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EITAN OPPENHAIM TO SUCCEED GABI SELIGSOHN AS PRESIDENT & CEO OF NOVA REHOVOT, Israel, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (Nasdaq: NVMI), provider of leading edge standalone metrology and the market leader of integrated metrology solutions to the semiconductor process control market, announced today that Gabi Seligsohn, Nova's President & CEO, has informed the Board of Directors of his decision to step down from his position. The Company...

First order of over $2 million MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: CAMT), today announced that it has entered into a frame engagement for 10 semiconductor inspection systems with an Asian OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) company. The first systems' order, in excess of $2 million, will be installed during the second and third quarters, with expectations for additional systems' orders over the next few quarters....

IGLOO2 FPGAs Offer Lowest System Cost, Best-in-class Integration, Low Power, Reliability and Security ALISO VIEJO, Calif., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today unveiled its IGLOO(®)2 field programmable gate array (FPGA) family for industrial, commercial aviation, defense, communications and security applications. The non-volatile...

MONTBONNOT, France, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Altatech, a subsidiary of Soitec, announced today that it has installed and qualified an AltaCVD system at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technology EMFT in Munich where it will be used to deposit poly-silicon films for CMOS and MEMS applications. This repeat order from Fraunhofer EMFT reinforces the AltaCVD system's leadership position in advanced material deposition for semiconductor...

John Aldeborgh to Lead Global Sales and Customer Support Organization BEVERLY, Mass., June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS), a leading supplier of enabling ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry, announced that it has appointed John Aldeborgh to the position of Executive Vice President, Customer Operations. In this role, John will be responsible for developing and executing programs to expand Axcelis' market presence and drive...

Companies to collaborate on advanced technology ARMONK, N.Y. and HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) ("UMC"), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced that UMC will join the IBM Technology Development Alliances as a participant in the group's development of 10nm CMOS process technology. "Established over a decade ago, the IBM alliance allows the partners to leverage our...

SEOUL, South Korea, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TSE: 2303) ("UMC"), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced the opening of its UMC Korea office to help expand regional business and provide local support to customers. The proximity of UMC's new office to its customers in Korea will create working synergies that will help expedite engagement and support, thus shortening time-to-market for Korea-based customers designing...

Year-to-date sales remain narrowly ahead of last year's pace; WSTS forecast projects growth of 2.1 percent in 2013 and 5.1 percent in 2014 WASHINGTON, June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $23.62 billion for the month of April 2013, a 0.6 percent increase from the previous month when sales were $23.48...

TI's Singapore Product Distribution Center first of its kind in Asia SINGAPORE, June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Further enhancing the efficiency and reliability of its product shipments throughout Asia, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced it has installed the AutoStore® inventory management system in its Product Distribution Center (PDC) in Singapore. This marks the first installation of AutoStore by a semiconductor company, as well as the first of its...

New 802.11ac Wi-Fi solutions deliver rapid connectivity, extended range, and improved reliability for today's multi-devices environment HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced the launch of its innovative MT7612x series, the industry's first 2x2 802.11ac Wi-Fi chipset solutions that include fully integrated 2.4GHz and 5GHz power amplifiers...