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GaN power device industry: the supply chain is acting to support market growth

04/06/2018  The GaN power business was worth about US$12 million in 2016, but at Yole, analysts project that the market will reach US$460 million by 2022, with an impressive 79% CAGR.

Top factors driving the global carbon nanotubes market

04/06/2018  Technavio market research analysts forecast the global carbon nanotubes market to grow at a CAGR of more than 20% during the period 2018-2022, according to their latest report.

U.S. federal government R&D spending for 2018 finalized

04/06/2018  Although many months past due, Congress on March 23 finalized the federal spending for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2018, only hours before a what would have been the third government shutdown of the year.

imec and Qromis present high performance p-GaN HEMTs on 200mm CTE-matched substrates

04/06/2018  Achievement paves the way to GaN power technology at high voltages above 650V.

Double perovskites in environmentally friendly solar cells

04/05/2018  Long electron-hole diffusion length in high-quality lead-free double perovskite films.

Plasma-Therm acquires KOBUS

04/05/2018  Plasma-Therm today announced that it has acquired KOBUS, a plasma deposition company, which enables F.A.S.T, a valuable alternative to ALD where thick and conformal films are required.

Leti silicon photonics design kit available for Synopsys OptoDesigner PIC design solution

04/05/2018  Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech, today announced Leti's silicon photonics process design kit (PDK) for photonic circuits is available in the Synopsys PhoeniX OptoDesigner suite.

SEMI reports 2017 global semiconductor equipment sales of $56.6B

04/05/2018  SEMI today reported that worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled $56.6 billion in 2017, a year-over-year increase of 37 percent from 2016 sales of $41.24 billion.

Kingston introduces entry-level PCIe NVMe SSD

04/04/2018  The M.2 drive is KingstonÂ’s first entry-level consumer-grade PCIe NVMe SSD utilizing 3D NAND.

AKHANÂ’s Miraj Diamond technology receives key patent and trademark issuances

04/04/2018  AKHAN Semiconductor, a technology company specializing in the fabrication and application of lab-grown, electronics-grade diamonds, announced today that it has obtained official notifications from both the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) for the Miraj Diamond trademark registration and patent allowance.

Osram and Continental sign joint venture contract

04/03/2018  Technology companies Osram and Continental have successfully completed negotiations on their joint venture, which is expected to begin operations in the second half of calendar year 2018.

High-speed and on-silicon-chip graphene blackbody emitters

04/03/2018  Integrated light emitters for optical communications.

Toshiba Corporation welcomes Nobuaki Kurumatani as Chairman and CEO

04/02/2018  Nobuaki Kurumatani today took office as the first Chairman and CEO of Toshiba Corporation to be appointed from outside the company in over 50 years.

SiFive secures $50.6M funding to advance RISC-V based semiconductors

04/02/2018  SiFive, a provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP, today announced it raised $50.6 million in a Series C round led by existing investors.

Cat-like 'hearing' with device tens of trillions times smaller than human eardrum

04/02/2018  Developing atomically thin 'drumheads' for ultra-low power communications and sensory devices.

Engineers turn plastic insulator into heat conductor

04/02/2018  Technique could prevent overheating of laptops, mobile phones, and other electronics.

China now world's largest consumer of semiconductor packaging equipment and materials

04/02/2018  Fueled by heavy government investment, IC packaging and testing in China generated $29 billion in revenue in 2017, making China the world's largest consumer of packaging equipment and materials.

3D NAND Flash Process Integration and Architecture from A to Z

04/01/2018 

April 24, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. ET

Since 2006, many of new 3D NAND Flash cells have been proposed and commercialized on the market. Already, we have seen 3D NAND cell structure up to 64L/72L with single or multi-stack NAND string architecture. The memory density on Micron/IntelÂ’s 64L 3D NAND 256 Gb/die reached 4.40 Gb/mm2 (256 Gb/die). In this session, weÂ’ll overview 3D NAND Flash roadmap, products, cell design, structure, materials and process integration. The 3D NAND cell architecture from major NAND manufacturers including Samsung TCAT V-NAND, Toshiba/Western Digital BiCS, SK Hynix P-BiCS and Micron/Intel FG CuA will be reviewed and compared. Current and future technology challenges on 3D NAND will be discussed as well.

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.