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After 1Q23 Bottom, Expectations Increase for a 2Q23 IC Market Rebound

The November Quarterly Update to the 2022 McClean Report will be released later this month.  This Update includes a discussion of the 2022-2026 semiconductor industry forecast by major product type, an updated forecast for semiconductor industry capital spending through 2026, and a look at the expected top-25 2022 semiconductor suppliers.
 
Over its 60-year history,

Weebit Nano receives from SkyWater Technology the first silicon wafers it manufactured with embedded Weebit ReRAM

HOD HASHARON, Israel and BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, U.S. – November 8, 2022 – Weebit Nano Limited (ASX:WBT), a leading developer of next-generation memory technologies for the global semiconductor industry, and SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), the trusted technology realisation partner, announce the first silicon wafers integrating Weebit’s embedded Resistive Random-Access Memory (ReRAM) module

Amkor Leverages Its Global Automotive Leadership to Support European Semiconductor Ecosystem

TEMPE, Ariz. — October 24, 2022 — Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR), a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced its commitment to supporting European initiatives to achieve strategic regionalization for automotive semiconductors.
 
The proliferation of applications for automotive semiconductors continues to accelerate — from electrification,

Secure-IC acquires Silex Insight’s security business to accelerate its chip-to-cloud plan and develop the next-generation of embedded cybersecurity solutions

Cesson-Sévigné (France) — November 3rd, 2022 – Secure-IC, the rising leader, and the unique global provider of end-to-end cybersecurity solutions for embedded systems and connected objects, announces today the acquisition of Silex Insight’s security business. Silex Insight is a leading provider for flexible and scalable security IP cores solutions which perfectly

Introduction to Extrinsic Semiconductors

In this article we will discuss extrinsic semiconductors. In short extrinsic semiconductors are devices that have been doped with specific chemicals. This process helps modifying the electrical properties of a relatively pure semiconductor crystal.
 
Intrinsic (pure semiconductor) or un-doped semiconductors have free electrons and holes. Both of them are

CEO Talk: Racheli Ganot, Founder and CEO, Ready Group

This interview was held with Racheli Ganot, Founder and CEO of Ready Group (formerly Rachip).
 

 
Tell me about Ready?
 
Ready Group (formerly Rachip) is an R&D 360 Firm, experts in end-to-end chip development, SW and HW for the semiconductor and high-tech industries. Ready Group teams have been