Partstat Partner News February 2022

By Logan Wamsley

Toshiba Announces New 300-Millimeter Wafer Fabrication Facility In a new announcement, Toshiba has unveiled plans to construct a new 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility for power semiconductors. The facility will be located at its main discrete semiconductor based in Ishikawa Prefecture. According to the report, construction will be a two-phase process: Phase 1 will run through…

Partstat Partner News November 2021

By Logan Wamsley

GE Announces Split into Three Public Companies In a recent statement, GE has officially announced that it will be broken up into three separate, publically-traded entities. The three separate businesses will focus on aviation, healthcare, and energy. According to GE, the healthcare entity will be spun off to shareholders hopefully by early 2023, with the…

Partstat Partner News October 2021

By Logan Wamsley

Philips Creates New Scanning System to Make MRIs Less Scary for Children In an effort to ease the fear children may feel getting an MRI scan, Philips is taking a very unique approach. With their latest product, Philips Pediatric Coaching, the company is attempting to turn the process into a fun game that will bring…

Honey I Shrunk the Chip

By Dan Crippen

As innovation in technology continues to shrink devices that are more powerful than their predecessors, Moore’s Law remains a constant. Moore’s Law state that every two years computers computers end up doubling in processing power, and IBM is looking to ensure it’s survival. With much of the excitement about semiconductors starting to subside and industry…