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In this issue: • Automotive touch panel revenues to hit $1.5B by 2018 • Fifty years of Moore's Law made possible by semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers worldwide • Web tension control in roll-to-roll web processing • Roll up your screen and stow it away? • Apple Watch launch confirms WiFi and NFC inside • Moore's Law at 50 and the rice-and-chessboard fable • C3Nano Inc. and Kimoto Ltd. Japan partner in a strategic alliance • 2014: A year in review - Semiconductor equipment and materials market and outlook • Global semiconductor sales increase in February compared to last year • Southeast Asia to spend $19B for semiconductor equipment and materials by 2016	Share:
Top News Automotive touch panel revenues to hit $1.5B by 2018The explosion of touch-enabled screens used in smartphones, tablets and other consumer devices, along with improvements in touch technology, are increasing demand for touch-screen automotive displays.Share:    Fifty years of Moore's Law made possible by semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers worldwideApril 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of one of the business world's most profound drivers, now commonly referred to as Moore's Law. Share:    Web tension control in roll-to-roll web processingAchieving precise registration accuracy is a factor of two related variables: web tension and transport velocity.Share:
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Tech News Roll up your screen and stow it away?Tel Aviv University researchers develop molecular backbone of super-slim, bendable digital displays.Share:    Apple Watch launch confirms WiFi and NFC insideToday (April 10) is the day that the Apple Watch becomes available for order, and of course we will be buying some to see what's inside.Share:    Moore's Law at 50 and the rice-and-chessboard fableFifty years ago, on the 19th of April 1965, Gordon Moore published a paper in Electronics Magazine that was the genesis for what we now call Moore’s Law. (From SemiMD)Share:

Business News C3Nano Inc. and Kimoto Ltd. Japan partner in a strategic allianceC3Nano, Inc., a developer and supplier of solution-based, transparent conductive inks and films announced that it has entered into a partnership with Kimoto, Ltd. Japan. Share:    2014: A year in review - Semiconductor equipment and materials market and outlook 2014 was the second record breaking year in a row in terms of semiconductor device revenues; the industry grew a robust 10 percent to total $336 billion, according to the WSTS.Share:    Global semiconductor sales increase in February compared to last yearThe Semiconductor Industry Association announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $27.8 billion for the month of February 2015, an increase of 6.7 percent from February 2014 when sales were $26.0 billion.Share:    Southeast Asia to spend $19B for semiconductor equipment and materials by 2016Programme information is now available on the inaugural SEMICON Southeast Asia, which will run from 22-24 April at SPICE in Penang. Share:

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