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The advanced packaging industry is on the move

05/30/2018  Without any doubt, the advanced packaging industry is on the move. Emerging applications are bringing many new challenges. Packaging experts from all over the world are deeply involved in the development of innovative solutions to answer to the market demand dominated by megatrends.

TowerJazz & Gpixel announce world's smallest global shutter pixel

05/29/2018  TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, and Gpixel, Inc., a fast-growing CMOS image sensor (CIS) provider focusing on professional applications, announced today that Gpixel's GMAX0505.

Global substrate-like PCB market: Need for miniaturization drives growth

05/25/2018  The global substrate-like PCB market will grow at a CAGR of over 7% during the forecast period, according to Technavio analysts.

Microsemi continues to expand silicon carbide product portfolios

05/24/2018  Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced it will be expanding its Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET and SiC diode product portfolios early next quarter, including samples of its next-generation 1200-volt (V), 25 mOhm and 80 mOhm SiC MOSFET devices.

Lumentum orders Veeco MOCVD system

05/23/2018  Veeco Instruments Inc. announced that Lumentum Holdings Inc. has ordered the Veeco K475i™Arsenide/Phosphide (As/P) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) System for production of its advanced semiconductor components.

Memory device packaging: From leadframe to TSV

05/22/2018  Memory devices employ a wide range of packaging technology from wire-bond leadframe and BGA to TSV.

Micron and Intel extend their leadership in 3D NAND flash memory

05/21/2018  Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU), and Intel Corporation today announced production and shipment of the industry's first 4bits/cell 3D NAND technology.

Global, U.S. electronics supply chains see healthy midyear business conditions

05/18/2018  The first quarter of this year was very strong globally, with growth across the entire electronics supply chain.

Molex announces acquisition of BittWare

05/17/2018  New Hampshire company specializes in high-end FPGA computing platforms designed to improve performance and time-to-revenue for OEMs.

Presto Engineering joins GLOBALFOUNDRIES Ecosystem as ASIC Partner

05/15/2018  Presto Engineering Inc. today announced that it has joined GLOBALSOLUTIONS, GF's ecosystem of partners that provides services from conception to production.

TowerJazz and Newsight Imaging announce advanced CMOS image sensor chips for LiDAR

05/09/2018  TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, and Newsight Imaging, today announced production of Newsight's advanced CMOS image sensor (CIS) chips and camera modules, customized for very high volume LiDAR and machine vision markets, combining sensors, digital algorithms and pixel array on the same chip.

CMOS image sensor sales stay on record-breaking pace

05/08/2018  Embedded imaging applications in cars, security, machine vision, medical, virtual reality, and other new uses will offset slow growth in camera phones, says new report.

Semtech announces acquisition of IC Interconnect

05/07/2018  Semtech Corporation, a supplier of high performance analog, mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, today announced it has acquired substantially all the assets of IC Interconnect, Inc.

Global semiconductor packaging materials market tops $16B

05/07/2018  The global semiconductor packaging materials market reached $16.7 billion in 2017. While slower growth of smartphones and personal computers -- the industry’s traditional drivers -- is reducing material consumption, the slowdown was offset by strong unit growth in the cryptocurrency market in 2017 and early 2018.

ALLVIA adds capabilities for through-quartz vias

05/02/2018  To meet growing market demand for high-density 2.5D and 3D stacked semiconductor solutions, Silicon Valley-based ALLVIA, Inc. has expanded its in-house capabilities to include the formation of through-quartz vias (TQV) ranging from 15 microns in diameter and 100 microns deep to 50 microns in diameter and 250 microns deep.

TowerJazz announces release of advanced 300mm 65nm BCD power management platform

05/02/2018  TowerJazz today announced the release of its 300mm 65nm BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) process, the most advanced power management platform for up to 16V operation and 24V maximum voltage.

Mentor enhances tool portfolio for TSMC 5nm FinFET and 7nm FinFET Plus processes and wafer-on-wafer stacking technology

05/01/2018  Mentor, a Siemens business, has announced that several tools in its Calibre nmPlatform and Analog FastSPICE (AFS) Platform have been certified by TSMC for the latest versions of TSMC's 5nm FinFET and 7nm FinFET Plus processes.

Cadence collaborates with TSMC to advance 5nm and 7nm+ mobile and HPC design innovation

05/01/2018  Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced its continued collaboration with TSMC to further 5nm and 7nm+ FinFET design innovation for mobile and high-performance computing (HPC) platforms.

TSMC certifies Synopsys Design platform for high-performance 7nm FinFET Plus technology

04/30/2018  Synopsys, Inc. today announced certification of the Synopsys Design Platform with TSMC's latest Design Rule Manual (DRM) for advanced 7nm FinFET Plus process technology.

Samsung begins mass production of 10nm-class 16Gb LPDDR4X DRAM for automobiles

04/26/2018  The latest LPDDR4X features high performance and energy efficiency while significantly raising the thermal endurance level for automotive applications that often need to operate in extreme environments.




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Environment, Safety & Health

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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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Wafer Processing

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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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