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1. Weebit Nano Joins The Global Semiconductor Alliance 1/12/2022

   Weebit Nano Limited (ASX:WBT), a leading developer of next-generation memory technologies for the global semiconductor industry, announces it has joined the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), the voice of the global semiconductor industry.

2. A*STAR’S Institute Of Microelectronics And Soitec To Develop Next-Generation Silicon Carbide Semiconductors 1/10/2022

   The Institute of Microelectronics (IME) at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Soitec (Euronext Paris) have announced a research collaboration to develop next-generation silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices to power electric vehicles and advanced high-voltage electronic devices.

3. Mass Production Of New Computer Memory Now Closer With ULTRARAM On Silicon Wafers 1/6/2022

   A pioneering type of patented computer memory known as ULTRARAM has been demonstrated on silicon wafers in what is a major step towards its large-scale manufacture.

4. Lattice FPGAs Power Next Generation Lenovo Edge/AI Experiences 1/5/2022

   Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, the low power programmable leader, today announced its award-winning Lattice CrossLink-NX FPGAs and AI-optimized software solutions power Lenovo’s latest ThinkPad X1 portfolio.

5. Navitas Opens World's First GaN IC Design Center Dedicated To Electric Vehicles (EV) 1/4/2022

   Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS), the industry-leader in gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuits (ICs), announced the opening of a new electric vehicle (EV) Design Center, further expanding into higher-power GaN markets.

6. Kulicke & Soffa Launches KNeXt™ - The Next Generation Industry 4.0 Software Platform 1/4/2022

   Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. announced at SEMICON Taiwan the launch of KNeXt™, the new web-based industry 4.0 software solution that connects K&S equipment and enables fleet management, factory automation and productivity improvement.

7. Silanna Semiconductor Reference Design Supports Development Of Industry’s Most Efficient All-Silicon 33W 1C Chargers 1/3/2022

   Silanna Semiconductor, The Power Density Leader, has launched a new active clamp flyback (ACF)-based reference design that simplifies and speeds the development of 33W 1C fast charger applications built using silicon power FETs.

8. Heterogeneous Integration Chip-let System Package Alliance Established To Expand Market Opportunities 12/27/2021

   The development of AI and 5G has boosted the demand for high-end semiconductor chips. In order to enhance critical capabilities of Taiwan's chip industry for this emerging market, the Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), Taiwan, has supported ITRI to establish the Heterogeneous Integration Chip-let System Package Alliance (Hi-CHIP).

9. RoodMicrotec And AEM Announce Strategic Cooperation In The Central European Market 12/22/2021

   RoodMicrotec N.V., a leading independent company for semiconductors supply and quality services, and AEM, a global leader in semiconductor test and handling, today announce a collaboration that will open doors for AEM’s Afore Wafer Level Test Solutions engineering team to install and exhibit the AIOLOS Wafer Level Test Handlers at the RoodMicrotec facility in Nördlingen. With this handler, RoodMicrotec will be able to offer its customers additional capabilities in the fast-growing markets of sensor and wafer-frame testing.

10. Aehr Receives New Order For Four FOX-NP™ Test & Burn-In Systems For Characterization And Product Qualification Of New Photonics Based Devices 12/21/2021

    Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR), a worldwide supplier of semiconductor test and reliability qualification equipment, today announced it has received an order from a current silicon photonics customer for four additional FOX-NP™ systems to support the characterization and product qualification of new photonics based devices. The FOX-NP systems are expected to ship over the next six to seven months.