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Advanced packaging: Hot topic at SEMICON Taiwan 2016

08/17/2016  SEMI announced today that over 43,000 visitors are expected to attend SEMICON Taiwan September 7-9 at the TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei.

Reno Sub-Systems secures first EVC matching network design win and large production order

08/16/2016  Reno Sub-Systems today announced that it has secured its first platform design win for its Electronically Variable Capacitor (EVC) matching network.

McMaster researchers resolve a problem that has been holding back a technological revolution

08/16/2016  Researchers at McMaster University have cleared that obstacle by developing a new way to purify carbon nanotubes -- the smaller, nimbler semiconductors that are expected to replace silicon within computer chips and a wide array of electronics.

Hexagonal boron nitride semiconductors enable cost-effective detection of neutron signals

08/16/2016  Texas Tech University researchers demonstrate hexagonal boron nitride semiconductors as a cost-effective alternative for inspecting overseas cargo containers entering US ports.

Tokyo Electron Limited joins Semiconductor Research Corporation

08/16/2016  Semiconductor Research Corporation today announced that Tokyo Electron Limited has joined SRC's Nanomanufacturing Materials and Processes initiative.

Ensuring safety in the sub-fab

08/16/2016  Problems frequently arise as a result of an incomplete or absent formal risk assessment when processes are modified or new materials introduced.

Fan-Out Wafer Level Packaging: Breakthrough advantages and surmountable challenges

08/16/2016  New wafer processing technologies overcome FOWLPÂ’s technical hurdles, paving the way for a new generation of ultra compact, high I/O electronic devices.

Extending tungsten metallization for next-generation devices

08/15/2016  Recent breakthroughs in materials engineering of low-resistance W barriers/liners and bulk fill are making it possible to extend W use to next-generation devices.

Time to uncover the process mystery for IC designs

08/15/2016  Semiconductor processes have long been a mystery for many circuit designers. They didnÂ’t need to worry about how chips were fabricated most of the time, thanks to the many EDA innovations that make their jobs easier and complex designs possible.

Advanced materials manufacturer Pixelligent closes $10.4M in funding

08/15/2016  Pixelligent Technologies, a developer of high-index advanced materials for solid state lighting and display applications and producer of PixClear products, announced today that it closed $10.4 million in new funding.

Mentor Graphics launches new Xpedition Enterprise Platform

08/15/2016  Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced the first phase of the new Xpedition printed circuit design (PCB) flow to address the increasing complexity of today's advanced systems designs.

Evolution of across-wafer uniformity control in plasma etch

08/12/2016  A look at control of process uniformity across the wafer during plasma etch processes.

imec orders etch and deposition systems from Plasma-Therm

08/12/2016  A major research institution has placed orders for two Advanced Vacuum plasma processing systems that will provide etch and deposition capabilities to be used in nanoelectronics research and development.

Epistar orders multiple Veeco EPIK 700 MOCVD systems to meet demand for LED lighting applications

08/12/2016  Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today that Epistar Corporation has ordered multiple TurboDisc EPIK 700 GaN MOCVD Systems for the production of LEDs.

Samsung showcases flash technologies to address growing requirements of storage systems

08/12/2016  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. this week introduced a blueprint for next-generation flash memory solutions that will meet the ever-increasing demands of big data networks, cloud computing and real-time analysis.

Shareholders of ChipMOS and ChipMOS Taiwan approve merger

08/12/2016  ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. a provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services, today announced that its shareholders have approved the merger of ChipMOS with and into ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Cypress names Hassane El-Khoury as next CEO

08/11/2016  Cypress Semiconductor Corporation today announced that Hassane El-Khoury has been named its president, chief executive officer, and a member of its board of directors.

Quantum dots with an impermeable shell

08/11/2016  Scientists from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPC PAS) in Warsaw and the Faculty of Chemistry of the Warsaw University of Technology (FC WUT) have shown that zinc oxide (ZnO) quantum dots prepared by an original method developed by them, after modification by the click reaction with the participation of copper ions, fully retain their ability to emit light.

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.