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Five growth areas for semiconductors

02/20/2017  The five hottest areas for semiconductor growth in the coming years are: the Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, 5G, virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR), and artificial intelligence (AI). That was the message from Gary Patton, GlobalFoundriesÂ’ Chief Technology Officer and Senior VP or worldwide R&D, speaking at SEMIÂ’s 2017 Industry Strategy Symposium in early January.

Mergers & acquisitions in 2017

02/19/2017  At SEMI's Industry Strategy Syposium this year, a merger's and acquisitions panel, moderated by Robert Maire of Semiconductor Advisors, took a look at how the industry might look in the future.

Breakthrough with a chain of gold atoms

02/17/2017  In the field of nanoscience, an international team of physicists with participants from Konstanz has achieved a breakthrough in understanding heat transport.

'Lossless' metamaterial could boost efficiency of lasers and other light-based devices

02/17/2017  Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a material that could reduce signal losses in photonic devices.

Invensas announces Teledyne DALSA sign DBI technology transfer and license agreement

02/17/2017  Wafer bonding and 3D interconnect technology to enable delivery of next-generation MEMS and image sensor solutions.

GE Ventures and Samsung Electro-Mechanics announce global microelectronics packaging patent agreement

02/17/2017  With this partnership, SEMCO will license GE microelectronics packaging patent portfolio, covering the fabrication of substrates embedded with electronic circuits.

Huge growth in cloud memory changes semiconductor supply chain

02/17/2017  The explosive growth in demand for internet bandwidth and cloud computing capacity brings a new set of technology challenges and opportunities for the semiconductor supply chain.

Avnet and IBM advance IoT solutions with joint development lab

02/16/2017  Avnet, Inc. today announced a collaboration with IBM to accelerate the time to market for IoT solutions.

Ultratech receives large, repeat multiple system order for fan-out wafer-level packaging applications

02/16/2017  Ultratech, Inc. today announced that it has received a repeat, multiple-system order from a leading semiconductor manufacturer for its advanced packaging AP300 lithography systems.

Breakthrough in 'wonder' materials paves way for flexible tech

02/16/2017  Gadgets are set to become flexible, highly efficient and much smaller, following a breakthrough in measuring two-dimensional 'wonder' materials by the University of Warwick.

Why are solid-state IC technologies changing the medical imaging market?

02/15/2017  In a US$35 billion medical imaging equipment market in 2016 with a 5.5% CAGR until 2022, solid-state IC players are clearly changing the medical imaging landscape by offering competitive disruptive technologies.

Seoul Semiconductor starts mass production of its patented filament LEDs

02/15/2017  Seoul Semiconductor announced the immediate start of the mass production of its LED chip-on-board package for use in LED filament bulbs, a market currently estimated to be $1.3 billion globally.

A new spin on electronics

02/15/2017  Information transport by spin as an alternative to conventional computing technology.

Extending VCSEL wavelength coverage to the mid-infrared

02/14/2017  In a breakthrough for gas sensing, a group of researchers in Germany has developed a buried tunnel junction VCSEL with a single-stage type-II active region to extend the wavelength coverage of electrically pumped VCSELs.

Turning up the heat for perfect (nano)diamonds

02/14/2017  Researchers are taking rough, defective diamonds and using high temperatures to perfect them for quantum sensing.

Semtech adds ultra-low RDS(on) load switch family to FemtoSwitch platform

02/14/2017  Semtech Corporation, a supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced the latest family of load switches in its FemtoSwitch product platform.

3D and 2.5D IC packaging market expected to be worth $170B by 2022

02/14/2017  The market is expected to be worth USD 170.46 billion in 2022, at a CAGR of 38.30% between 2016 and 2022.

ON Semiconductor names 2016 Distribution Partner Award winners

02/13/2017  ON Semiconductor today announced its top distribution partners for 2016.

KLA-Tencor Evolves Inspection and Review Portfolio for 3D Future

07/10/2014  Systems detect and categorize defects that limit yield in advanced IC manufacturing.

How to Drive and Motivate Modern-Day Innovation

07/10/2014  Technology innovation isnÂ’t slowing down. But its steady acceleration isnÂ’t happening spontaneously, and TuesdayÂ’s Silicon Innovation Forum keynote from Professor of Innovation Dr. Bob Metcalfe outline how he believes to effectively drive the complex cycle that is modern-day innovation.