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SiFive appoints VP to growing SoC IP Group

11/16/2018  SiFive, a provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP, today announced the appointment of Mohit Gupta as vice president of SoC IP.

SFU scientists described the course of reactions in two-layer thin metal films

11/16/2018  A team of researchers from Siberian Federal University (SFU) obtained thin copper/gold and iron/palladium films and studied the reactions that take place in them upon heating. Knowing these processes, scientists will be able to improve the properties of materials currently used in microelectronics.

Six leading startups driving Japan's AI development

11/15/2018  Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the verge of transforming entire industries as it gears up to power semiconductor industry innovation and growth, thrusting the technology to front and center at SEMICON Japan 2019, December 12-14 at the Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center).

Cabot Microelectronics Corporation completes acquisition of KMG Chemicals

11/15/2018  Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (Nasdaq: CCMP), today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of KMG Chemicals, Inc. 

EV Group partners with Plessey to drive GaN-on-Silicon monolithic microLED technology for AR applications

11/15/2018  Plessey, a developer of award-winning optoelectronic technology solutions, announces a collaboration with EV Group (EVG), a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, to bring high-performance GaN-on-Silicon (GaN-on-Si) monolithic microLED technology to the mass market.

MEMS and sensors in autonomous and electric vehicles: Key takeaways from IHS Markit at MSEC

11/15/2018  IHS MarkitÂ’s Jérémie Bouchaud provided a closer look at and outlook for this key market at the MEMS and Sensors Executive Congress in late October in Napa. Following are key takeaways from his presentation.

FormFactor receives SK hynix Supplier Excellence Award

11/14/2018  FormFactor, Inc., an electrical test and measurement supplier to the semiconductor industry, announced that it has been recognized for supplier excellence by SK hynix.

Scientists engineer a functional optical lens out of 2D materials

11/14/2018  A team from the University of Washington and the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan announced that it has constructed functional metalenses that are one-tenth to one-half the thickness of the wavelengths of light that they focus. Their metalenses, which were constructed out of layered 2D materials, were as thin as 190 nanometers -- less than 1/100,000ths of an inch thick.

MIRPHAB offering design, production and business planning for companies developing mid-infrared devices for chemical sensing and spectroscopic applications

11/14/2018  MIRPHAB, a European Commission project to create a pilot line to fabricate mid-infrared (MIR) sensors by 2020, is accepting proposals from companies that want to develop and prototype new MIR devices that operate in gas-and-liquid media.

Micron collaborates with premium German automaker to advance automotive memory technologies

11/14/2018  Micron Technology, Inc., (Nasdaq: MU) today announced at Electronica 2018 that it will collaborate with the BMW Group to further advance the development of automotive memory solutions used in vehicles.

Scientists shed light on semiconductor degradation mechanism

11/13/2018  Scientists at Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) and collaborating universities in Japan have gained new insights into the mechanisms behind degradation of a semiconductor material that is used in electronic devices.

GaN semiconductor specialist Exagan introduces new high power-conversion solutions for at Electronica Trade Show

11/13/2018  Exagan extends the range of its versatile G-FET and G-DRIVE products for the high-power market's multi-kilowatt applications.

Micron and Achronix deliver next-generation FPGAs powered by high-performance GDDR6 memory for machine learning applications

11/13/2018  Micron Technology, Inc., (Nasdaq: MU) today announced that its GDDR6 memory, Micron's fastest and most powerful graphics memory, will be the high-performance memory of choice supporting Achronix's next-generation stand-alone FPGA products built on TSMC 7nm process technology.

NOWI receives prestigious Semiconductor Innovation Award for breakout energy harvesting technology

11/13/2018  World's smallest harvesting IC – ready for first use in upcoming hybrid smartwatches.

SEMI Europe keynote to highlight EuropeÂ’s competitiveness at EFECS 2018 in Lisbon

11/13/2018  Joining distinguished speakers from the European Commission, industry, academia and Member States, Laith Altimime, SEMI Europe president, will keynote on “European Competitiveness in the Context of the Global Digital Economy” on 20 November at the European Forum for Electronic Components and Systems (EFECS) in Lisbon, Portugal.

IHP cooperates with EV Group on low-temperature covalent wafer bonding

11/12/2018  EVG ComBond enables wafer-level packaging and heterogeneous integration for advanced MEMS, high-performance logic, power and "Beyond CMOS" devices with micron-level alignment accuracy.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES, indie Semiconductor deliver performance-enhanced microcontrollers for automotive applications

11/12/2018  GLOBALFOUNDRIES and indie Semiconductor today announced the release of a new generation of customized microcontrollers on GF's 55nm Low Power Extended (55LPx) automotive-qualified platform, which includes embedded non-volatile memory (SuperFlash) technology.

Micron joins CERN openlab, bringing new machine learning capabilities to advance science and research

11/12/2018  Micron Technology, Inc. today announced the company has joined CERN openlab, a unique public-private partnership, by signing a three-year agreement.

Spin Memory teams with Applied Materials to produce a comprehensive embedded MRAM solution

11/12/2018  Spin Memory, Inc. (Spin Memory), the MRAM developer, today announced a commercial agreement with Applied Materials, Inc. (Applied) to create a comprehensive embedded MRAM solution.

Nine Top-15 2018 semi suppliers forecast to post double-digit gains

11/12/2018  Samsung expected to extend its number one ranking and sales lead over Intel to 19%.