Semi Equipment Industry Posts April 2013 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.08 North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.17 billion in orders worldwide in April 2013 and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.08, according ... SEMI

25% of notebooks to feature touchscreens by 2016 Thanks to falling prices and a push from chip giant Intel Corp., the number of notebooks that feature touchscreens is expected to grow dramatically in 2013 and ... EE Times

Intel pushes for more research beyond 10-nm Mike Mayberry, director of component research at Intel Corp. has looked down the highway of conventional silicon development and reckons things become foggy ... EE Times

UMC Establishes its Specialty Technology Center of Excellence in Singapore United Microelectronics Corporation announced that the company has established Fab 12i in Singapore as its "Center of Excellence" to spearhead the company's ... gnom.es

Apple's iPhone and iPad chips generate 83% of Samsung's processor revenue Chipmaker Samsung relied on rival Apple for 83% of its processor revenues in 2012. As a semiconductor vendor Samsung is second only to Intel, however most ... The Inquirer

Intel CEO Takes Control of Chip Division Amid Mobile Push Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Krzanich, trying to speed up the company's push into mobile markets, took direct control of the division that is ... Bloomberg

Apple CEO makes no apology for company's tax strategy Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made no apology for the iPad maker saving billions of dollars in U.S. taxes through Irish subsidiaries and told lawmakers ... Reuters

This is cool: Qualcomm shows off its Mirasol display There have been rumors of Qualcomm's MEMS-based Mirasol display for years now. Once advertised as the "future" of e-reader displays, the company is now showcasing ... Ars Technica

Ireland feels the heat from Apple tax row Ireland called for an international clampdown on multinationals shifting profits around the world to avoid tax, after criticism that Irish loopholes helped ... Dawn

Intel's new CEO shakes things up Newly minted Intel Corp. CEO Brian Krzanich wasted little time putting his stamp on the company he has worked for for more than 30 years. After officially being handed ... EE Times

ST's strategy is a tale of two segments Europe's largest chip company STMicroelectronics NV laid out details of its corporate strategy to financial analysts as it winds down ST-Ericsson, its failed joint ... EE Times

Europe backs FDSOI fabs A three-year project has been set up in Europe to support the industrialization of the fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FDSOI) manufacturing process. The project ... EE Times

Fabless semiconductor companies outpace IDMs for long time IC Insights have reported from its latest study the fabless semiconductor companies have outpaced Integrated Device Manufacturers (IDM) in revenue growth in ... EE Herald