Imec, Belgium, announces the opening of its new 4000-square-meter cleanroom facility dedicated to scaling IC technology beyond 7nm, bringing the total floor space of its semiconductor research cleanrooms to 12,000 square meters.
IC Insights, Scottsdale, Ariz., recently released its new “Global Wafer Capacity 2016-2020” report showing that, as of December 2015, Taiwan is now the global leader in wafer capacity with nearly 22% of worldwide IC capacity installed in the country.
IHS Inc., Englewood, Colo., reports that the emerging market for silicon carbide and gallium nitride power semiconductors is forecast to pass the $1 billion mark in five years, energized by demand from hybrid and electric vehicles, power supplies, and photovoltaic inverters.
Global Foundries, Santa Clara, Calif., announces advanced radio-frequency silicon solutions for power amplifiers, further expanding the portfolio of silicon-germanium power amplifier technologies designed to enable performance-optimized cellular and Wi-Fi devices.
Amkor Technology Inc., Tempe, Ariz., has been recognized as one of 26 companies receiving Intel Corporation’s Preferred Quality Supplier award for its performance in 2015.
