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Nanosensors on the alert for terrorist threats

11/02/2016  Scientists interested in the prospects of gas sensors based on binary metal oxide nano composites.

Imec reports breakthrough work that advances path for nanoscale spin-wave majority gates

10/31/2016  At the Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, imec presented breakthrough results supporting the building of technology-relevant majority gates based on spin waves.

A tiny machine

10/31/2016  UCSB electrical and computer engineers design an infinitesimal computing device.

When it comes to atomic-scale manufacturing, less really is more

10/28/2016  Electrical currents can be now be switched on and off at the smallest conceivable scale enabling a new generation of 'green electronics' with the potential for great impact on the digital economy.

Next-generation smartphone battery inspired by the gut

10/26/2016  Researchers have developed a prototype of a next-generation lithium-sulphur battery which takes its inspiration in part from the cells lining the human intestine. The batteries, if commercially developed, would have five times the energy density of the lithium-ion batteries used in smartphones and other electronics.

3D-printed organ-on-a-chip with integrated sensors

10/24/2016  Harvard University researchers have made the first entirely 3D-printed organ-on-a-chip with integrated sensing.

Messe München and SEMI Europe announce new alliance

10/24/2016  SEMICON Europa co-locating with productronica and electronica, expanding electronics focus.

Revenue growth sounding strong for suppliers of packaged MEMS microphones

10/21/2016  Knowles, Goertek and AAC ranked as the top three global suppliers of packaged MEMS microphones for 2015.

New perovskite solar cell design could outperform existing commercial technologies

10/21/2016  Stanford, Oxford team creates high-efficiency tandem cells.

Motion-sensing device from ST supports immersive virtual, augmented reality on Android mobile devices

10/18/2016  STMicroelectronics today announced that its LSM6DSM 6-axis Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) has earned certification for use in next-generation mobile devices running Google Daydream, a high-performance virtual-reality platform, and Tango, a platform that maps 3D space and enables it to be overlaid with virtual objects.

Samsung starts industry's first mass production of System-on-Chip with 10nm finFET technology

10/17/2016  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that it has commenced mass production of System-on-Chip (SoC) products with 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET technology for which would make it first in the industry.

Researchers develop DNA-based single-electron electronic devices

10/13/2016  Researchers at the Nanoscience Center (NSC) of the University of Jyväskylä and BioMediTech (BMT) of the University of Tampere have now demonstrated a method to fabricate electronic devices by using DNA.

MEMS & Sensors Industry Group reveals Tech Showcase finalists

10/11/2016  MSIG today announced the shortlist of finalists who will compete for the title of winner at this year's event.

First demonstration of brain-inspired device to power artificial systems

10/07/2016  New research, led by the University of Southampton, has demonstrated that a nanoscale device, called a memristor, could be used to power artificial systems that can mimic the human brain.

New sensor material could enable more sensitive readings of biological signals

10/07/2016  Scientists have created a material that could make reading biological signals, from heartbeats to brainwaves, much more sensitive.

Berkeley Lab-led research breaks major barrier in transistor size

10/06/2016  A research team led by faculty scientist Ali Javey at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has done just that by creating a transistor with a working 1-nanometer gate. For comparison, a strand of human hair is about 50,000 nanometers thick.

STMicroelectronics and WiTricity to develop integrated circuits for resonant wireless power transfer

10/04/2016  STMicroelectronics and WiTricity, an industry pioneer in wireless power transfer over distance, today announced their design collaboration to develop semiconductor solutions for magnetic-resonance-based wireless power transfer.

Leti and Institute for Information Industry of Taiwan partner on technologies for IoT, 5G

10/04/2016  The five-year collaboration will include, but is not limited to, joint development and implementation of IoT and 5G based Smart ICT solutions for the EU and Taiwan, and scientific information exchanges.

imec and Holst Centre present the world's most energy-efficient biomedical sensor hub

10/04/2016  imec and Holst Centre (established by imec and TNO), today announced a new sensor hub integrated as a system-on-chip (SoC) intended for a broad range of wearable health devices and applications.

Silicon Labs acquires leading RTOS company Micrium

10/03/2016  Silicon Labs today announced the acquisition of Micrium, a supplier of real-time operating system (RTOS) software for the Internet of Things (IoT).




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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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