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UnitySC acquires HSEB Dresden GMBH

03/20/2018  Following the acquisition, the new entity's extended line of leading-edge process control solutions will provide a unique and essential inspection and metrology capability to semiconductor manufacturers.

Everspin signs long-term patent license agreement with Alps Electric

03/19/2018  Under the agreement, Alps and Everspin will mutually grant licenses to magnetoresistive-based 3D sensor patent portfolios for magnetoresistive sensor products.

SPONSORED: At LED Expo Thailand 2018, exhibition space is filling up fast. Hurry, book your space now!

03/19/2018  The 6th annual LED Expo Thailand 2018, which is aimed at bringing together LED & lighting industry with buyers, specialists and suppliers to the Challenger 1, IMPACT Exhibition Center in Bangkok, Thailand on May 10-12, 2018.

Unexpected effect could lead to lower-power memory, computing devices

03/19/2018  An unexpected phenomenon known as zero field switching (ZFS) could lead to smaller, lower-power memory and computing devices than presently possible.

A future colorfully lit by mystifying physics of paint-on semiconductors

03/19/2018  Some novel materials that sound too good to be true turn out to be true and good. An emergent class of semiconductors, which could affordably light up our future with nuanced colors emanating from lasers, lamps, and even window glass, could be the latest example.

Broadcom withdraws offer to acquire Qualcomm

03/16/2018  The Trump administration issued a Presidential Order this week to block the acquisition.

Synopsys and industry technologists to address the path to 2nm SoC design

03/16/2018  Synopsys, Inc. today announced it is hosting an advanced-technology panel on "EUV, High-NA, Metallurgy and FinFET++ - Where We Go from Here for Next-Generation Design" at the Synopsys Users Group (SNUG) Silicon Valley event on Thursday, March 22.

Growth of AMOLED display manufacturing capacity slowing in South Korea while accelerating in China

03/15/2018  After two years of unprecedented capacity expansion, South Korean flat panel display (FPD) manufacturers will essentially halt new active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) panel factory construction for mobile applications in 2018.

Synopsys' John Rogers named SPIE Fellow

03/15/2018  Each year, SPIE recognizes distinguished individuals in the field of optics and optoelectronics through its Fellows program.

Scientists observe nanowires as they grow

03/15/2018  For the first time, x-ray experiment reveals exact details of self-catalyzed growth.

Chemists use abundant, low-cost and non-toxic elements to synthesize semiconductors

03/15/2018  Javier Vela of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory has worked with two of his graduate students to synthesize a new material for semiconductors. The chemists think the material will work well in solar cells, but without the toxicity, scarcity or costs of other semiconductors. They report their discovery in a paper recently published online by the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

IC Insights raises 2018 IC market forecast from 8% to 15%

03/15/2018  Increased expectations for the DRAM and NAND flash markets spur upward revision.

Imec honors Qualcomm founder Irwin M. Jacobs with Lifetime of Innovation Award

03/14/2018  Imec, a research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, today presented its annual Lifetime of Innovation Award to Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Founding Chairman and CEO Emeritus of Qualcomm.

Thermo Fisher Scientific showcases new solutions for enhancing productivity in the fab and lab at SEMICON China 2018

03/14/2018  New products focus on advanced analytical capabilities for failure analysis and process control.

Si2 approves two IC design simulation standards for fast-growing gallium nitride market

03/14/2018  The Silicon Integration Initiative's (Si2) Compact Model Coalition (CMC) has approved two integrated circuit design simulation standards that target the fast-growing global market for gallium nitride semiconductors.

EV Group and IBM sign license agreement on laser debonding technology

03/14/2018  IBM's Hybrid Laser Release Process technology complements EV Group's low-temperature laser debonding equipment and process portfolio designed to enable highly flexible, high-throughput solution.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES extends silicon photonics roadmap to meet explosive demand for datacenter connectivity

03/14/2018  Integrated photonics technologies enable improved bandwidth and energy efficiency for next-generation optical interconnects.

Researchers develop spectroscopic thermometer for nanomaterials

03/13/2018  A scientific team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has found a new way to take the local temperature of a material from an area about a billionth of a meter wide, or approximately 100,000 times thinner than a human hair.

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.