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QEOS announces advanced LED lighting system

11/04/2013  Quantum Electro Opto Systems Sdn. Bhd. (QEOS), a leading innovator in LED technology, announced today that it is entering the LED lighting and LED lighting systems business

Rubicon launches first commercial line of large diameter patterned sapphire substrates

11/01/2013  Rubicon Technology announced the launch of the first commercial line of large diameter patterned sapphire substrates (PSS) in four-inch through eight-inch diameters.

New techniques produce cleanest graphene yet

11/01/2013  Columbia Engineers develop new device architecture for 2D materials, making electrical contact from the 1D edge.

Defective nanotubes turned into light emitters

11/01/2013  UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country researchers have developed and patented a new source of light emitter based on boron nitride nanotubes and suitable for developing high-efficiency optoelectronic devices.

InvenSense introduces first MotionTracking SoC for Google's KitKat 4.4

11/01/2013  InvenSense, Inc., the provider of MotionTracking system on chip devices, announced the 6-axis MPU-6515 MEMS SoC .

Revival in semiconductor industry drives growth in the surface mount technology equipment market

11/01/2013  SMT equipment market continues to derive demand from major downstream industry segments including telecommunications, computing and consumer appliances, which are the most prolific users of PCBs, according to a new report from Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Peregrine and GLOBALFOUNDRIES to collaborate

11/01/2013  Peregrine Semiconductor and GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a leading provider of semiconductor manufacturing technology, are sampling the first RF Switches built on PeregrineÂ’s new UltraCMOS 10 RF SOI technologies.

Non-ITO film to make up 34% of transparent conductive film market in 2017

11/01/2013  This year is a significant year for the touch panel market as adoption of non-ITO films made of silver nanowire, copper mesh, silver mesh, silver halide, and silver nano particle has been examined and implemented in full scale

Mentor Graphics introduces new Valor supply chain tools

10/31/2013  Mentor Graphics Corporation yesterday announced the Valor Information Highway and the Valor Warehouse Management products, two supply chain-focused tools designed to enhance Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) effectiveness and assist electronics manufacturers in reducing material costs.

Toshiba launches new embedded NAND flash memory using 19nm process technology

10/31/2013  Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of new embedded NAND flash memory modules integrating NAND chips fabricated with 19nm second generation process technology.

Silicon interposers, CoWoS and microbumps

10/30/2013  At the recent ECTC conference, various presentations addressed silicon interposers for 2.5D (Shinko), CoWoS reliability (TSMC) and microbumping (imec).

How to verify incident implant angles on medium current implants

10/30/2013  Results can depend on the properties of the wafers used, the conditions of the implant, the conditions of the anneal process, and even the measurement technique.

450mm higher gas flows pose opportunities

10/30/2013  The move to 4500mm wafers will likely result in gas flow increased on process vacuum and abatement equipment.

Defect-free mask blanks next EUV challenge

10/30/2013  The next major roadblock to progress in the ongoing push to develop EUV lithography for volume production is the availability of defect-free mask blanks.

Three-dimensional atomic force microscopy

10/30/2013  3D atomic force microscopes can measure critical dimensions, line edge roughness and sidewall roughness in a way that is highly accurate, non-destructive and cost-effective.

Managing legacy fabs and the role of secondary equipment

10/30/2013  The choice between buying new systems from OEMs or fully capable refurbished gear from qualified used equipment vendors is examined.

Will 2014 be the Next Golden Year?

10/30/2013  Some unexpected underdogs spur spending spree.

Global semiconductor leaders encourage China to support expansion of Key Trade Agreement

10/30/2013  Senior executives from Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) member companies and other multi-national semiconductor companies around the globe sent a letter to Chinese Vice Premiers Wang Yang and Ma Kai on October 16, encouraging China to support duty-free coverage for semiconductor products in an expanded Information Technology Agreement (ITA).