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Unprecedented opportunities in automotive electronics

10/03/2017  Workshop will highlight rapid advancements in automotive electronics technologies and applications, and explore technical and business barriers and opportunities that are best addressed collectively across the supply chain.

Robotics and chip industries in Japan

10/02/2017  Japan chip industry finds growth opportunities in robotics; explored at SEMICON Japan (December 13-15) in Tokyo.

TowerJazz and Crocus expand presence in magnetic sensors market

09/27/2017  Crocus TMR sensors offer important advantages for multiple applications in IoT, consumer, automotive, industrial and medical sectors.

Wearable sensors reach their first billion-dollar year, with growth coming in three waves

09/27/2017  IDTechEx predict that 2017 will be the first billion dollar year for wearable sensors.

It’s gonna be a bright, bright sun-shiny day

09/26/2017  Last year was a great year for photovoltaic (PV) technology.

Advancements in spintronics

09/25/2017  Applications now include nanoscale Spintronics sensors that further enhance the areal density of hard disk drives, through MRAMs that are seriously being considered to replace embedded flash, static random access memories (SRAM) and at a later stage dynamic random access memories (DRAM).

Applied Materials focuses on enabling artificial intelligence era at 2017 Analyst Day

09/22/2017  Applied Materials, Inc. will explore the future of computing in the era of artificial intelligence (A.I.) at its 2017 Analyst Day on Wednesday, September 27 in New York.

Leti develops proof of concept to test wireless systems in aircraft

09/20/2017  Leti, a technology research institute of CEA Tech, announced today it has developed a methodology for testing high-speed wireless communications on airplanes that allows different system deployments in cabins, and assesses wireless devices before they are installed.

SEMI and SAE announce strategic partnership

09/19/2017  The future of smart, self-driving cars means massive change for electronics suppliers, from advanced internal networks, to 5G communications with the road ahead ? and even AI drivers' licenses.

IMAPS 2017 to showcase advances in microelectronics technology

09/15/2017  Researchers and exhibitors will showcase their work during a comprehensive conference program of technical papers, panels, special sessions, short courses/tutorials, and an exhibition that will spotlight premier work in the fields of microelectronics, semiconductor packaging and circuit design.

Semiconductor industry records best second quarter in three years

09/14/2017  Despite a slightly down first quarter, the semiconductor industry achieved near record growth in the second quarter of 2017, posting a 6.1 percent growth from the previous quarter, according to IHS Markit.

Medicine of the future: New microchip technology could be used to track 'smart pills'

09/12/2017  Caltech researchers have developed microscale devices that relay their location in the body.

UPMEM announces the first processing in-memory chip accelerating Big Data applications

09/08/2017  UPMEM, a fabless semiconductor startup company, announces UPMEM Processing In-Memory (PIM), the next generation hardware solution for data intensive applications in the datacenter, solving server-level efficiency and performance bottlenecks.

Lam Research acquires Coventor

09/08/2017  Lam Research Corporation announced that it has completed the acquisition of Coventor, Inc.

Sensor technologies' convergence and connectivity made possible medical IoT

09/07/2017  Healthcare is facing one of its major turning points in decades. After penetrating the consumer market, the digital revolution and its related IoT concept is rapidly changing health models.

MEMS & Sensors Executive Congress answers "What's driving $66B industry?"

09/06/2017  Speakers to explore biomedical, automotive, agriculture and smart home, November 1-2 in Napa Valley, Calif.

Flexible hybrid electronics & sensors impacting the automotive industry

09/05/2017  FlexTech, a SEMI strategic association partner, will host a one-day Flexible Hybrid Electronics and Sensors Automotive Industry workshop in Detroit, Michigan on September 13, 2017 to explore how FHE adds functionality, decreases weight and impacts design. Automotive and electronics industry leaders will gather to discuss the market demands and challenges with automotive technology and present disruptive changes brought by flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) and sensors.

Leti and partners in PiezoMAT Project develop new fingerprint technology

09/05/2017  Leti today announced that the European R&D project known as PiezoMAT has developed a pressure-based fingerprint sensor that enables resolution more than twice as high as currently required by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Insect eyes inspire new solar cell design from Stanford

09/01/2017  Packing tiny solar cells together, like micro-lenses in the compound eye of an insect, could pave the way to a new generation of advanced photovoltaics, say Stanford University scientists.

STMicroelectronics boosts its ecosystem with partner program that connects customers with qualified third parties

08/31/2017  STMicroelectronics has strengthened its ecosystem through a Partner Program that connects customers with qualified technical specialists capable of strategically supporting their projects.




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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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