Semiconductor industry posts largest monthly sales increase in three years

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), Washington, D.C., announces that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $28.0 billion for the month of August 2016, an increase of 3.5% over the previous month’s total of $27.1 billion, and an uptick of 0.5% over the August 2015 total of $27.9 billion.

Have we found all the elements?

Four elements have been added to the periodic table this year, completing the seventh row. However, these new elements are not naturally occurring.