
Indium’s Hisert Explains How to Select the Proper Solder Preform
Indium Corporation announces the release of its newest informational video that guides the audience on the proper steps for selecting a solder preform. This brief video features Indium Corporation’s Jim Hisert, Manufacturing Engineer, and SMT expert Phil Zarrow, President and Principal Consultant for ITM Consulting, discussing the process of selecting the appropriate solder preform for various applications...

SEMI: Silicon Shipment Volumes Contine to Grow By 2017
TAIPEI, Taiwan - SEMI forecasted that total wafer shipments this year are expected to exceed the market high set in 2014 and are forecast to continue shipping at record levels in 2016 and 2017. SEMI recently completed its annual silicon shipment forecast for the semiconductor industry...

BOE Jumps to No. 4 in Ranking of TV Panel Suppliers, Says TrendForce
The latest large-size panel shipment report by WitsView, a division of TrendForce, reports that TV panel shipments totaled 24.47 million units in September, representing a monthly increase of 9.9% and a year-on-year increase of 13...

Toshiba, SanDisk Start Equipment Installation at Yokkaichi's New Fab 2
Toshiba Corporation and SanDisk Corporation today announced the start of equipment installation in the New Fab 2 facility at Yokkaichi Operations. New Fab 2 is primarily intended to provide the clean room space necessary to transition a significant portion of the current Yokkaichi 2D NAND capacity to 3D flash memory...

Intel to Expand Production of 3D NAND in Dalian China
Intel announced plans to increase its investment in non-volatile memory technology to better serve customer needs and keep pace with the strong demand for Intel Solid State Drive solutions. Projecting the SSD technology will become a main driving force of Intel’s core computing business, and a key part of Intel’s strategy to be a foundational supplier of the infrastructure that powers the smart, connected world...

Micron Announces New NOR Flash memory, Winbond Licensed First
Micron Technology today announced XTRMFlash memory, a faster NOR flash solution designed to revolutionize the way the electronics industry develops systems to meet the demand for "instant-on" performance and fast system responsiveness in automotive, industrial and consumer applications...