awarded a major contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection for five Jeol AccuTOF-DART direct analysis in real time, time-of-flight mass spectrometers.

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GlobalFoundries to implement ITAR at its advanced U.S. semiconductor facility

Published: June 19, 2020

GlobalFoundries, Santa Clara, Calif., announces plans to implement export control security measures at its most advanced semiconductor manufacturing facility, Fab 8, in Malta, New York.

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SEMI predicts 24 percent growth in fab equipment spending for 2021

Published: June 19, 2020

SEMI, Milpitas, Calif., predicts that 2021 is poised to mark a banner year for global fab equipment spending, with 24 percent growth to a record $67.7 billion, 10 percent higher than the previously forecast $65.7 billion.

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