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NUS engineers achieve significant breakthrough in spin wave-based information processing technology

07/24/2017  Novel method of propagating spin waves could pave the way for high-speed, miniaturized data processing devices.

SEMI High Tech U wins Innovative Program Award

07/21/2017  The SEMI Foundation today announced that its flagship High Tech U (HTU) program received the Innovative Program Award at the High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC).

TrendForce reports 'micro LED-like' products will be available in 2018

07/21/2017  Breakthroughs in mass transfer have yet to materialize.

Multitest Atlas contactor demonstrates advanced electrical and mechanical performance in WLCSP testing

07/21/2017  Atlas 0.3 mm pitch spring probe validated at customer site.

2017 IEEE IEDM to showcase technology and device breakthroughs in logic, memory, bioelectronics, silicon photonics

07/20/2017  Advances in semiconductor and related devices are driving significant progress in our increasingly digital world, and the place to learn about cutting-edge research in the field is the annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), to be held December 2-6, 2017 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel.

SUNY Poly awarded $720,000 by U.S. Department of Energy for next-generation semiconductor research

07/20/2017  Grant from Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy supports further development of cutting-edge gallium nitride-based power electronics at SUNY Poly.

AMOLED panel market to surge 63% in 2017

07/20/2017  The global active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) panel market is forecast to surge 63 percent in 2017 from a year ago to $25.2 billion on growing demand for AMOLED panels in the smartphone and TV industries.

Brian Crutcher joins TI board of directors

07/20/2017  Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced that Brian T. Crutcher has been named to its board of directors. Mr. Crutcher is executive vice president and chief operating officer of TI.

IBM scientists observe elusive gravitational effect in solid-state physics

07/19/2017  An international team of physicists, materials scientists and string theoreticians have observed a phenomenon on Earth that was previously thought to only occur hundreds of light years away or at the time when the universe was born. This result could lead to a more evidence-based model for the understanding the universe and for improving the energy-conversion process in electronic devices.

China will dominate the global semiconductor market in the next 5 years

07/19/2017  The semiconductor market in China continues to grow at a staggering speed. The current backbone of the electronics and telecom industry in China, semiconductor companies in China are driving innovation with new trends like spending on wafer fab equipment.

Researchers find path to discovering new topological materials

07/19/2017  An international team of researchers has found a way to determine whether a crystal is a topological insulator -- and to predict crystal structures and chemical compositions in which new ones can arise.

Taiwan largest semiconductor materials market, as SEMICON Taiwan approaches

07/19/2017  Taiwan is the world's largest consumer of semiconductor materials for the seventh consecutive year, bringing new opportunities in this increasingly critical sector.

AIM Photonics welcomes Mentor as newest Tier 1 member

07/18/2017  The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics) announced Mentor, a Siemens Business and global EDA leader, as the newest Tier 1 member of AIM Photonics.

Professors from Oregon State University, University of Texas at Austin to be honored for excellence in semiconductor research

07/18/2017  The Semiconductor Industry Association today announced the winners of its 2017 University Research Award.

Fluorine grants white graphene new powers

07/18/2017  Rice University researchers turn common insulator into a magnetic semiconductor.

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

Development of Silicon Photonics Devices Discussed in Forum

07/09/2014  Six speakers discussed developments in designing and manufacturing silicon photonics devices in a TechXPOT North session on Wednesday morning.

The Connected Experience: A ManufacturerÂ’s Dream?

07/09/2014  Imagine being able to not only track and address equipment degradation in real time, but also analyze patterns in your factoriesÂ’ equipment and address potential issues before they even present a problem. It may sound too good to be true, but MicrosoftÂ’s Sanjay Ravi explained in Wednesday morningÂ’s keynote that this innovation is becoming available now to manufacturers.