20141210

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In this issue:
• Cypress and Spansion to merge in $4B all-stock transaction
• Global semiconductor sales increase in October; Substantial growth projected for 2014
• TSV based memory going to volume production: the era of 3DIC finally begins
• Slideshow: IEDM 2014 Preview
• Soitec announces new world record for solar cell efficiency at 46%
• Insights from the Leading Edge: Amkor responds to Samsung Plated Mold Via; TSMC INFO factory, 3D Memory Stacks finally arrive
• Chipworks: IEDM 2014
• Solid State Watch: November 25-December 4, 2014
• What to expect from the 3rd Edition of the European 3D TSV Summit
• SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium to focus on changing supply chain ecosystem and directions for growth
• Semiconductor equipment sales forecast: $38B in 2014 to nearly $44B in 2015
• SEMICON Korea focuses on breaking through the limitations of semiconductor technology
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Top News
Cypress and Spansion to merge in $4B all-stock transactionCypress Semiconductor Corp. and Spansion, Inc. announced a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock, tax-free transaction valued at approximately $4 billion. Share: Facebook Linkedin Twitter
Global semiconductor sales increase in October; Substantial growth projected for 2014The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $29.7 billion for the month of October 2014, an increase of 9.6 percent from the October 2013 total.Share: Facebook Linkedin Twitter
TSV based memory going to volume production: the era of 3DIC finally beginsWith the recent Samsung announcement of mass production of 64 GB DDR4 DIMMs that use TSV technology for enterprise servers and cloud-based applications, all three of the major DRAM memory manufactures, Samsung, Hynix and Micron, have now announced the commercialization of TSV based memory architectures.Share: Facebook Linkedin Twitter
Slideshow: IEDM 2014 PreviewBrowse for an advance look at some of the most newsworthy topics and papers to be presented at the 60th annual meeting, to be held at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square Hotel from December 15-17, 2014.Share: Facebook Linkedin Twitter
Tech News
Soitec announces new world record for solar cell efficiency at 46%The record multi-junction solar cell converts 46% of the solar light into electrical energy. Share: Facebook Linkedin Twitter
Insights from the Leading Edge: Amkor responds to Samsung Plated Mold Via; TSMC INFO factory, 3D Memory Stacks finally arriveAt the recent IMAPS conference, Samsung electro-mechanics compared their Plated Mold Via Technology (PMV) to the well known Amkor Through Mold Via (TMV) technology.Share: Facebook Linkedin Twitter
Chipworks: IEDM 2014Later this month, the good and the great of the electron device world will make their usual pilgrimage to San Francisco for the 2014 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting.Share: Facebook Linkedin Twitter
Solid State Watch: November 25-December 4, 2014Cypress and Spansion announce merger; SEMATECH announces promising EUV research; Global semiconductor sales reach $29.7B in October; Soitec and CEA-Leti establish new solar cell efficiency world recordShare: Facebook Linkedin Twitter
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Business News
What to expect from the 3rd Edition of the European 3D TSV SummitInterview with SEMI Europe's Yann Guillou gives attendees a preview of the event.Share: Facebook Linkedin Twitter
SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium to focus on changing supply chain ecosystem and directions for growthMicroelectronics industry executives will convene at the SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) on January 11-14 to discuss "Riding the Wave of Silicon Magic."Share: Facebook Linkedin Twitter
Semiconductor equipment sales forecast: $38B in 2014 to nearly $44B in 2015SEMI projects that worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment will increase 19.3 percent to $38.0 billion in 2014, according to the SEMI Year-end Forecast, released at the annual SEMICON Japan exposition.Share: Facebook Linkedin Twitter
SEMICON Korea focuses on breaking through the limitations of semiconductor technologyOver 500 exhibiting companies from 20 countries and more than 40,000 attendees are expected to attend SEMICON Korea 2015, to be held February 4-6 at COEX in Seoul. Share: Facebook Linkedin Twitter
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