Altium rejects $5 billion bid by US tech giant Autodesk
ASX-listed software maker Altium has knocked back a $5 billion takeover offer from US design technology heavyweight Autodesk, but has left the door open to a higher offer. Altium’s board said on Monday it had received a non-binding, indicative and unsolicited proposal from Autodesk offering $38.50 per share via a scheme of arrangement. It said […]
Bipartisan Legislation to Eliminate Per-Country Immigration Caps Would Help Strengthen U.S. Semiconductor Workforce
Bipartisan legislation introduced this week in the House would eliminate the counterproductive per-country cap on employment-based visas in favor of a fair, “first come, first served” system, providing U.S. semiconductor companies with greater access to top talent from around the world needed to compete and innovate. The Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment […]
Demand for Data Privacy Management Software Will Remain Strong, Driven by Expanding Regulatory and Data Management Requirements, According to IDC
NEEDHAM, Mass.– The data privacy management software market saw soaring growth in 2020 with worldwide revenues up 46.1% year over year. International Data Corporation (IDC) expects this growth to continue over the next several years, driven by the further expansion of data privacy regulatory regimes worldwide. A new forecast from IDC estimates that data privacy management software […]
Q1 2021 Global Semiconductor Equipment Billings Increase 51% Y-o-Y, SEMI Reports
MILPITAS, Calif. – June 2, 2021 – Global semiconductor equipment billings increased 51% year-over-year and 21% from the prior quarter to US$23.6 billion, SEMI announced today in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report. Compiled from data submitted by members of SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ), the Worldwide SEMS Report is a […]
Movie Monday: The Eric Miscoll Show (EMS) – Manufacturing Electronics in SE Asia
Eric and Philip discuss EMS with two experts headquartered in the SE Asia region. Thomas Handojo, of PCI and Arthur Tan of IMI are both seasoned veterans of the EMS industry with decades of experience. They talk about the evolution of the industry from building boards from prints, to providing ‘full stack’ services to the […]