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Qualcomm and Himax Technologies jointly announce high resolution 3D depth sensing solution

08/30/2017  Qualcomm Incorporated and Himax Technologies, Inc. today jointly announced a collaboration to accelerate the development and commercialization of a high resolution, low power active 3D depth sensing camera system to enable computer vision capabilities for use cases such as biometric face authentication, 3D reconstruction, and scene perception for mobile, IoT, surveillance, automotive and AR/VR.

Acting like a muscle, nano-sized device lifts 165 times its own weight

08/30/2017  Rutgers materials scientists discover powerful effect that could benefit robotics, aviation, medicine and other fields.

Technology Showcase finalists revealed for European MEMS & Sensors Summit

08/29/2017  Five companies compete for attendee votes at SEMI European MEMS & Sensors Summit, September 20-22, 2017, Grenoble, France.

Automotive sensing: A mature yet highly dynamic market

08/29/2017  Despite its age and maturity, the automotive market has witnessed many unexpected developments over the past two years. And as has always been the case, safety drives the market.

Next-generation drug testing on chips

08/25/2017  Improvements to tiny body-on-a-chip devices could lead to next-generation pre-clinical testing of drug toxicity.

Worldwide wearable device sales to grow 17% in 2017

08/24/2017  Sales of smartwatches to total 41.5 million units in 2017.

Analog Devices’ monitoring initiative aims to improve crop quality, yields, and boost profitability of local farmers

08/23/2017  The initiative instructs student farmers how to use Internet of Things and blockchain technologies to track the conditions and movement of produce from “Farm to Fork” to make decisions that improve quality, yields, and profitability.

Stretchable biofuel cells extract energy from sweat to power wearable devices

08/22/2017  A team of engineers has developed stretchable fuel cells that extract energy from sweat and are capable of powering electronics, such as LEDs and Bluetooth radios.

MRSI Systems launches high speed die bonder for photonics high volume manufacturing

08/22/2017  MRSI Systems is launching a new High Speed Die Bonder, MRSI-HVM3, to support photonics customers’ high volume manufacturing requirements.

'Electronic skin' takes wearable health monitors to the next level

08/21/2017  A soft, stick-on patch collects, analyzes and wirelessly transmits a variety of health metrics from the body to a smartphone.

Brain-mimicking nanomaterials for A.I. retina receive $7M research grant

08/09/2017  A future android brain like that of Star Trek’s Commander Data might contain neuristors, multi-circuit components that emulate the firings of human neurons.

NanoString and Lam Research announce strategic development collaboration

08/09/2017  NanoString Technologies, Inc. and Lam Research Corporation today announced a strategic collaboration to develop NanoString's proprietary Hyb & Seq next-generation sequencing platform.

Intel completes tender offer for Mobileye

08/08/2017  The combination of Intel and Mobileye will allow Mobileye's computer vision expertise (the "eyes") to complement Intel's high-performance computing and connectivity expertise (the "brains") to create automated driving solutions from cloud to car.

Opto-mechanical technique circumvents mechanical losses using the action of light

08/08/2017  A research collaboration between the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the University of Maryland has revealed a new technique by which scattering of sound waves from disorder in a material can be suppressed on demand. All of this, can be simply achieved by illuminating with the appropriate color of laser light. The result, which is published in Nature Communications, could have a wide-ranging impact on sensors and communication systems.

NXP announces production of security chips in its US manufacturing facilities

08/04/2017  NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced a $22 million dollar program that expands its operations in the United States.

Knowles appoints Dr. Cheryl Shavers to Board of Directors

08/04/2017  Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN) today announced the appointment of Dr. Cheryl Shavers to the Board of Directors. Her appointment is effective August 1, 2017 and expands the Board to 9 directors, 8 of whom are independent.

Alkaline soil, sensible sensor

08/02/2017  Field sensor quickly, accurately identifies soil issues.

Analog Devices joins University of Michigan’s Mcity Initiative for advancing connected and autonomous vehicles

07/31/2017  Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today announced that it has become an affiliate member of Mcity at the University of Michigan.

Universities obtain new funding from nano-bio manufacturing consortium

07/28/2017  Three leading U.S. universities are the latest recipients of funding from the Nano-Bio Manufacturing Consortium (NBMC), operated by SEMI.

Ultrathin device harvests electricity from human motion

07/24/2017  A new electrochemical energy harvesting device developed at Vanderbilt University can generate electrical current from the full range of human motions and is thin enough to embed in clothing.




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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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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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