EV Group (EVG) is to open a new subsidiary in Seoul, Korea to serve as a direct-to-customer site for sales, service and support efforts for EVG's existing and potential new  Read More

Cymer said at this weeks Sematech EUV Source Workshop in New York that it has reached a milestone 25 watts of average extreme ultraviolet (EUV) power continuously for 1 1/2  Read More

There is a semiconductor downturn after all and it’s happening now, according to Mike Splinter, Applied Materials, President and CEO in his opening remarks covering the equipment supplier’s 2Q08 financial  Read More

Shanghai Hua Hong NEC Electronics has adopted Anchor Semiconductor’s ‘NanoScope’ DFM tools for sub-130nm production. The main application areas include full chip post-RET/OPC verification and design related manufacturing defect characterization.  Read More

A major foundry based in Asia has become a new customer of Ultratech after placing an order for its LSA100A Laser Spike Anneal (LSA) system. Ultratech now claims that 15  Read More

Product Briefing Outline: GF Piping Systems has introduced the new Type 567 Butterfly Valve in large diameter sizes up to 12 inches.  The new corrosion-resistant valve incorporates a double eccentric  Read More

Product Briefing Outline: Applied Materials has introduced the ‘Applied Inflexion’ edge polishing system for high-precision defect removal that polishes and cleans the critical wafer edge region. The Applied Inflexion is  Read More

Product Briefing Outline: Edwards has introduced the new iXH series of vacuum pumps, used for harsh process environments. Designed to meet the increasing demands of the emerging processes required for  Read More

Mario Rivas (pictured), formerly Executive Vice President, Computing Solutions Group and Michel Cadieux, formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Talent Officer, have left AMD to pursue new opportunities, according to  Read More

NXP Semiconductors has appointed former Ericsson CFO Karl-Henrik Sundström (pictured) to serve as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. Mr. Sundström replaces Peter van Bommel, who departed the company  Read More

Erica McGill has accepted the post of in-house Media and Public Relations Specialist for SEMATECH, a role that will see her liaise with the public and press in relation  Read More

MIPS Technologies has collaborated with the Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP) to establish an engineering design course that will see the University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering department provide a research foundation for students as well as an  Read More

The Institute for System Level Integration, iSLI, has announced that it is hosting a course on Digital Test Technology and Design for Test (DFT) in Bath, England in May. Running from the 6th to the 9th of May, the course  Read More

The AMD rumor mill has been proved correct in its doubt for the future of the company’s staff. A planned 10 percent cut in the company workforce was confirmed yesterday, which could mean close to 1,600 layoffs in store for  Read More