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Leading-edge paves the way for pure-play foundry growth

09/20/2017  Sales of ICs built using <40nm process technology forecast to rise 18% at pure-play foundries.

DARPA calls for Monolithic 3D – 3DSoC

09/19/2017  Learn all about Monolithic 3D at IEEE S3S.

Flex Logix wins TSMC Open Innovation Platform Partner Of The Year Award 2017

09/15/2017  Flex Logix Technologies, Inc., a supplier of embedded FPGA IP and software, today announced it has won the TSMC Open Innovation Platform's Partner of the Year Award 2017 in the category of New IP for its EFLX embedded FPGA IP product.

Soitec launches FD-SOI pilot line in Singapore

09/13/2017  This is the first stage in beginning FD-SOI production in Singapore and providing multi-site FD-SOI substrate sourcing to the global semiconductor market.

Cadence delivers design and analysis flow enhancements for TSMC InFO and CoWoS 3D packaging tech

09/13/2017  Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced new capabilities that complete its holistic, integrated design flow for TSMC's advanced wafer-level Integrated Fan-Out (InFO) packaging technology.

Flex Logix joins TSMC IP Alliance Program

09/05/2017  Flex Logix Technologies, Inc., the supplier of embedded FPGA IP and software, today announced that it has joined the TSMC IP Alliance Program included in TSMC's Open Innovation Platform.

STMicroelectronics cooperating with MediaTek to integrate NFC tech into mobile-platform designs

09/05/2017  STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced the integration of its contactless NFC technology with MediaTek's mobile platforms.

Update on the sale of Toshiba Memory Corporation

09/01/2017  There have been media reports speculating that Toshiba will make a decision on Aug 31 at Toshiba’s Board of Directors meeting.

DARPA's drive to keep the microelectronics revolution at full speed builds its own momentum

09/01/2017  A dozen performer teams with DARPA’s CHIPS program convene to kick off an ambitious push for an era of versatile, plug-and-play "chiplets."

The ConFab announces mainstream semiconductor and emerging technologies 2018 conference focus

08/28/2017  The ConFab – an exclusive conference and networking event for semiconductor manufacturing and design executives from leading device makers, OEMs, OSATs, fabs, suppliers and fabless/design companies – announces the 2018 event will be held at THE COSMOPOLITAN of LAS VEGAS on May 20-23.

Semiconductor industry capital spending forecast to jump 20% in 2017

08/22/2017  Samsung remains the “wild card” with regard to 2H17 capital expenditures.

PC DRAM contract price rose by over 10% sequentially and global DRAM revenue increase by 16.9% sequentially Q2

08/18/2017  Global DRAM revenue reached a new historical high in the second quarter of 2017, according to DRAMeXchange.

Lam Research takes uniformity control to the edge

08/16/2017  Chipmakers want every part of the wafer to yield good die. Advances in process technologies have just about made this a reality, even as feature dimensions continue to shrink and devices grow more complex.

DRAM, NAND flash, automotive analog/logic among bestgrowing ICs

08/15/2017  Topping the chart of fastest-growing products is DRAM, which comes as no surprise given the strong rise of average selling prices in this segment throughout the first half of 2017.

Vacuum subsystems: largest and fastest growing market segment

08/14/2017  The increase in vacuum process intensity of the semiconductor industry means that by 2022, the market for vacuum subsystems could be up to 62 percent higher than today’s value of $1.9 billion.

Samsung introduces far-reaching V-NAND memory solutions to tackle data processing and storage challenges

08/09/2017  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced new V-NAND (Vertical NAND) memory solutions and technology that will address the pressing requirements of next-generation data processing and storage systems.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES demonstrates 2.5D high-bandwidth memory solution

08/09/2017  GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced that it has demonstrated silicon functionality of a 2.5D packaging solution for its high-performance 14nm FinFET FX-14 integrated design system for application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs).

Toshiba announces next generation client SSD with 64-layer 3D Flash memory

08/08/2017  Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) announces the new SG6 series, the latest Toshiba client SSD to feature 64-layer, 3-bit-per-cell TLC (triple-level cell) BiCS FLASH to deliver better transfer speeds and power efficiency.

IntelliProp announces Gen-Z persistent memory controller combining DRAM and NAND

08/08/2017  This controller combines DRAM and NAND and sits on the Gen-Z fabric, not the memory bus.

Overcoming challenges in 3D NAND volume manufacturing

07/27/2017  As 3D NAND becomes the mainstream technology, its challenging roadmap poses opportunities for continued innovation.




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The semiconductor industry is an acknowledged global leader in promoting environmental sustainability in the design, manufacture, and use of its products, as well as the health and safety of its operations and impacts on workers in semiconductor facilities (fabs). We will examine trends and concerns related to emissions, chemical use, energy consumption and worker safety and health.

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As the industry moves to 10nm and 7nm nodes, advances in wafer processing – etch, deposition, planarization, implant, cleaning, annealing, epitaxy among others – will be required. Manufacturers are looking for new solutions for sustained strain engineering, FinFETs, FDSOI and multi-gate technologies, 3D NAND, and high mobility transistors.

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