MILPITAS, CA – SEMI has issued a statement on RoHS on behalf of multiple industry associations reflecting their common view that caution should be taken when characterizing various substances for restriction. The statement, addressed to the European Commission and consultants Oeko-Institut and Fraunhofer IZM, is as follows:

KISTA, SWEDEN – Note posted sales up 22% to SEK 396.5 million (US$43.5 million) for the fourth quarter of 2018. Net profit was SEK 24 million, up 34.8% compared to the fourth quarter 2017. Operating profit rose 24% to SEK 28.1 million.

SAN JOSE, CA – The IWLPC Technical Committee awarded the Best Presentation of Conference to Robert Hubbard, Ph.D., Lambda Technologies, for “Failure Relief in FOWLP Polymer Layers.”

WASHINGTON – The global semiconductor industry posted sales of $468.8 billion in 2018, the industry’s highest-ever annual total, up 13.7% year-over-year.