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UCLA researchers refine 'NanoVelcro' device to grab single cancer cells from blood

02/25/2013 

Improvement in nanotechnology enables 'liquid biopsies' for metastatic melanoma.

JEDEC elects two new members to its Board of Directors

02/25/2013 

JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, a developer of standards for the microelectronics industry, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed two new members: Mr. Jong H. Oh, Vice President, SK hynix and Mr. Hung Vuong, Qualcomm. 

Corporate partnership produces next generation MEMS handler

02/22/2013 

TESEC Corporation today announced the development and sales of the ULTRA MEMS Handler, targeting Inertial (Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Magnetometer) MEMS devices.

Painting with catalysts: Nano-engineered materials for detoxifying water

02/22/2013 

Only light, aerial oxygen, and a catalyst are needed to remove pollutants from water. Ruhr-Universitat Bochum researchers led by Professor Radim Beránek are collaborating with colleagues from seven different countries in order to develop a photocatalyst that is efficient enough to be profitable.

UNL research moving closer to cracking silicon barrier

02/22/2013 

The ability to improve silicon transistors is reaching its fundamental limit, so researchers are searching for new ways to keep making electronic devices faster and more powerful. University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicists and colleagues have taken a major step toward breaking that silicon barrier.

Report delivers latest analysis on nanobiotechnology applications, markets and companies

02/21/2013 

Nanobiotechnology, an integration of physical sciences, molecular engineering, biology, chemistry and biotechnology holds considerable promise of advances in pharmaceuticals and healthcare.

Low-power chip for intra-cardiac ventricular fibrillation detection presented at ISSCC 2013

02/20/2013 

Imec demonstrated a low-power (20µW), intra-cardiac signal processing chip for the detection of ventricular fibrillation at this week’s International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC 2013) in San Francisco with Olympus.

Manufacturing innovations to drive MEMS equipment market to a >5% CAGR over 2012-2018

02/19/2013 

In its new report MEMS Front-End Manufacturing Trends, Yole Développement goes further in the equipment and materials market forecasts and in the manufacturing trends for MEMS. The report gives detailed analyses about MEMS device technology process flow, manufacturing trends and manufacturing cost breakdown.

STMicroelectronics and Hyundai Autron cooperate to develop integrated products for next-generation vehicles

02/15/2013 

Joint effort will drive innovative engine-train and smart-power products

Institute of Microelectronics and Stanford University to develop switch technology for efficiency in mobile devices

02/15/2013 

A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics, or IME, and Stanford University will collaborate to advance innovations in nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS) switch technology for ultra-low power digital systems.

APIX Technology introduces gas chromatography device based on silicon nano-scale components

02/14/2013 

GCAP targets a range of industrial applications as well as research labs, advanced gas analysis and biomedical screening.

Smartphones and tablets drive continued double-digit growth in MEMS motion sensor market

02/14/2013 

Smartphones and media tablets continue to the prime movers of technology industries, with the two mobile platforms spurring a double-digit increase in the market for microelectromechanical system (MEMS) motion sensors this year.

Global market for MEMS microphone to more than double in five years

02/13/2013 

The global market for MEMS microphones has reached approximately $422 million in 2012. The market is predicted to increase to $865 million in 2017.

MEMS devices shape medical industry, microsystem devices to reach $6.6 billion in 2018

02/13/2013 

Microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices are shaping the competitive landscape in the global medical device industry.

10 IC product segments to exceed total IC market growth in 2013

02/12/2013 

Tablet and cellphone processors, NAND flash, and telecom-specific ICs to enjoy best growth.

ISSCC 2013: Imagers, MEMS, medical and displays

02/11/2013 

Roland Thomas, subcommittee chair of ISSCC, writes of the substantial growth and future in key areas of technology.

Tronics to produce submicron MEMS technology of CEA-LETI

02/11/2013 

Tronics kicks-off the industrialization of a unique piezoresistive nanowire MEMS technology that can take 9 DOF motion sensors to a new level of competitiveness.

Opinion: MEMS new product development: The first prototype

02/11/2013 

In the second article of the MEMS new product development blog, the importance of the first prototype will be discussed.

STMicroelectronics and University of Amsterdam Faculty of Science use advanced MEMS to soar with birds

02/07/2013 

STMicroelectronics and the University of Amsterdam Faculty of Science have announced that a sophisticated bird-tracking system developed by the university is using advanced MEMS sensing technology from ST.

MEMS revenue to climb a healthy 8 percent this year

02/07/2013 

A strong uptake in consumer and mobile devices will power the market for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) to solid revenue growth in 2013, with breakthroughs in new sensor applications also expected this year, according to insights from the IHS iSuppli MEMS service at information and analytics provider IHS.




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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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