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Brite Semiconductor and Semitech Semiconductor collaborate on industrial M2M SoC

06/24/2016  This SoC is designed to support M2M communication in the global industrial and energy transmission market via PLC/wireless modes.

Qualcomm files complaint against Meizu in China

06/24/2016  Qualcomm Incorporated announced that it has filed a complaint against Meizu in the Beijing Intellectual Property Court.

Photovoltaic cells replicate rose petals

06/24/2016  With a surface resembling that of plants, solar cells improve light-harvesting and thus generate more power.

Increased use of semiconductors in auto industry to boost global semiconductor capital equipment until 2020

06/23/2016  According to the latest market research report by Technavio, the global semiconductor capital equipment market is expected to reach $47.34 billion mark by 2020.

Gigaphoton first to introduce new excimer laser to flat panel display industry

06/23/2016  Gigaphoton Inc., a major semiconductor lithography light source manufacturer, announced the successful development of a new series of excimer lasers, the GIGANEX series.

SMIC begins mass production of Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor in Beijing

06/23/2016  The successful production of 28nm Snapdragon products in Beijing represents an important step for SMIC's 28nm technology.

MagnaChip selects Mentor Graphics Analog FastSPICE platform

06/23/2016  The AFS Platform provides the world's fastest circuit verification for nanometer analog, RF, mixed-signal, memory, and custom digital circuits.

WPG Americas Inc. awarded Fastest Growing Revenue award from Micron

06/23/2016  WPG Americas, Inc. (WPGA), a subsidiary of WPG Holdings, Asia's number one electronics distributor, was recently awarded the Fastest Growing Revenue Recognition Award by Micron Technology, Inc.

AI Technology, Inc. introduces temporary bonding adhesive for thin wafer handling

06/23/2016  For fan-out wafer-level packaging and 3D packaging, thin wafer handling is critical; the wafer must not warp, bend or shift during any wafer-processing steps.

POET Technologies announces closing of acquisition of BB Photonics

06/23/2016  POET completes the transaction owning 100% of BB Photonics and its assets, including intellectual property and technologies.

Power transistors to see less volatility in second half of this decade

06/22/2016  Greater demand for energy efficiency in systems, cars, portable electronics, and new connections to the Internet of Things will steadily drive power transistor sales to new record-high levels in the next three years.

Building U.S. manufacturing ecosystems for emerging advanced packaging technologies

06/22/2016  Emerging opportunities for advanced packaging solutions for heterogeneous integration include a lot more than logic, memory and sensors.

Diamond-based resonators might become highly sensitive detectors

06/22/2016  Physicists from the Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials, the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and the Siberian Federal University have mathematically modelled diamond-based microstructures for producing compact high sensitivity sensors.

Samsung introduces new line-up of LED components for automotive lighting, featuring chip-scale packaging

06/21/2016  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced today that it has introduced “Fx-CSP,” a line-up of LED packages which features chip-scale packaging and flexible circuit board technology, for use in automotive lighting applications.

Amkor Technology receives Qualcomm TechnologiesÂ’ 2015 Supplier of the Year award

06/21/2016  Amkor Technology Inc., a provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced it has received the Supplier of the Year award from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Ultratech receives follow-on order from major Asian foundry for laser spike annealing system

06/21/2016  The LSA101 tool will be used to support the foundry's 28nm and 40nm production efforts, and Ultratech expects to ship the system in the third quarter of 2016.

EV Group scores fourth consecutive triple crown win in annual VLSIresearch customer satisfaction survey

06/21/2016  EV Group (EVG) today announced that, for the fourth successive year, it has earned all three awards resulting from VLSIresearch Inc.'s annual Customer Satisfaction Survey.

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.

Vacuum Technologies Needed for 3D Device Processing

07/10/2014  Complex effluent management of ALD and CVD processes using novel precursors