SunEdison Semiconductor Ltd., St. Peters, Mo., says that over the past several months it has been working on several initiatives to improve contingency planning for its polysilicon supply chain, and to manage the transition to multiple sources.
Brewer Science Inc., Rolla, Mo., and Arkema France Corp. announce achievement of pilot-scale production of high-quality directed self-assembly materials using Arkema’s block copolymer technology and Brewer Science’s manufacturing expertise.
Semi, San Jose, Calif., has launched the European Semiconductor integrated Packaging and Test (ESiPAT) Special Interest Group to foster collaboration among companies, and to collectively raise the profile and reinforce the semiconductor back-end industry in Europe.
The Semiconductor Industry Association, Washington, announces that the global semiconductor industry posted sales totaling $335.2 billion in 2015, a slight decrease of 0.2% compared to the 2014 total, which was the industry’s highest-ever sales total.
Imec and Iminds, both of Belgium, announce that they intend to merge the research centers to create a nanotech research center in which Iminds will be integrated as an additional business unit within Imec.
