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Raspberry Pi receives strategic investment from Sony

April 19, 2023 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Sony Semiconductor Solutions and Raspberry Pi have reached an agreement by which SSS is to make a strategic investment in RPL.

The minority investment cements the relationship between the two companies, to provide a development platform for SSS’s edge AI devices to the worldwide community of Raspberry Pi users.

Terushi Shimizu, p0resident and CEO of Sony Semiconductor Solutions, says: “Our goal is to provide new value to a variety of industries and support them in solving issues using our innovative edge AI sensing technology built around image sensors. [Read more…] about Raspberry Pi receives strategic investment from Sony

Filed Under: Computing Tagged With: ai, ceo, community, development, devices, edge, image, investment, pi, platform, provide, raspberry, relationship, semiconductor, sensors, solutions, sony, sss, strategic, users

Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales reach all-time record $108 billion

April 18, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment increased 5 percent from $102.6 billion in 2021 to an all-time record of $107.6 billion last year, SEMI, the industry association representing the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain.

The data is now available in the Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.

For the third consecutive year, China remained the largest semiconductor equipment market in 2022 despite a 5 percent slowdown in the pace of investments in the region year over year, accounting for $28.3 billion in billings. [Read more…] about Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales reach all-time record $108 billion

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: billings, billion, equipment, global, growth, industry, investments, manufacturing, percent, record, sales, semi, semiconductor, year

Semiconductor robot market set to grow to more than $1 billion

April 18, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

The global market for semiconductor robots is anticipated to be worth $1.1 billion in 2023 and to grow at a CAGR of 17.5 percent to $5.6 billion by the end of the forecast period, according to Fact.MR. 

Due to their wide range of uses in consumer electronics, automobiles, medical devices, and other products, semiconductors are in high demand worldwide.

To meet this demand, semiconductor manufacturers are increasing their production capacity and implementing semiconductor robots for a better result. [Read more…] about Semiconductor robot market set to grow to more than $1 billion

Filed Under: Features, Manufacturing Tagged With: billion, demand, electronics, forecast, high, high-growth, manufacturers, market, percent, period, robot, robots, semiconductor, semiconductors

Intel to invest $20 billion in building two new chip factories in Ohio

February 16, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Intel has announced plans for an initial investment of more than $20 billion in the construction of two new leading-edge chip factories in Licking County, Ohio.

The investment will help boost production to meet the surging demand for advanced semiconductors, powering a new generation of innovative products from Intel and serving the needs of foundry customers as part of Intel’s IDM 2.0 strategy.

As the largest single private-sector investment in Ohio history, the initial phase of the project is expected to create 3,000 Intel jobs, 7,000 construction jobs over the course of the build, and support tens of thousands of additional local long-term jobs across a broad ecosystem of suppliers and partners. [Read more…] about Intel to invest $20 billion in building two new chip factories in Ohio

Filed Under: Infrastructure, News Tagged With: additional, biden, billion, build, capacity, chip, construction, demand, esfarjani, factories, future, initial, intel, investment, jobs, ohio, president, semiconductor, support

Lattice Semiconductor and MassRobotics partner to boost development of ‘next-gen robotics’

October 8, 2022 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

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MassRobotics and Lattice Semiconductor have agreed a partnership to a“dvance next-generation robotics application development” in the innovation, startup and global robotics ecosystems.

Because of Lattice Semiconductor’s strategic leadership in the development of low-latency, lower-power, lower-size devices, this partnership targets to serve as a transformative catalyst to the startup and academic robotics ecosystems.

Based in the Boston area, MassRobotics is the first and largest independent nonprofit robotics startup escalator in the world whose mission is to grow and support robotics innovators and entrepreneurs. [Read more…] about Lattice Semiconductor and MassRobotics partner to boost development of ‘next-gen robotics’

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: community, development, fpgas, lattice, massrobotics, partnership, robotic, robotics, semiconductor, startup

Bosch to invest a further €3 billion in chip manufacturing business

September 5, 2022 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

From cars and e-bikes to household appliances and wearables – semiconductors are an integral part of all electronic systems. They are the motor that drives the modern world of technology.

Bosch recognized their growing significance early on and has now announced investment of further billions of euros in order to strengthen its own semiconductor business. By 2026, Bosch plans to invest another €3 billion in its semiconductor division as part of the IPCEI funding program on microelectronics and communications technology.

Dr Stefan Hartung, chairman of Bosch, says: “Microelectronics is the future and is vital to the success of all areas of Bosch business. With it, we hold a master key to tomorrow’s mobility, the internet of things, and to what we at Bosch call technology that is ‘Invented for life’.” [Read more…] about Bosch to invest a further €3 billion in chip manufacturing business

Filed Under: Features, Manufacturing Tagged With: bosch, chips, company, dresden, hartung, industry, microelectronics, reutlingen, semiconductor, semiconductors, technology

AMD partners with eCarX to develop advanced car technologies

September 2, 2022 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

AMD has agreed a strategic collaboration with eCarX, a mobility technology startup. The companies will work together on an in-vehicle computing platform for next-generation electric vehicles, expected to be in mass production for global rollout in late 2023.

The eCarX digital cockpit will be the first in-vehicle platform to be offered with AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 processors and AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series GPUs along with eCarX hardware and software.

Combining the extensive experience in automotive digital cockpit design of eCarX with AMD advanced computing power and stunning visual graphic rendering capabilities, the companies aim to deliver an innovative in-car experience. [Read more…] about AMD partners with eCarX to develop advanced car technologies

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: advanced, amd, automotive, car, cockpit, companies, computing, digital, ecarx, embedded, ev, experience, global, gpu, intelligent, market, next-generation, power, radeon, seek, semiconductor, series, work

Global semiconductor equipment sales grow 5 percent to $25 billion

July 25, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Global semiconductor equipment billings grew 5 percent year-over-year to $24.7 billion in the first quarter of 2022, according industry association SEMI.

The figures were revealed in SEMI’s Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics Report. Quarter-over-quarter billings in the seasonally soft first quarter declined 10 percent.

Ajit Manocha, SEMI president and CEO, says: “Year-over-year first quarter equipment revenue growth is in sync with positive forecasts for 2022 as the semiconductor industry continues its robust increase of fab capacity. North America and Europe logged healthy quarter-over-quarter rises in equipment spending as they intensify efforts to bolster domestic chipmaking.” [Read more…] about Global semiconductor equipment sales grow 5 percent to $25 billion

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: association, billings, billion, data, equipment, figures, global, industry, market, percent, quarter, quarter-over-quarter, report, semi, semiconductor, worldwide, year-over-year

Global semiconductor equipment sales to reach $118 billion

July 16, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to reach a record $117.5 billion in 2022, rising 14.7 percent from the previous industry high of $102.5 billion in 2021, and increase to $120.8 billion in 2023, SEMI reports in its Mid-Year Total Semiconductor Equipment Forecast – OEM Perspective at SEMICON West 2022 Hybrid.

Both the front-end and back-end semiconductor equipment segments are contributing to the market expansion. The wafer fab equipment segment, which includes wafer processing, fab facilities, and mask/reticle equipment, is projected to expand 15.4% to a new industry record of $101 billion in 2022, followed by a 3.2 percent increase to $104.3 billion in 2023.

Ajit Manocha, president and CEO of SEMI, says: “In line with the semiconductor industry’s determined push to increase and upgrade capacity, the wafer fab equipment segment is poised to reach the $100 billion milestone for the first time in 2022. [Read more…] about Global semiconductor equipment sales to reach $118 billion

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: billion, equipment, expected, percent, segment, semiconductor

Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales surge 44 percent to record $103 billion

April 16, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in 2021 surged 44 percent to an all-time record of $102.6 billion from $71.2 billion in 2020, SEMI, the industry association representing the global electronics product design and manufacturing supply chain, reported.

The data is now available in SEMI’s Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.

China claimed the largest market for semiconductor equipment for the second time with sales expanding 58 percent to $29.6 billion to mark the fourth consecutive year of growth. [Read more…] about Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales surge 44 percent to record $103 billion

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: billion, equipment, global, growth, increase, industry, manufacturing, market, percent, sales, semi, semiconductor, wafer, worldwide

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