Week In Review: Manufacturing, Test
U.S. chip coalition; materials group; power outage; EV share.
Government policy
Semiconductor companies as well hardware and software vendors have announced the formation of the Semiconductors in America Coalition (SIAC). The group called on congressional leaders to appropriate $50 billion for U.S. manufacturing incentives and research initiatives. SIAC’s mission is to advance federal policies that promote semiconductor manufacturing and research in the U.S., which is lagging behind.
The new coalition includes
Intel, Qualcomm, AMD, Nvidia, GlobalFoundries, Texas Instruments, Broadcom, Micron and others. It also includes
Amazon Web Services, Apple, AT&T, Cisco, General Electric, Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Microsoft, and
Advantest Again Named THE BEST Supplier of Chip Making Equipment in VLSIresearch Customer Satisfaction Survey
Superior Levels of Satisfaction Noted in Areas of Advantest’s Partnership Attributes, Technical Leadership and Trust in Supplier
Advantest tops the 2021 VLSIresearch ratings chart
Advantest Again Named THE BEST Supplier of Chip Making Equipment in VLSIresearch Customer Satisfaction Survey
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) has again topped the ratings chart of the 2021 VLSIresearch Customer Satisfaction Survey, capturing the No. 1 spot on this annual survey of global semiconductor companies for the second consecutive year. Advantest has now been named to VLSIresearch’s 10 BEST list for the 33rd consecutive year. The survey ratings are based on direct customer feedback representing 89 percent of the world’s chip producers Integrated Device Manufacturers (IDMs), Foundry,
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