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EV Group establishes China headquarters in Shanghai

03/18/2014  EV Group (EVG), a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today announced that it has opened a new, wholly owned subsidiary in Shanghai, called EV Group China Ltd.

GaN Systems appoints Jim Witham as CEO

03/17/2014  GaN Systems, a developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, today announced the appointment of Jim Witham as CEO of the corporation.

Top ten MEMS startup Qualtré secures $8M strategic round

03/17/2014  Qualtré, Inc., a developer of next generation silicon MEMS inertial sensors, announced today that it has finalized an $8 million Series C strategic round of investment from a new strategic investor and from Matrix Partners and Pilot House Ventures, contributors to Qualtré’s previous rounds.

Mega Fluid Systems and Entrepix join forces to offer complete CMP system

03/17/2014  Mega Fluid Systems Inc., a supplier of chemical and slurry delivery equipment, and Entrepix Inc., a provider of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) equipment and process services, today announced a partnership agreement.

Creating a graphene-metal sandwich to improve electronics

03/14/2014  Researchers have discovered that creating a graphene-copper-graphene “sandwich” strongly enhances the heat conducting properties of copper, a discovery that could further help in the downscaling of electronics.

3D EDA brings together proven 2D solutions

03/14/2014  With anticipated economic limits to the continuation of MooreÂ’s Law now on the horizon, it seems that moving into the 3rd dimension (3D) by stacking multiple layers of integrated circuits (IC) will be the ultimate expression of CMOS technology.

Surface characteristics influence cellular growth on semiconductor material

03/14/2014  Changing the texture and surface characteristics of a semiconductor material at the nanoscale can influence the way that neural cells grow on the material.

Silicon Innovation Forum to expand in 2014

03/13/2014  Coordinated by SEMI, the Silicon Innovation Forum is organized by leading strategic investment groups in the global semiconductor industry including: Applied Ventures, Dow Ventures, Intel Capital, Micron Ventures, TEL Venture Capital, BASF Ventures, and Samsung Ventures.

Eveon and Leti mark milestone in fabrication of smart bolus-type micro-pump for drug delivery

03/13/2014  Eveon and CEA-Leti today announced the demonstration of liquid-pumping for smart drug delivery in the bolus mode using a silicon-based micro-pump fabricated with a standard MEMS process.

Fab productivity and process technologies addressed at upcoming semiconductor manufacturing conference

03/12/2014  The 25th Annual SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference (ASMC 2014) will be held May 19-21 in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Advancing the Russian microelectronics industry — SEMICON Russia 2014

03/12/2014  On May 13-15, the key industry players, science institutes and innovation business representatives will gather in Moscow at SEMICON Russia — the premier Russian semiconductor exhibition and conference.

EV Group boosts 2.5D and 3D IC/TSV performance with new NanoSpray application

03/12/2014  EV Group today announced that its patented NanoSpray conformal coating technology is now available on its newly introduced EVG150XT resist coating and developing system for high-volume manufacturing (HVM) semiconductor applications.

STATS ChipPAC introduces breakthrough manufacturing method for wafer level packaging

03/12/2014  STATS ChipPAC, a provider of advanced semiconductor packaging and test services, has designed and implemented an innovative new manufacturing method that is a significant paradigm shift from conventional wafer level manufacturing.

SEMI reports 2013 global semiconductor equipment sales of $31.6 billion

03/12/2014  SEMI, the global industry association for companies that supply manufacturing technology and materials to the worldÂ’s chip makers, today reported that worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled $31.58 billion in 2013.

NanoWorld AG introduces ultra-short cantilevers for high-speed atomic force microscopy

03/11/2014  After a very successful beta-testing phase, six types of AFM probes for high speed scanning will be commercially available from now on.

Bending light with a tiny chip

03/11/2014  The Caltech chip eliminates the need for bulky and expensive lenses and bulbs and instead uses a so-called integrated optical phased array (OPA) to project the image electronically with only a single laser diode as light source and no mechanically moving parts.

Samsung now mass producing the most advanced 4Gb DDR3 using 20nm process technology

03/11/2014  Samsung Electronics today announced that it is mass producing the most advanced DDR3 memory, based on a new 20nm process technology, for use in a wide range of computing applications.