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Detecting sleep apnea: Leti embeds sensors in wristband to measure heart rate and three other indicators

12/14/2017  Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech, will demonstrate at CES 2018 its new wristband that measures physical indicators of a range of conditions, including sleep apnea, dehydration and dialysis-treatment response.

New insight into battery charging supports development of improved electric vehicles

12/14/2017  First technique capable of determining lithium metal plating during lithium ion battery charging reported in Materials Today.

The world's 1st "7-axis" motion tracking devices: tiner package & better response time

12/13/2017  Accelerometers and gyroscopes are fueling the robotic revolution, especially the drones’ market segment. However, these MEMS devices are not the only ones on the market place anymore, with environmental sensors penetrating this industry too.

Plasmonic biosensors enable development of new easy-to-use health tests

12/13/2017  Researchers at Aalto University have developed a biosensor that enables creating a range of new easy-to-use health tests similar to home pregnancy tests. The plasmonic biosensor can detect diseased exosomes even by the naked eye. A rapid analysis by biosensors helps recognize inflammatory bowel diseases, cancer and other diseases rapidly and start relevant treatments in time. In addition to using discovery in biomedicine, industry may use advanced applications in energy.

USC Viterbi faculty design thermal 'skin' to maintain temperature of satellites

12/13/2017  VO2 coated silicon material designed in collaboration with Northrop Grumman performs 20 times better than current semiconductors.

Discovery sets new world standard in nano generators

12/11/2017  Researchers discover new way to power electrical devices.

IBM's Khare on A.I.

12/07/2017  Mukesh Khare, VP of IBM Research, talked about the impact artificial intelligence (AI) is going to have on the semiconductor industry during a recent panel session hosted by Applied Materials. He said that today most artificial intelligence is too complex.

Automotive and IoT will drive IC growth through 2021

12/06/2017  IC Insights’ IC Market Drivers 2018 report also projects good increases in IC sales for medical electronics, wearable systems, cellphones, servers, and gov/mil applications.

Nambi Seshadri wins 2018 IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal

12/05/2017  Awarded for exceptional contributions to communications and networking sciences and engineering.

Google’s head of Quantum AI Lab to keynote at The ConFab 2018

12/01/2017  The ConFab 2018, to be held at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on May 21-23, is thrilled to announce the newest opening day Keynote speaker, Professor John M. Martinis.

SkyWater significantly expands pure-play technology foundry customer base

11/16/2017  SkyWater Technology Foundry announces that it has been assigned the Specialty Foundry customer relationships from Cypress Semiconductor Corporation.

Electronics industry conference to debut in Kuala Lumpur

11/15/2017  SEMICON Southeast Asia 2018 to bolster growing semiconductor industry in the region.

Leti announces FED4SAE project to accelerate European cyber-physical system solutions to market

11/14/2017  Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech and coordinator of the pan-European consortium FED4SAE, today announced that the 14 project partners have launched a three-year European Commission program to facilitate the acceleration of European cyber-physical-system (CPS) solutions to market.

First SEMICON Europa opens this year in co-location with productronica

11/14/2017  Semiconductor industry back on track for growth in Europe -- major new investments.

Magnetic sensor industry is moving into a consolidation phase

11/13/2017  With 7% CAGR between 2016 and 2022, the magnetic sensor market should reach almost US$ 2.5 billion in 2022.

Improving sensor accuracy to prevent electrical grid overload

11/13/2017  Engineers take note -- new current sensors need fine-tuning to accurately inform monitors of the electrical grid about incoming surges.

An interview with Bosch Sensortec CEO: IoT, environmental sensing and value chain

11/10/2017  SEMI interviewed one of the four keynotes presenting on November 14 during the Opening Ceremony, Dr. Stefan Finkbeiner, CEO of Bosch Sensortec, about topics about developments and trends in IoT, Environmental Sensing, and Value Chain as well as the role of Europe.

Leti joins DARPA-funded consortium to develop implantable device for restoring vision

11/09/2017  Leti announced today that a team of its researchers is participating in a U.S.-funded project to develop a safe, implantable neural interface system to restore vision by stimulating the visual cortex.

Advanced wireless-charging chip from STMicroelectronics enables faster charging of smartphones and tablets

11/09/2017  STMicroelectronics is powering up wireless charging for mobile devices by introducing one of the world's first chips to support the latest industry standard for faster charging.

Automotive electronic systems growth strongest through 2021

11/09/2017  IC Market Drivers 2018 report ranks major end-use applications and their impact on IC market growth.




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Environment, Safety & Health

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The semiconductor industry is an acknowledged global leader in promoting environmental sustainability in the design, manufacture, and use of its products, as well as the health and safety of its operations and impacts on workers in semiconductor facilities (fabs). We will examine trends and concerns related to emissions, chemical use, energy consumption and worker safety and health.

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Wafer Processing

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As the industry moves to 10nm and 7nm nodes, advances in wafer processing – etch, deposition, planarization, implant, cleaning, annealing, epitaxy among others – will be required. Manufacturers are looking for new solutions for sustained strain engineering, FinFETs, FDSOI and multi-gate technologies, 3D NAND, and high mobility transistors.

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