Semiconductors

In 2025, businesses in the industrial gas and energy sectors need to act decisively rather than transition slowly and, to do this, many need to go “back to basics”.

There has been growing frustration in the US related to the slow rollout and distribution of allocated funding to the semiconductor industry under the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, with further concerns growing post-presidential election.

Linde LienHwa (LLH) has signed a long-term agreement to supply ultra-high-purity gases to a state-of-the-art semiconductor advanced packaging facility in Chiayi, Taiwan. The facility, owned by one of the leading global semiconductor manufacturers, marks a...

Semiconductor manufacturing firms Coherent, SkyWater Technology Foundry, and X-Fab have each signed preliminary memoranda of terms with the US Department of Commerce to receive millions of dollars under the CHIPS and Science Act.

The Biden-Harris Administration has awarded semiconductor manufacturers Absolics and Entegris with direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to support the construction of two new facilities in Georgia and Colorado.

The Biden-Harris Administration is looking to invest up to $300m in advanced packaging research projects in Georgia, California, and Arizona to help develop technologies essential for the semiconductor market.

The Biden-Harris Administration is looking to provide $285m to establish a headquarters in Durham, North Carolina, for SMART USA (Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research with Twins USA), a first-of-its-kind CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute.

Samsung Electronics has held a tool-in ceremony for its semiconductor research and development (R&D) complex, NRD-K, in Giheung, Korea, with operations scheduled to begin in 2025.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has announced plans for a semiconductor-focused workforce training facility that will offer hands-on training in support of the developing semiconductor.