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Mattson Technology announces products for atomic level surface engineering and ultra-selective material removal

03/30/2018  Mattson Technology introduces Novyka product family, an innovative technology for atomic level surface treatment and ultra-selective etching of extremely thin and delicate materials for continued scaling of 3D logic and memory devices.

Mobile Semiconductor introduces 40nm ULP memory compiler support

03/30/2018  Mobile Semiconductor today announced the introduction of its three new 40nm ULP memory compilers which are available immediately.

Kinetics acquires Mega Fluid Systems

03/30/2018  According to the details of the agreement, Mega Fluid Systems will operate as a Kinetics company, but will maintain its brand and product line.

Inside an Intel chip fab: One of the cleanest conference rooms on Earth

03/29/2018  To avoid contaminating the chip-making process, the air in an Intel fab clean room is filtered to 1,000 times fewer airborne particles than a sterile hospital operating room.

More than MooreÂ’s overall wafer demand is driven by the megatrends

03/29/2018  The wafer demand is expected to reach more than 66 million 8-inch eq. wafers by 2023, with an almost 10% CAGR between 2017 and 2023.

NUS scientists develop novel chip for fast and accurate disease detection at low cost

03/29/2018  Innovative microfluidic chip uses only standard lab microscope to spot nano-biomolecules without any fluorescent labels.

Apple developing all key elements of microLED display technology

03/29/2018  If we did not know before, now we are all aware: microLEDs for display applications is a very hot topic and Apple is strongly commited to the development of its own technology.

Market for organic materials used to manufacture OLED panels showed remarkable growth in second half of 2017

03/28/2018  Revenue of OLED materials increased by 20 percent in second half of 2017, following a slump from 2016.

NVIDIA and Arm partner to bring deep learning to billions of IoT devices

03/28/2018  NVIDIA and Arm today announced that they are partnering to bring deep learning inferencing to the billions of mobile, consumer electronics and Internet of Things devices that will enter the global marketplace.

ON Semiconductor names 2017 Supplier Award winners

03/28/2018  ON Semiconductor today announced it has recognized 20 companies with supplier excellence awards.

Smaller and faster: The terahertz computer chip is now within reach

03/28/2018  Hebrew university researcher shows proof of concept for nanotechnology that will make computers run 100 times faster.

Exploring the thermoelectric properties of tin selenide nanostructures

03/27/2018  Researchers discover that nanometer-thick tin selenide crafted in thin films of connected 'nanoflakes' shows promise for thermoelectric energy conversion.

The future of photonics using quantum dots

03/27/2018  Quantum-dot lasers are promising for integrated photonic circuits.

Veeco achieves milestone with 100 automated MBE systems installed worldwide

03/27/2018  The installation of Veeco's GEN10 MBE System last month at Silanna Semiconductor PTY Ltd. in Australia marks this significant company milestone.

Xcerra announces preferred supplier agreement with Elmos

03/26/2018  Xcerra testers offer high quality and efficiency of test solutions for automotive semiconductor and sensor devices.

New insights from failures

03/26/2018  To be able to guarantee the reliability of transistors, we have been conducting research for some years now at imec to see what happens when transistors operate properly and when they fail.

Improving human-data interaction to speed nanomaterials innovation

03/26/2018  New application of data analysis, visualization techniques achieves better representation of multidimensional materials data; Work is part of Lehigh University's initiative to accelerate understanding of materials through improved human-data interaction

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.

Vacuum Technologies Needed for 3D Device Processing

07/10/2014  Complex effluent management of ALD and CVD processes using novel precursors