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Better together: Silicon qubits plus light add up to new quantum computing capability

02/15/2018  A silicon-based quantum computing device could be closer than ever due to a new experimental device that demonstrates the potential to use light as a messenger to connect quantum bits of information -- known as qubits -- that are not immediately adjacent to each other. The feat is a step toward making quantum computing devices from silicon, the same material used in today's smartphones and computers.

Engineers develop smart material that changes stiffness when twisted or bent

02/15/2018  A new smart and responsive material can stiffen up like a worked-out muscle, say the Iowa State University engineers who developed it.

Samsung Display and Universal Display Corporation enter into long-term OLED agreements

02/15/2018  Universal Display Corporation today announced the signing of long-term OLED material supply and license agreements with Samsung Display Co., Ltd., a global display manufacturer.

Technavio releases report on key findings of the global semiconductor IP market 

02/15/2018  The latest market research report by Technavio on the global semiconductor IP market predicts a CAGR of close to 10% during the period 2018-2022.

Siemens continues to invest in IC industry with planned acquisition of Sarokal Test Systems

02/15/2018  Siemens announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Oulu, Finland-based Sarokal Test Systems Oy.

SiFive appoints CFO to Executive Team

02/15/2018  SiFive, the provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP, continues to grow its executive staff with the appointment of Shiva Natarajan as chief financial officer.

Rutgers-led innovation could spur faster, cheaper, nano-based manufacturing

02/14/2018  Scalable and cost-effective manufacturing of thin film devices.

SEMI China President Lung Chu leads mayor roundtable discussion at International IoT Summit in Silicon Valley

02/14/2018  Yawning differences between cultures, economic systems and rules of law stand as barriers for many China- and US-based technology companies to do business on each otherÂ’s soil, making it imperative for both countries to work together to bridge the gaps that make it harder for tech businesses in each country to find partners and open markets in the other, SEMI China president Lung Chu said at a recent conference.

Orbotech's SPTS Technologies receives $37M in multiple system orders from RF device manufacturers

02/14/2018  Orbotech Ltd. (NASDAQ: ORBK) today announced that SPTS Technologies, an Orbotech company and a supplier of advanced wafer processing solutions for the global semiconductor and related industries, has received approximately $37M in orders for multiple etch and deposition systems from two GaAs foundry customers.

STMicroelectronics signs license and cooperation agreement on LDMOS technology from Innogration

02/14/2018  STMicroelectronics today announced it has signed an agreement on LDMOS RF power technology from Innogration Technologies, a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Suzhou, China.

2018 FLEXI awards innovation and leadership in flexible hybrid electronics

02/13/2018  The 2018 FLEXI Awards today recognized groundbreaking accomplishments in the Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) sector in 2017.

Park Systems holds grand opening ceremony of the Park Nanoscience Lab at their European headquarters

02/13/2018  Park Systems, a manufacturer of atomic force microscopes celebrated the grand opening of their European Headquarters on February 6, 2018 in Mannheim, Germany.

Graphene on toast, anyone?

02/13/2018  Rice University scientists create patterned graphene onto food, paper, cloth, cardboard.

Close to the edge: Brain-inspired technologies will bring data processing and analytics to Internet of Things devices

02/13/2018  CEA-Leti's chief scientist today issued a forward-looking call to action for the microelectronics industry to create a radically new, digital-communication architecture for the Internet of Things in which "a great deal of analytics processing occurs at the edge and at the end devices instead of in the Cloud".

Frank Shemansky to lead SEMI's MEMS & Sensors Industry Group

02/13/2018  SEMI today announced the appointment of Frank A. Shemansky, Jr., Ph.D., as executive director and chief technology officer (CTO) of the MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (SEMI-MSIG).

Chinese panel makers catching up fast in LTPS LCD panel shipments for mobile phones

02/12/2018  Total shipments of mobile phone displays, including thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) and active matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) panels, reached 2.01 billion units in 2017, up 3 percent from 2016.

MagnaChip offers 2nd-generation 0.13 micron BCD process technology with high-density embedded flash memory

02/12/2018  MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation announced today it now offers the 2nd generation of 0.13 micron BCD process technology integrated with high-density embedded Flash memory.

Imec introduces CMOS chip with 16,384 micro-electrodes and 1,024 channels for multimodal cell interfacing

02/12/2018  Breakthrough for high-throughput cell assays and characterization of complex cell behavior and interaction.

Today's highest quality composite-piezoelectric developed at NUST MISIS

02/12/2018  NUST MISIS scientists jointly with an international group of scientists have managed to develop a composite material that has the best piezoelectric properties today. The research results were published in Scientific Reports journal.

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.