Leading analysts, economists, policymakers, and technologists will gather at the SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium Europe (ISS Europe) 2024, 6th – 8th March in Vienna, Austria, for insights into the latest trends and innovations shaping the global semiconductor industry.

Semiconductor industry growth opportunities in the year ahead will take centre stage at Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) 2024 as the year’s first executive check-in opens with leading analysts, researchers, economists, and technologists offering insights on forces impacting the industry.

Global semiconductor capacity is expected to increase 6.4% in 2024 to top the 30 million *wafers per month (wpm) mark for the first time after rising 5.5% to 29.6wpm in 2023, SEMI announced today in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report.

SEMI Europe and the SEMI European Advisory Council for Diversity and Inclusion announce Edwards as the recipient of the 2023 SEMI Industry Leader in Diversity and Inclusion Award.

SEMI, the industry association serving the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, has announced the election of two new members to the SEMI International Board: Kai Beckmann, Member of the Executive Board and CEO of the Electronics business sector of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany; and Benjamin Loh, Chair of the Management Board and President and CEO of ASM.

SEMICON Japan opens 13th Dec. at Tokyo Big Sight with more than 900 exhibitors from 19 regions showcasing their latest products and technologies.

SEMI recently announced, at SEMICON Japan 2023, that global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to reach $100 billion in 2023, reflecting a contraction of 6.1% from the record $107.4 billion achieved in 2022.

Global semiconductor equipment billings contracted 11% year-over-year to $25.6 billion in the third quarter of 2023, while quarter-over-quarter billings slipped 1% during the same period, SEMI announced today in its ‘Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS)’ report.

Aiming to reduce global semiconductor ecosystem carbon emissions, SEMI and the Semiconductor Climate Consortium (SCC) have created the Energy Collaborative (EC) to understand and clear roadblocks to the installation of low-carbon energy sources in the Asia-Pacific region.

Prospects for the global semiconductor manufacturing industry indicate a rebound in the fourth quarter of 2023, laying the groundwork for sustained growth into 2024.

SEMI has announced that Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) 2024 will be held 7th to 10th January at the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, Calif. with the theme Ready, Set and Ramp?

SEMI has released the Industry 4.0 Readiness Assessment Model (IRAM), aimed at supporting organisations within the semiconductor supply network in evaluating and monitoring their smart manufacturing technology implementation and devising a digital transformation strategy.

The MEMS & Sensors Executive Congress (MSEC 2023) at the WIGWAM Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, begins its proceedings today, shining a light on the latest sensorisation trends and their transformative impact on key growth sectors.

Global shipments of silicon wafers are projected to decline 14% in 2023, to 12,512 million square inches (MSI) from the record high of 14,565 MSI in 2022 before bouncing back in 2024 as wafer and semiconductor demand recovers and inventory levels normalise, SEMI reported in its annual silicon shipment forecast.

Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 5.3% to $3,962.7 million in the second quarter of 2023 from $3,763.6 million in the second quarter of 2022, the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, announced in its latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report.

The SEMI Semiconductor Climate Consortium (SCC) has issued its first report of the semiconductor ecosystem’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions profile, an in-depth analysis of the semiconductor value chain’s carbon footprint and priority-ranked carbon emission sources for the industry to address.

Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are projected to increase 200mm fab capacity by 14% from 2023 through 2026, adding 12 new 200mm volume fabs (excluding EPI) as the industry reaches a record high of more than 7.7 million wafers per month (wpm), SEMI announces in its 200mm Fab Outlook to 2026 report.

Innovation will take centre stage at the SEMI MEMS & Imaging Sensors Summit as the event opens at the World Trade Centre in Grenoble to provide the latest insights into new opportunities for MEMS, imaging and sensors applications and their potential to enable a smarter and more sustainable world.

Global semiconductor equipment billings dipped 2% year-over-year to $25.8 billion in the second quarter of 2023, while quarter-over-quarter billings slipped 4%, SEMI has announced in its ‘Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.’

SEMI has announced that, starting in Q3 2023, it will license its server certification protocol to combat software piracy.