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August 2022 — Contents


                       COVER FEATURES
                                                                18-ESD industry logged 12.1% revenue growth Y/Y
                                                                19-Biden announces $56 million support for solar
        San Francisco and SEMICON West: Is it time              20-Perovskites likely silicon replacement for solar cells
        for a change? With the return of a mask-free SEMI-      22- U.S. wants ASML to halt China DUV sales
        CON West in July, the question is, has San Francisco    23-Top microprocessor suppliers expand market lead
        worn out its welcome? Editor Ron Iscoff, 3.             24-SEMI program creates solder with lower melting point
                                                                25-Materials shortage impedes equipment lead times
        U.S.-based suppliers dominate R&D spending.             26-BoraCEM enters semiconductor marketplace
        American companies continue to account for more than    27-Smart Socks can predict the wearer’s posture
        half of the industry’s global spending on R&D, 14.      32-Top suppliers see small gains in NOR market
                                                                33-Letter to the Editor
        Chip equipment sales heading toward $118                33-Professor gets prison for lying about Chinese patents
        billion. During SEMICON West, SEMI released a mid-      34-Capacitor could enable energy-efficient chips
        year forecast that predicts semiconductor iequipment    36-Fabless suppliers hold 34.5% of global sales
        sales will set a 2022 record of $117.5 billion, 16.     39-TSMC reports massive revenue increase

        Is Micron the canary in the coal mine?  Micron’s        Advertisers, 12
        guidance for Q422, calls for approximate sales of $7.2   Events, 24
        billion+-, a decline. Is this a canary in the coal mine   Business Cards, 30-31
        event? 38.                                              Cover:  In 1911, coal miners began to bring canaries into the mines with
                                                                them to detect the presence of carbon monoxide and other toxic gases.
        NEWS                                                    This tradition ended in 1986. Now IC Insights asks if Micron’s Q4 guidance
                                                                sends an early warning on a sales slowdown. (Photo: J. Henning, Pixabay)
        12-Silicon wafer shipments set record in second quarter                 Copyright © 2022 by TAP TIMES
        13-Congress passes CHIPS Act, but reconciliation needed
        13-Study says computers can understand complex words                         Advertisement
        15-Samsung may spend $200B over 20 years for fabs         Air-Cavity QFN? www.MirrorSemi.com
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