The company outlines plans for new category of smarter purpose built system on chip designs and products. The first eight products target applications for security, storage and communications.

The mid term forecast from the analyst company gives rise to a global double digit industry growth hope.

The production of the fabrication plant will be eventually stopped by end of September.

With IC fab utilisation over 90%, higher IC average selling prices forecast to result.

First quarter revenue increases by 10 percent versus fourth quarter Fiscal 2008 results, driven by increasing sales across all major product groups.

Altium invests in new China education, licence amnesty programmes to accelerate software exports to China.

Agilent Technologies’ Workflow chosen by Metabolomics Australia for major Initiative.

JPSA partners with DynTest Technologies for wafer scriber/breaker development.

Toshio Maruyama, president and CEO of Advantest Corporation, named to SEMI International board of directors.

New Singapore plant expands global manufacturing network for DuPont Vespel parts.

In encouraging members to advance public’s science awareness, SPIE has declared its support for an appeal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for its members to add their voices to the public dialogue on science and technology.

Cancellation on July 24, 2008, of 235,587 registered shares bought back under the 2007 share repurchase programme. Share capital of INFICON Holding now consists of 2,141,175 registered shares at CHF 5.00 par value each.

This expansion is supposed to increase Applied's ability to meet the demand for flat panel display equipment and thin film solar manufacturing equipment.

Radboud University is allowed to publish Mifare Classic Chip article. The Mifare Classic device is used in several public transport systems around the world, including London's Oyster card network.

Hector Ruiz named executive chairman of AMD.

The network chip maker expands its strength with the Taiwanese design house.

The company has won the 2008 Best of the West Award at SEMICON West for its eG ViaCoat electrografted copper seed layer for TSV technology.

Aquest Systems confirmed that on July 9th they submitted a proposal to Asyst Technologies to acquire the company for $6.50 per share in cash and that Asyst and Aquest met on July 15th with respect to such proposal.

Under the agreements, REC will through 2014 deliver gas worth close to USD 1 billion, approximately NOK 5 billion.

The project for energy supply to AMD's chip factory in Dresden with efficient trigeneration has been completed.

The companies collaborate to develop new ultra endurance flash memory for SSD products in server applications.

The analyst company acquires automotive electronics analysis firm Telematics Research Group. Terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed.

The company joins the SOI Consortium as a twenty third member which is open to any company, organisation or academic institution with an interest in SOI.

Pall Corporation announces new technologies for solar energy and semiconductor industry.

New plant to support rapidly expanding solar cell market.