Moov brings you a round-up of used semiconductor equipment developments, semiconductor manufacturer announcements, semiconductor market updates, and more semiconductor industry news and views worth reading this week.

Semiconductor Industry News

TSMC announces plans to build 2-nanometer fab

In Short: TSMC plans to mass produce semiconductors using 2-nanometer technology by 2024. The largest global foundry announced plans to open an R&D fab research in Hsinchu next year to develop 2-nano technology.

Read more in Business Korea.

China plans to spend $300b importing semiconductors in 2020

In Short: Despite new U.S. sanctions, the vice chairman of the China Semiconductor Industry Association announced China still plans to spend $300b importing semiconductors in 2020 at last week’s World Semiconductor Conference.

Read more in Fortune.

__VLSI sees chip stockpiling, still predicts industry growth __

In Short: In an interview with Reuters, industry market research group VLSI Research reports stockpiling of chips amidst concerns the U.S. will be cut off from semiconductor global chip supply with proposed incentives for U.S. manufacturing falling $50b. Despite geopolitical tensions, VLSI predicts 7% global growth for the semiconductor industry in 2020.

Read more insights in Reuters.

Semiconductor Industry Analysis

Techno-nationalism in US-China row: Q&A with Alex Capri, senior fellow at NUS

In Short: What is techno-nationalism and what does that mean for the global semiconductor industry post 2020 U.S. election?

Read this interview to find out.

TSMC flexes muscles at Technology Symposium last week

In Short: TSMC predicts that they have ~50% of all the active EUV machines installed worldwide. Beyond that, the company also has a number of ~60% for cumulative EUV wafer production.

Get the scoop here.

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Buyers and sellers of second source semiconductor equipment were uniquely aligned this week. Check out our weekly top 10 list to see which make/models were most in demand (and also most listed on Moov's marketplace!).

We combined data from across Moov's global used semiconductor equipment marketplace with data from Google to understand which semiconductor manufacturing equipment makes and models semiconductor equipment buyers are looking for based on search and browsing trends. Next to each semiconductor tool we have included the number of consecutive weeks this make/model has been on our top 10 in-demand semiconductor equipment list.

This week, the top in-demand make/models of semicondcutor equipment included steppers and scanners, mask aligners, etchers, thermal evaporators and final test equipment. Check out listings for new additions to this week's top-10 on Moov's marketplace:

• Teradyne J750
• Teradyne Ultraflex
• Karl Suss Ma 6
• CHA Mark 50
• Plasmatherm 790
• Karl Suss MJB 3
• CANON FPA 3000 I4
• OXFORD Plasmalab 100

If Moov does not currently have semiconductor equipment for sale, be sure to sign up to be notified when a semiconductor tool becomes available! Used semiconductor equipment listings are added to our markteplace daily, so don't miss out.

Without further ado, this week’s top 10 hot tools:

1. TERADYNE J750 - Teradyne - Final Test - 1st week
2. TERADYNE Ultraflex - Teradyne - Final Test - 1st week
3. KARL SUSS MA6 - Karl Suss - Mask Aligners - 1st week
4. CHA Mark 50 - CHA - Thermal Evaporator - 1st week
5. Nikon S205 - Nikon - Steppers and Scanners - 1st week
6. PLASMATHERM 790 - Etchers & Ashers - 1st week
7. KARL SUSS MJB 3 - Mask Aligners - 1st week
8. CANON FPA 3000 I4 - Steppers and Scanners - 1st week
9. OXFORD Plasmalab 100 - Etchers & Ashers - 1st week
10. NIKON S208 - Steppers and Scanners - 1st week

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Interested in learning more about Moov's data on semiconductor tool demand? Contact us at sales@moov.co for more information.

Moov brings you a round-up of used semiconductor equipment developments, semiconductor manufacturer announcements, semiconductor market updates, and more semiconductor industry news and views worth reading this week.

Semiconductor Industry News

SEMI joins SIA in issuing statement opposing new U.S. Department of Commerce regulations

In Short: SEMI issued a statement urging the administration to pursue policies with “fewer unintended consequences” that will “likely lead to more lost sales” for U.S. semiconductor equipment and design software.

Read more from Printed Electronics.

Foundries to see demand rise in Q3

In Short: Fierce Electronics reports semiconductor foundry revenues are projected to increase 14% in Q3, with PSMC leading the way in year-over-year growth (26%). While 5G build out as well as CPUs and GPUs are expected to drive growth for global foundry market leader TSMC, China’s SMIC will also see 16% revenue growth in Q3 despite 90% of revenue coming from legacy chips (14nm, 28nm).

Read more in Fierce Electronics.

SEMI Launches World's First Flexible Hybrid Electronics Standards Committee

In Short: SEMI announced the formation of a standard committee last week to support the development of global standards for flexible hybrid electronics (FHE). These standards will encompass design, materials, manufacturing, packaging and systems.

Read the full press release here.

Semiconductor Industry Analysis

New Chinese chipmaker’s progress could ease pain of US restrictions

In Short: ChangXin Memory Technologies, the first Chinese company to design and produce dynamic random access memory chips, may hold the key to filling Huawei’s semiconductor chip demand.

Read more in Robotics and Automation News.

NVIDIA Is More Than a Semiconductor Company

In Short: The Motley Fool’s Anders Bylund on why software is key to NVIDIA’s future growth.

Get the full analysis here.

Moov brings you a round-up of used semiconductor equipment developments, semiconductor manufacturer announcements, semiconductor market updates, and more semiconductor industry news and views worth reading this week.

Semiconductor Industry News

__U.S. tightens restrictions on Huawei, again __

In Short: The Trump administration once again tightened restrictions on semiconductor exports to Huawei. In May, the administration announced that manufacturers selling chips made according to Huawei designs would need a license. On Monday, that ruling was expanded to include manufacturers making chips that “were not designed by Huawei” but are “intended for Huawei’s use” — a move that semiconductor industry experts believe could in effect cut off Huawei from semiconductors because they will be hard-pressed to find manufacturers that do not use U.S. software and equipment to produce semiconductors.

Read more in the The Washington Post.

The Semiconductor Industry Association’s (SIA) official stance warns these restrictions are too broad and will negatively impact the industry, read more here.

Semiconductor Industry: Solid Supply and Demand for Eight-Inch Foundries

In Short: Business Korea discusses how global fab utilization rates near 100% are driving up unit costs for 8” semiconductors. According to Business Korea, supply is being limited by availability of 8” semiconductor equipment. Luckily, Moov has a variety of 8” equipment for sale used. Contact sales@moov.co for help finding 8” equipment.

Read the story in Business Korea.

Top-10 semiconductor suppliers log 17% surge in 1H20 sales, reports IC Insights

In Short: The numbers are in and sales among the top 10 semiconductor manufacturers (including INTC, TSM, and QCOM and more) increase 17% year over year in the first half of 2020.

Get the full report from IC Insights (via Digitimes).

Semiconductor Industry Analysis

How Taiwan Semi Benefits from Huawei Attacks

In Short: Jon Markman of The Street shares why the White House’s latest restrictions on Huawei are a win for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM).

Read the full editorial here.

Semiconductors And The Climate Curve

In Short: In our weekly coverage of sustainability in the semiconductor industry, we’re excited to share a great panel from Semicon West on how the semiconductor industry can and is contributing to reducing global energy consumption. Highlights from the panel covered by Rob Aitken of ARM Research, via our friends at Semiconductor Engineering.

Read more here.

If you are looking to buy used Nikon Wafer Mask Inspection equipment, you're not alone. Find out which seocond source semiconductor equipment makes and models were most in-demand in this week's top 10 semiconductor manufacturing tools list.

We combined data from across Moov's global used semiconductor equipment marketplace with data from Google to understand which semiconductor manufacturing equipment makes and models semiconductor equipment buyers are looking for based on search and browsing trends. Next to each semiconductor tool we have included the number of consecutive weeks this make/model has been on our top 10 in-demand semiconductor equipment list.

This week, Nikon Wafer Mask Inspection models accounted for 40% of the top 10 most in-demand used semiconductor manufacturing tools. This week's list was split 50/50 in terms of returning "hot" semiconductor equipment, and new makes and models to join the top 10 list. In the market to buy used etchers and ashers, wafer mask inspection equipment, or power supplies? Check out listings for new additions to this week's top-10 on Moov's marketplace:

• Canon 8220
• Nikon 6
• Tripp Lite lc 1800
• Nikon Optiphot

If Moov does not currently have semiconductor equipment for sale, be sure to sign up to be notified when a semiconductor tool becomes available! Used semiconductor equipment listings are added to our markteplace daily, so don't miss out.

Without further ado, this week’s top 10 hot tools:

1. Nikon 3 - Nikon - Wafer Mask Inspection - 3rd week
2. Matrix One - Matrix - Etchers & Ashers - 3rd week
3. Monster Power HTS 3600 - Monster Power - PCB/SMT - 3rd week
4. Gemini II - Gemini - Reactors/MOCVD - 1st week
5. Canon 8220 - Canon - Etchers & Ashers - 1st week
6. Nikon 6 - Nikon - Wafer Mask Inspection - 1st week
7. Nikon 1a - Nikon - Wafer Mask Inspection - 3rd week
8. Fluke 8050a - Fluke - Electronic Test Equipment - 3rd week
9. Tripp Lite lc 1800 - Tripp Lite - Power Supplies - 1st Week
10. Nikon Optiphot - Nikon - Wafer Mask Inspection - 1st week

Do you have any of the above semiconductor tools for sale? Contact us at sales@moov.co for more information about selling used semicondcutor equipment on Moov's marketplace, or create an account and start selling used semiconductor equipment today! You can also contact sales@moov.co for more information on how your used semiconductor equipment listing can be featured in Moov's blog.

Interested in learning more about Moov's data on semiconductor tool demand? Contact us at sales@moov.co for more information.

Moov brings you a round-up of used semiconductor equipment developments, semiconductor manufacturer announcements, semiconductor market updates, and more semiconductor industry news and views worth reading this week.

Semiconductor Industry News

__China unveils major tax incentive policy to encourage innovation in domestic semiconductor industry __

In Short: China announces new tax exemption for integrated circuit (IC) enterprises that have operated for more than 15 years. These IC companies will not have to pay corporate income tax for up to 10 years if they employ 28nm process nodes or more advanced nodes.

Read more in the South China Morning Post.

In semiconductor industry investment and innovation: Lam Research to invest in CA-based 3D printer manufacturer

In Short: Lam Research has invested in California-based 3D printer manufacturer ELO3D to advance 3D printing for semiconductor applications. According to 3D Times, Lam plans to use ELO3D’s technology to produce proprietary wafer manufacturing tooling.

Get the scoop here.

__In eco-friendly manufacturing news: TSMC makes clean tech announcement __

In Short: In an effort to reduce pollutants created by wet cleaning, TSMC has announced new technology for an environmentally friendly dry-cleaning process. This announcement is in line with the increased focus on semiconductor manufacturers to reduce and prevent sources of pollution, rather than clean up existing pollutants.

Read more here.

ON Semi looking to sell Japanese facility

In Short: As part of its plan to optimize semiconductor manufacturing footprint and focus on differentiated power, analog, and sensor products, ON Semiconductor is considering a sale of its manufacturing facility in Niigata, Japan.

Full story in Evertiq.

Semiconductor Industry Analysis

Chinese Hackers Have Pillaged Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry

In Short: Researchers at Taiwanese cybersecurity firm, CyCraft, plan to share findings on cybersecurity attacks by Chinese hackers on Taiwanese semiconductor chip firms over the past two years.

Read the full feature here.

_Auto Chip Reliability Opens Door To Other Industries

In Short: Semiconductor Engineering reflects on secondary and tertiary use cases for automotive chips, which are extremely durable (lifespan of 15 years).

Read more here.

Looking to sell used PCB/SMT equipment? Wafer mask inspection equipment? See which semiconductor equipment categories were most in demand this week, and check out our listings for the hottest second source semiconductor tools on the market in this week's top 10 in-demand semiconductor manufacturing tools list.

We combined data from across Moov's global used semiconductor equipment marketplace with data from Google to understand which semiconductor manufacturing equipment makes and models semiconductor equipment buyers are looking for based on search and browsing trends. Next to each semiconductor tool we have included the number of consecutive weeks this make/model has been on our top 10 in-demand semiconductor equipment list.

This week, PCB/SMT equipment, wafer mask inspection equipment, and electronic test equipment were particularly in demand categories of semiconductor equipment. OEMs like Tektronix and GSM appeared on our list this week, in addition to returning OEMs on our top-10 semiconductor equipment list Nikon, Fluke, and Matrix. Check out listings for these top in-demand semiconductor tools on Moov's marketplace:

• Universal GSM
• Monster Power HTS 3500 MKII
• ASM 559
• Electronic Test Equipment

If Moov does not currently have semiconductor equipment for sale, be sure to sign up to be notified when a semiconductor tool becomes available! Used semiconductor equipment listings are added to our markteplace daily, so don't miss out.

Without further ado, this week’s top 10 hot tools:

1. Nikon 3 - Nikon - Wafer Mask Inspection - 2nd week
2. Matrix One - Matrix - Etchers & Ashers - 2nd week
3. Nikon 1a - Nikon - Wafer Mask Inspection - 2nd week
4. Monster Power HTS 3600 - Monster Power - PCB/SMT - 2nd week
5. Olympus SZ60 - Olympus - Microscopes - 2nd week
6. Universal GSM - GSM - PCB/SMT - 1st week
7. Fluke 8050a - Fluke - Electronic Test Equipment - 2nd week
8. Monster Power HTS 3500 MKII - Monster Power - PCB/SMT - 1st week
9. ASM 559 - ASM - Bonders - 1st week 10.Tektronix 7704 - Tektronix - Electronic Test Equipment - 1st week

Do you have any of the above semiconductor tools for sale? Contact us at sales@moov.co for more information about selling used semicondcutor equipment on Moov's marketplace, or create an account and start selling used semiconductor equipment today! You can also contact sales@moov.co for more information on how your used semiconductor equipment listing can be featured in Moov's blog.

Interested in learning more about Moov's data on semiconductor tool demand? Contact us at sales@moov.co for more information.

Moov brings you a round-up of used semiconductor equipment developments, semiconductor manufacturer announcements, semiconductor market updates, and more semiconductor industry news and views worth reading this week.

Semiconductor Industry News

__Semiconductor sales increase year over year in Q2 __

In Short: The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released data showing global semiconductor sales are up 5% in Q2 2020 over Q2 2019. Sales in Q2 2020 amounted to $103.6 billion, down 0.9% from Q1 2020.

Read the full press release here.

__Smartphone shipments down 16% year over year in Q2 2020 __

In Short: Smartphone shipments were down year over year in Q2 2020, a largely predicted outcome. Huawei led in smartphone shipments for the first time ever, driven by growth in China.

Read more in Semiconductor Today.

__Goodix closes acquisition of Dream Chip Technologies __

In Short: Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co. Ltd., an integrated solution provider, acquired Dream Chip Technologies GmbH (DCT), a fabless German semiconductor technology company.

Read more here.

Semiconductor Industry Analysis

TSMC’s tenuous (if lucrative) position between the U.S. and China

In Short: CNN analyzes the largest semiconductor foundry in the world’s position as U.S.-China tensions continue to escalate.

Read the full feature here.

Intel comments on state of semiconductor industry in the U.S

In Short: Intel’s Chief Government Affairs Officer pens statement in support of NDAA amendment to boost semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S.

Read the statement here.

The Benefits (and Limitations) of Semiconductor-University Collaborations

In Short: All About Circuits’ Kayla Matthews examines the benefits and drawbacks of semiconductor companies partnering with universities to accelerate semiconductor research and innovation.

Read the full article here.