SEMI

| March 28, 2016

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), the world's top contract chip maker, said on Monday it has signed an agreement with the Nanjing City Government to invest $3 billion building an advanced wafer manufacturing facility in China. The announcement comes after TSMC said in December it planned to set up its first wholly owned advanced fabrication plant in China with a $3 billion investment, highlighting the growing importance of the Chinese market for semiconductor giants....

| April 06, 2016

AKHAN Semiconductor, Inc. (AKHAN SEMI), the global leader in diamond semiconductor technology, today announced that it is deploying 200mm manufacturing equipment and process in its new production facility in Gurnee, Illinois, continuing its preparation for delivering AKHAN diamond semiconductor based-technology products to the company’s first commercial customer this quarter. “The proven, high-yielding 200mm semiconductor manufacturing process is proving ideal for the production of a wide range ...

| April 20, 2016

Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, and Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced Microsemi has launched a master distributor program with Avnet USI, part of the company's defense/aerospace specialty distribution business. The two-tiered distribution program, where Avnet USI will sell products exclusively to other distributors, beginning with sel...

| April 25, 2016

Australian semiconductor company BluGlass has announced an “exclusive collaboration agreement” with Philips Lighting’s LED unit, exploring specific applications and lasting six to 12 months....