tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52183618510454074592026-03-27T01:34:36.298-07:00BALD Financial NewsFinancial News on Atomic Layer Deposition - ALD and related Technologies, Applications, Materials Supply Chains and Industries Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.comBlogger535125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-78788003231879009442020-03-26T04:40:00.002-07:002020-03-26T04:40:34.809-07:00NCD supplied two Lucida M300 ALD systems for R&D to KANC
NCD has recently supplied 2 Lucida M300PL ALD systems to KANC. Lucida M300PL-O is the equipment for oxide deposition with Ozone and Plasma process, and Lucida M300PL-M is that for metal deposition with Plasma process. These wafer process equipment have the specification below 1) System: Lucida M300PL-O, Lucida M300PL-M 2) Substrate: Wafer 300mm 3) Deposition Materials: - Lucida M300PL-O: Al2O3, Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-26428123898169993852020-01-24T03:31:00.000-08:002020-01-28T03:33:03.261-08:002020-04 ALD Financial News Brief
TSMC Expects 10% Revenue Share & HPC Products From 5nm In 2020 - Confirms Customer Shift To 2nd Gen 5nm In 2021
Wccftech reports that TSMC latest manufacturing node marketed as '7nm' has enabled Santa Clara-based application processor and graphics processing unit designer Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to compete effectively with Intel Corporation in the microprocessor arena. The post TSMCJonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-86467256246107611902020-01-16T01:23:00.003-08:002020-01-16T01:26:05.518-08:002020-03 ALD Financial News Brief
ASM International announces Q4 2019 orders substantially above guidance
Reflecting stronger than expected market conditions, order intake in Q4 2019 came in slightly above €370 million, substantially above the range of €290-310 million that ASMI guided for with the publication of the Q3 2019 results on October 30, 2019. Based on preliminary numbers, sales in Q4 2019 slightly exceeded the highJonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-58053971025929568572020-01-10T23:53:00.003-08:002020-01-10T23:53:27.938-08:00Advanced Energy Announces Grand Opening of State-of-the-Art Advanced Materials Processing Showcase Lab Near Frankfurt
Global leader in power solutions for advanced thin film development to unveil new German hub for critical plasma deposition applications and materials characterization to serve clients from around the world FORT COLLINS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2019-- Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS) – a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-13728711137306604162020-01-04T04:06:00.001-08:002020-01-04T04:06:48.045-08:00AMD is gaining on Intel rapidly
WCCFTech reports (LINK) that in a survey report of machines running PassMark (Australian CPU benchmarking company), the company reported AMD's market share increasing to 40% for the first time in a very long time. Lats time Intel and AMD were close were in 2005 when AMD was still operating its Fab in Dresden, Germany.
AMD has since then moved to fabricate its processors first at Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-82328644652386380802020-01-04T00:59:00.001-08:002020-01-04T01:01:31.169-08:00TSMC to soon start production of 5nm node based Apple A14 SoC
TSMC will be the sole foundry making 5 nm process technology based Apple A14 chipsets for the 2020 iPhone models and the production will start in the second quarter of this year in preparation for the traditional end of Q3 launch. The A14 will be made using TSMC’s new 5 nm process and Apple’s order will take up two thirds of the foundry’s capacity. There’s a chance the iPhone 12 phones will be Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-47794951933843093042019-12-10T23:40:00.003-08:002019-12-10T23:40:17.621-08:00Argonne National Laboratory Installs Forge Nano’s Prometheus ALD tool to enable next gen ALD research and innovation.
[Press release, Forge Nano, LINK] LOUISVILLE, CO., October 2019 — Delivery and installation of Forge Nano’s industry leading, lab-scale ALD tool- Prometheus has been completed.
Forge Nano’s Prometheus tool is a lab-scale R&D tool designed to make ALD research approachable and affordable. The Prometheus series of ALD tools have been designed to be the world’s most robust, flexible, and Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-17851447679949890482019-12-10T23:39:00.002-08:002019-12-10T23:39:57.180-08:00Advanced Energy Announces Grand Opening of State-of-the-Art Advanced Materials Processing Showcase Lab Near Frankfurt
FORT COLLINS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2019-- Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS) – a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions – is pleased to announce the grand opening of its Advanced Materials Processing (AMP) Showcase Lab near Frankfurt, Germany. Located in Karlstein am Main, the state-of-the-art facility includes Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-25760488160535644412019-12-10T22:50:00.001-08:002019-12-10T22:50:50.511-08:00Global Semiconductor Equipment Sales Forecast – 2020 Rebound, 2021 Record High
[Press release, Semi, LINK] TOKYO – December 11, 2019 – Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales will drop 10.5 percent to $57.6 billion in 2019 from last year’s historic peak of $64.4 billion but stage a 2020 recovery and set a new high in 2021, SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, reported today in its Year-End Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-43331140459536815372019-11-18T00:30:00.000-08:002019-11-18T00:30:21.706-08:00Intel to Reclaim Number One Semiconductor Supplier Ranking in 2019
According to IC Insights, Intel is to reclaim the number one semiconductor supplier ranking in 2019 from Samsung due to the downturn in Memory (DRAM and NAND). The top 3 memory suppliers (Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron) are according to IC Insights forecast to register ≥29% year-over-year declines in 2018 with SK Hynix expected to decline the most by a 38% down in sales 2019.
The expected Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-56297589835228347632019-11-11T00:42:00.003-08:002019-11-11T00:42:35.912-08:00ASM International launches A400(TM) Duo vertical furnace system with dual reactor chambers
New system addresses 200mm applications with high productivity and low cost of ownership
Munich - ASM International N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: ASM LINK) today introduced the A400™ DUO vertical furnace system with dual reactor chambers for wafer sizes of 200mm and smaller. The system’s DUAL Boat reactors produce high throughput, increasing reactor utilization to a very high percentage, while Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-48341488240972022692019-11-03T00:06:00.000-07:002019-11-03T00:06:10.425-07:00Global MEMS and Sensors Fab Capacity to Grow 25 Percent Through 2023, SEMI ReportsMILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Total worldwide installed capacity for MEMS and sensors fabs is forecast to grow 25 percent to 4.7 million wafers* per month from 2018 to 2023, driven by explosive demand across communications, transportation, medical, mobile, industrial and other Internet of Things (IoT) applications, according to the new MEMS & Sensors Fab Report to 2023 Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-89533051423479868012019-10-31T06:03:00.003-07:002019-10-31T06:03:35.778-07:00ASM International reports third quarter 2019 results
ASM International N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) today reports its third quarter 2019 operating results (unaudited) in accordance with IFRS.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
EUR million
Q3 2018
Q2 2019*
Q3 2019
New orders
258.0
373.1
291.8
Net sales
195.7
363.3
271.2
Gross profit margin %
40.9%
59.0%
42.4%
Operating result
28.0
150.2
50.6
Result from Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-18206695214872310402019-10-31T00:49:00.002-07:002019-10-31T00:49:35.419-07:00ASM International settles with Kokusai for Batch ALD patent licenses (US$61 million)
October 29, 2019, 12.15 p.m. CET (LINK) ASM International N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) today announces that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Kokusai Electric Corporation (formerly known as Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. and hereinafter referred to as “KEC”) to resolve the arbitration proceeding relating to the license agreement which expired in November 2017. As part of this Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-16890530802088832552019-09-30T03:13:00.002-07:002019-09-30T03:13:23.616-07:00Chuck del Prado will step down as CEO of ASM International in May 2020
ASM International N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) announces that Mr. Chuck del Prado, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Board and President of the company has notified the Supervisory Board that he wishes to retire from the company at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders to be held in May 2020.
(ASM.com)
Chuck del Prado (58) joined ASM in 2001 and was appointed Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-28691037545128234302019-09-25T12:15:00.003-07:002019-09-25T12:15:40.593-07:00Beneq unveils Transform(TM), a versatile automated ALD platform for More-than-Moore device fabrication
Combination of thermal and plasma ALD, single wafer or batch processing, and a unique preheating module maximize options for flexible volume production
25 September, 2019, Grenoble, France – Beneq, a leading provider of ALD R&D and production technology, today announced the BENEQ TransformTM, a versatile ALD platform dedicated to More-than-Moore device fabrication.
The brand-new Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-67336717956917071022019-09-25T12:08:00.004-07:002019-09-25T12:08:52.082-07:00Picosun appoints Jussi Rautee as CEO
ESPOO, Finland, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) equipment and solutions provider Picosun Group has appointed Mr. Jussi Rautee, 45, as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), starting from 1st October 2019 on. The appointment continues the changes made at Picosun this year. In June, Picosun received a significant investment from Finnish investors and expanded its Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-53204796383555363532019-09-24T00:26:00.000-07:002019-09-24T00:26:07.022-07:00TSMC to start volume production of EUV lithography based 5 nm chips in March 2020
TSMC to start volume production of EUV lithography based 5 nm chips in March 2020: Apple chipmaker TSMC is gearing up to carry out volume production of its next-gen chips based on 5 nm process technology as early as March, next year. And they could offer a major boost over this year’s A13 Bionic chips sitting in recently launched iPhone 11 trios.
Source: Cult of Mac (LINK)&Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-75646607864338305382019-09-22T05:22:00.001-07:002019-09-22T05:22:12.988-07:00Intel is stepping up preparations for 7nm manufacturing with EUV Lithography
According to DigiTimes [LINK] Intel is stepping up preparations for 7nm manufacturing and has started placing equipment and materials orders for its 7nm EUV fabrication processes since August to attain the launch of its 7nm products by 2021 as it announced in May 2019.
Dr. Murthy Renduchintala, Intel’s chief engineering officer and group president of the Technology, Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-13716192994967864552019-09-10T12:31:00.000-07:002019-09-10T12:33:35.445-07:00LG Technology Ventures & Mitsui Kinzoku-SBI Material Innovation Fund Join Forge Nano Inc. Series A
LOUISVILLE, Colo., Sept. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsui Kinzoku-SBI Material Innovation Fund and LG Technology Ventures join in Forge Nano's Series A, bringing the total investment to date to $18M, up from Volkswagen's initial $10M investment announced in January 2019.
The investment will help to accelerate advanced materials for new battery technologies while also broadening applications for Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-56086610127255025282019-09-10T12:24:00.002-07:002019-09-10T12:24:34.176-07:00WZW-Optic AG orders multiple Veeco optical coating systems
WZW-Optic AG to Leverage Veeco’s SPECTOR®Systems—the Market’s Lowest-Loss Laser Optical Coating System—for Manufacturing Navigational Equipment
Plainview, N.Y., Sept. 10, 2019—Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) today announced that WZW-Optic AG, a Swiss leader in manufacturing high-end optics and precision optical components, has ordered multiple Veeco SPECTOR Ion Beam Sputtering (Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-49305996423989190312019-09-08T00:15:00.002-07:002019-09-08T00:15:25.588-07:00China-Based Yangtze Memory Starts 64-Layer NAND Production
China based Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) has reportedly started volume production of 64-layer 3D NAND. The triple-level cell chips with 256GB capacity use the company’s proprietary Xtacking architecture for bonding two dies together. The Chinese firm has gradually increased its 3D NAND yield and will be ramping its Wuhan factory to 100,000 wafers per month in 2020; although, that couldJonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-19004865246571337452019-09-07T23:23:00.002-07:002019-09-07T23:23:53.279-07:00TSMC sees strong demand for 7nm node and its FinFET Plus EUV process for Huawei
[DigiTimes] The overall semiconductor market may be weak, but TSMC has seen strong demand for its 7nm manufacturing capacity, with orders, particularly those from Chinese clients, already extending to the first half of 2020, despite uncertainties arising from the US-China trade war. One of its major clients is Huawei, who is said to be releasing its Kirin 990 chip with an integrated 5G modem Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-43624140228246133652019-09-03T12:39:00.003-07:002019-09-03T12:39:55.910-07:00ALD - Why ASMI is doing so well
[BITS&CHIPS] Grueling work with Intel cemented the company’s position in the atomic layer deposition market, but the emergence of more ALD semiconductor applications was required for that investment to really pay off. The story of why ASM International is doing so well these days. ASM International is on a roll. While the semiconductor industry has been experiencing a cold spell since mid toJonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218361851045407459.post-40258857596861512842019-08-26T13:15:00.000-07:002019-08-26T13:15:29.399-07:00GlobalFoundries Files Patent Claims Against TSMC, Seeks to Ban Imports of Nvidia, Apple Chips
[tom´s Hardware, LINK] GlobalFoundries (GF) today announced that it filed lawsuits against Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in the U.S. and Germany over the alleged infringement of 16 patents. The company said that it's looking to halt the import of processors made with the technologies and is seeking "significant damages from TSMC based on TSMC’s unlawful use of GF’s Jonas Sundqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09326073294896585855noreply@blogger.com0