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Vacuum pump market growing at 6%. CAGR to cross $6.5B by 2024

08/20/2018  In the last few years, biggies in the Vacuum Pump Market have set different business goals to attain a dominant market position

SiFive announces first open-source RISC-V-based SoC platform with NVIDIA Deep Learning Accelerator technology

08/20/2018  SiFive, a provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP, today announced the first open-source RISC-V-based SoC platform for edge inference applications based on NVIDIA's Deep Learning Accelerator (NVDLA) technology.

Toshiba announces next-generation superjunction power MOSFETs

08/20/2018  New devices increase power supply efficiency even further.

A valley so low: Electrons congregate in ways that could be useful to 'valleytronics'

08/20/2018  A Princeton-led study has revealed an emergent electronic behavior on the surface of bismuth crystals that could lead to insights on the growing area of technology known as "valleytronics."

2018 IEEE IEDM to showcase breakthrough in semiconductor technology

08/17/2018  This year's theme is "Device Breakthroughs from Quantum to 5G and Beyond" -- chosen to reflect the expanding reach of electronics technology in society.

Nordson SONOSCAN unveils Gen7 tool on Windows 10

08/17/2018  Nordson SONOSCAN, a developer and producer of acoustic micro imaging (AMI) tools, announces its new Gen7 laboratory style acoustic micro-imaging tool.

CTA study: China tariffs will cost the U.S. economy up to $2.4B annually

08/17/2018  The Trump administration's consideration of tariffs on Chinese printed circuit assemblies and connected devices would cost the economy $520.8 million and $2.4 billion annually for the 10 percent and 25 percent tariffs, respectively, according to a new study commissioned by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA).

Novel sensors could enable smarter textiles

08/17/2018  University of Delaware engineers use carbon nanotube composite coatings.

Most wear-resistant metal alloy in the world engineered at Sandia National Laboratories

08/16/2018  Sandia's materials science team has engineered a platinum-gold alloy believed to be the most wear-resistant metal in the world.

RF power semiconductors for wireless infrastructure over $1B for 2018 with GaN grabbing more share

08/16/2018  RF power semiconductors for wireless infrastructure (for 3W) was over a US$1 billion business for 2018. The segment was essentially revenue flat, but Gallium Nitride (GaN) continues to make inroads into this segment.

Adesto demonstrates resistive RAM technology targeting high-reliability applications

08/16/2018  Adesto Technologies, a provider of application-specific semiconductors for the IoT era, announced it will present new research showing the significant potential for Resistive RAM (RRAM) technology in high-reliability applications such as automotive.

WFE semiconductor equipment billings to drop 24% in second half of 2018

08/16/2018  On the heels of a 37.3% growth in wafer front end (WFE) semiconductor equipment growth in 2017, the market will grow only 10% in 2018 to $62.3 billion.

IBM and Synopsys accelerate 3nm process development with DTCO innovations

08/15/2018  Synopsys, Inc. today announced a collaboration with IBM to apply design technology co-optimization (DTCO) to the pathfinding of new semiconductor process technologies for the 3-nanometer (nm) process node and beyond.

Automotive semiconductors to reach $73B by 2023, says Semico Research

08/15/2018  Automotive electronics are a bright light for the semiconductor industry, as smartphone growth slows, and personal computing growth continues to decline.

Cabot Microelectronics to acquire KMG Chemicals

08/15/2018  Cabot Microelectronics Corporation and KMG Chemicals, Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement under which Cabot Microelectronics will acquire KMG in a cash and stock transaction with a total enterprise value of approximately $1.6 billion.

pSemi announces world's first monolithic, SOI Wi-Fi front-end module

08/15/2018  pSemi Corporation (formerly Peregrine Semiconductor), a Murata company focused on semiconductor integration, introduces the worldÂ’s first monolithic, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) Wi-Fi front-end module.

NSF awards $1.2M to Rochester Institute of Technology, University of California-San Diego, University of Delaware

08/14/2018  Academic institutions partner with AIM Photonics to realize advanced computing architecture using light; develop mobile probes for identifying specific materials; and enable improved manufacturing processes for photonic devices.

SEMI integration of ESD Alliance underway

08/14/2018  SEMI today announced that all legal requirements have been met for the ESD (Electronic Systems Design) Alliance to become a SEMI Strategic Association Partner.

TowerJazz to hold Technical Global Symposium (TGS) in China

08/14/2018  TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry, announced details of its China Technical Global Symposium (TGS) event in Shanghai on August 22, 2018.

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.