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INFICON acquires Final Phase Systems

10/05/2018  INFICON Inc., a supplier of vacuum instrumentation and process control software to the semiconductor manufacturing industry acquired all assets of Final Phase Systems (FPS) of Austin, Texas, USA.

Synopsys Design Platform enabled for TSMC's multi-die 3D-IC advanced packaging technologies

10/05/2018  Synopsys, Inc. today announced the Synopsys Design Platform fully supports TSMC's wafer-on-wafer (WoW) direct stacking and chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) advanced packaging technologies.

Part-organic invention can be used in bendable mobile phones

10/05/2018  Engineers at The Australian National University (ANU) have invented a semiconductor with organic and inorganic materials that can convert electricity into light very efficiently, and it is thin and flexible enough to help make devices such as mobile phones bendable.

CMOS image sensors: Yole Développement is increasing its forecasts again

10/04/2018  2017 saw aggregated CIS industry revenue of US$13.9 billion. And 5 years later, the consulting company Yole announces more than US$ 23 billion.

AIM Photonics unveils support for datacom and telecom optical bands with its new silicon photonics PDK

10/04/2018  The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics) and Analog Photonics (AP) today announced the release of the AP SUNY Process Design Kit v2.5a.

Boron nitride separation process could facilitate higher efficiency solar cells

10/04/2018  A team of semiconductor researchers based in France has used a boron nitride separation layer to grow indium gallium nitride (InGaN) solar cells that were then lifted off their original sapphire substrate and placed onto a glass substrate.

MSEC Tech Showcase to highlight MEMS & sensors innovations

10/04/2018  MEMS & Sensors Industry Group announces Technology Showcase finalists for MEMS & Sensors Executive Congress.

Consumer electronics are fueling global semiconductor market growth

10/04/2018  According to data compiled by Inkwood Research, the global semiconductor market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.67% during the forecast period from 2017 to 2024.

ANSYS achieves TSMC certifications for 7nm FinFET plus process technology and integrated fan-out with memory on substrate advanced packaging technology

10/03/2018  ANSYS announced TSMC certified ANSYS solutions for the 7 nanometer FinFET Plus (N7+) process node with extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) technology and validated the reference flow for the latest Integrated Fan-Out with Memory on Substrate (InFO_MS) advanced packaging technology.

Transition metal dichalcogenides could increase computer speed, memory by a million times

10/03/2018  Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) possess optical properties that could be used to make computers run a million times faster and store information a million times more energy-efficiently, according to a study led by Georgia State University.

SMART Global Holdings appoints semiconductor veteran Bryan Ingram as new independent member of its Board of Directors

10/03/2018  SMART Global Holdings, Inc., parent company of SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. announced the appointment of Bryan Ingram, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Wireless Semiconductor Division of Broadcom Inc., to its board of directors and its Compensation Committee, effective October 2, 2018.

HEIDENHAIN's new modular angle encoders for semiconductor measurement and metrology

10/02/2018  HEIDENHAIN announces a new series of angle encoders called the ERP 1000 with the design criteria of exceptionally high resolution, high speed, and high contamination resistance.

Power subsystems: Surging on a wave of vacuum processing equipment

10/02/2018  Process power and reactive gas subsystems for semiconductor manufacturing equipment have grown at a CAGR of 21% since 2013.

SEMI calls for exclusion process for products in new China tariff list

10/02/2018  Last week, SEMI joined a coalition of business groups in calling for Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative, to enact an exclusion process for the most recent tranche of tariffs on $200 billion in goods imported from China.

Applied Energy Systems announces acquisition of Advanced Research Manufacturing (ARM)

10/01/2018  AES will add ARM's gas purification technology to supplement and further expand its gas delivery equipment offerings.

Synopsys delivers automotive-grade IP in TSMC 7nm process for ADAS designs

10/01/2018  Synopsys, Inc. today announced delivery of automotive-grade DesignWare Controller and PHY IP for TSMC's 7-nanometer (nm) FinFET process.

Industry visionaries to present at SEMICON Japan 2018 SuperTHEATER

10/01/2018  Visionary keynote speakers and industry luminaries will share insights on Smart technologies that are shaping the future at SEMICON Japan 2018, the largest and most influential exhibition in Japan for electronics manufacturing.

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