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Cannibalistic materials feed on themselves to grow new nanostructures

08/31/2018  Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic "building blocks" from which stable structures formed.

Jumpstart Your Reliability Verification with Foundry-Supported Rule Decks

08/30/2018  For many, formal reliability verification is a new process. Foundry-qualified and foundry-maintained reliability rule decks enable design and IP companies alike to establish baseline robustness and reliability criteria without committing extensive time and resources to the creation and support of proprietary verification solutions. In addition, as reliability verification needs expand, customer demand drives the development and qualification of new and augmented reliability rules.

ON Semiconductor collaborates with Optimal Plus for data analytic-driven visibility into manufacturing operations

08/30/2018  ON Semiconductor is collaborating with Optimal Plus to gather, analyze and build actionable insights out of the company's manufacturing data.

Cadence full-flow digital tool suite achieves GLOBALFOUNDRIES 22FDX certification

08/30/2018  Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that its full-flow digital tool suite has achieved certification for the GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) 22FDX process technology.

Watching two-dimensional materials grow

08/30/2018  Atomically thin crystals will play an ever greater role in future -- but how can their crystallisation process be controlled? A new method is now opening up new possibilities.

Environmentally friendly photoluminescent nanoparticles for more vivid display colors

08/30/2018  Osaka University-led researchers created a new type of light-emitting nanoparticle that is made of ternary non-toxic semiconductors to help create displays and LED lighting with better colors that are more environmentally friendly.

Micron Foundation establishes $1M fund for Virginia colleges and universities

08/30/2018  The Micron Foundation announced that it will commit $1 million to higher education institutions in Virginia as it invests in the next generation of technicians, scientists and engineers with a focus on women and underrepresented minorities in these fields.

Memory ICs to account for 53% of total 2018 semi capex

08/29/2018  Flash memory is forecast to represent the largest share of capital spending while DRAM capex grows at the highest rate this year.

Google joins Si2 Board of Directors

08/29/2018  Election reflects growing influence of vertical integration in IC design.

Rudolph Technologies launches second-gen Dragonfly inspection and metrology system

08/29/2018  Rudolph Technologies, Inc. today announced its new Dragonfly G2 platform, which incorporates many of the benefits of the Firefly system onto the Dragonfly platform, including higher sensitivity and throughput and the proprietary Clearfind Technology.

All wired up: New molecular wires for single-molecule electronic devices

08/28/2018  Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology designed a new type of molecular wire doped with organometallic ruthenium to achieve unprecedentedly higher conductance than earlier molecular wires.

Edwards to expand semiconductor offering with the planned addition of Brooks Automation's cryogenic business

08/28/2018  Atlas Copco Group has announced its agreement to acquire the cryogenic business of Brooks Automation, Inc through its wholly owned US entity Edwards Vacuum LLC.

Avegant closes $12M round of funding

08/28/2018  Avegant Corp. announced today that the company closed $12M in Series AA funding from new investors Walden SKT Venture Fund and China Walden Venture Investments III, L.P., as well as previous investors.

GlobalFoundries reshapes technology portfolio

08/28/2018  GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced an important step in its transformation, continuing the trajectory launched with the appointment of Tom Caulfield as CEO earlier this year. In line with the strategic direction Caulfield has articulated, GF is reshaping its technology portfolio to intensify its focus on delivering truly differentiated offerings for clients in high-growth markets.

Lattice Semiconductors appoints Jim Anderson as CEO

08/28/2018  Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announced the appointment of Jim Anderson as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, and to the Company's Board of Directors, effective September 4, 2018.

Cymer announces customer installation of latest light source for chip production at advanced nodes

08/27/2018  Cymer, a manufacturer of excimer lasers used in semiconductor manufacturing, today announced the first customer installation of its XLR 860ix light source, which is expected to be used in the production of chips at advanced logic and memory nodes.

GOWIN Semiconductor Corp. announces RISC-V microprocessor implementation for GOWIN FPGA solutions

08/27/2018  GOWIN Semiconductor Corp., an innovator of programmable logic devices, announces their development of RISC-V Microprocessor IP implemented in their current ARORA Family GW-2A FPGA products.

TowerJazz addressing emerging markets of 5G and mmWave with new leading edge SiGe and RF SOI technologies

08/27/2018  Showcasing new offerings at EuMW 2018 and participating in panel discussion on RF semiconductor options for 5G systems.

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.