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SkyWater Technology Foundry appoints Steve Wold as Chief Financial Officer

01/18/2018  SkyWater Technology Foundry, the industry's most advanced U.S.-based and U.S.-owned trusted foundry, announced today that it has appointed Steve Wold as Chief Financial Officer.

Ultra-thin memory storage device paves way for more powerful computing

01/18/2018  A team of electrical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with Peking University scientists, has developed the thinnest memory storage device with dense memory capacity, paving the way for faster, smaller and smarter computer chips for everything from consumer electronics to big data to brain-inspired computing.

X-rays reveal 'handedness' in swirling electric vortices

01/18/2018  Scientists at Berkeley Lab study exotic material's properties, which could make possible a new form of data storage.

NAURA Akrion Inc. acquired AkrionÂ’s surface preparation business

01/18/2018  Beijing NAURA Microelectronics Equipment Co.,Ltd. and Akrion Systems LLC today jointly announced that the previously announced acquisition by NAURA has been completed.

2018FLEX highlights opportunities, advances in flexible hybrid electronics

01/18/2018  2018FLEX, the Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Conference and Exhibition, will bring together more than 600 experts from around the world for business-critical insights and the latest technology in both flexible electronics and MEMS and sensors.

Peregrine Semiconductor is now pSemi

01/17/2018  Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation today announces its corporate name change to pSemi™ Corporation, a Murata company focused on semiconductor integration.

Everspin begins 40nm STT-MRAM volume production

01/17/2018  Everspin Technologies, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of discrete and embedded MRAM, today announced the Company recorded revenue for its first 40nm 256Mb STT-MRAM products in the fourth quarter of 2017 and is in the process of ramping its volume production in 2018

ASML announces appointment of new CFO to the Board of Management

01/17/2018  ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) today announces that the Supervisory Board intends to appoint Roger Dassen as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to the Board of Management.

Littelfuse completes acquisition of IXYS Corporation

01/17/2018  Littelfuse, Inc. today announced the completion of its acquisition of IXYS Corporation.

2018 will see first uses of 8K resolution display

01/16/2018  As the demand for super-large TV displays grow, the need for higher resolution is set to increase, seeing the first uses of 8K display in 2018, according to IHS Markit.

Picosun provides 300mm ALD technology for green power electronics

01/16/2018  Picosun Oy, a supplier of Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) thin film coating technology for global industries, partners with STMicroelectronics S.r.l. to develop the next generation 300mm production solutions for advanced power electronics.

Researchers propose new gas-solid reaction for high-speed perovskite photodetector

01/16/2018  The gas-solid reaction method provides a full coverage of the perovskite film and avoids the damage from the organic solvent, which is beneficial for the light capture and electrons transportation, resulting in a faster response time and stability for the perovskite photodetector.

Expanded SiC Schottky diode line from Littelfuse reduces switching losses, increases efficiency and robustness

01/16/2018  Littelfuse, Inc. today introduced four new series of 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky Diodes from its GEN2 product family, which was originally released in May 2017.

Advancing the path to organic electronics beyond cell phone screens

01/12/2018  A discovery by an international team of researchers from Princeton University, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Humboldt University in Berlin points the way to more widespread use of an advanced technology generally known as organic electronics.

Worldwide PC shipments declined 2% in 4Q17 and 2.8% for the year

01/12/2018  Amid market consolidation, the top four PC vendors accounted for 64% of shipments in 2017.

UMC files patent infringement lawsuit against Micron

01/12/2018  The lawsuit covers three areas that allegedly infringe upon UMCÂ’s patent rights in China, including specific memory applications that relate to DDR4, SSD and memory used in graphics cards.

Analog IC market forecast with strongest annual growth through 2022

01/12/2018  Power management, signal conversion, and automotive-specific analog markets drive expansion.

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