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Sensor fusion: Enabling devices to be aware of their surroundings

09/07/2018  SEMI spoke with Christian Mandl, Senior Director for Human Machine Interface (HMI), Infineon Technologies AG, ahead of the European MEMS & Sensors Summit.

The future of MEMS and sensors: Beyond human senses

09/06/2018  2017 was a good year for the MEMS and sensors business, and that upward trend should continue.

Less price erosion will lift MEMS sensor/actuator growth

09/05/2018  More intelligent and automated controls and specialized MEMS-built semiconductors will keep ASPs from falling as much as they did in the last 10 years, says O-S-D report.

Leti and Vsora demonstrate 3GPP new radio on multi-core digital signal processor

09/04/2018  Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech, and VSORA, which specializes in multi-core digital signal processor (DSP) design, today announced they have demonstrated the implementation of 5G New Radio (5G NR) Release 15 on a new DSP architecture that can dramatically reduce time to market of digital modems.

SEMICON Taiwan opens with AI, IoT, automotive in the spotlight

09/04/2018  Semiconductor industry growth drivers artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and automotive take center stage as more than 45,000 visitors gather at SEMICON Taiwan starting today.

NXP acquires OmniPHY

09/04/2018  NXP Semiconductors N.V., the world's largest supplier of automotive semiconductors, has acquired OmniPHY, a provider of automotive Ethernet subsystem technology.

A human enzyme can biodegrade graphene

08/24/2018  Graphene Flagship partners discovered that a natural human enzyme can biodegrade graphene. These findings could have great implications in the development of graphene-based biomedical devices.

Gartner identifies five emerging technology trends that will blur the lines between human and machine

08/23/2018  The 35 must-watch technologies represented on the Gartner Inc. Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2018 revealed five distinct emerging technology trends that will blur the lines between humans and machines.

Samsung's Exynos i S111 delivers efficiency and reliability for NB-IoT devices

08/23/2018  New IoT solution includes modem, processor, memory and GNSS functions in one chip.

Semtech’s LoRa technology creates IoT metering solutions to improve facility management in China

08/22/2018  EasyLinkin’s LoRa-based IoT solutions gather data and analytics on utility usage.

Murata invests in MEMS sensor manufacturing in Finland

08/21/2018  Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. expands its MEMS sensor manufacturing by building a new factory in Vantaa, Finland to increase the sensor production capacity.

CTA study: China tariffs will cost the U.S. economy up to $2.4B annually

08/17/2018  The Trump administration's consideration of tariffs on Chinese printed circuit assemblies and connected devices would cost the economy $520.8 million and $2.4 billion annually for the 10 percent and 25 percent tariffs, respectively, according to a new study commissioned by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA).

Novel sensors could enable smarter textiles

08/17/2018  University of Delaware engineers use carbon nanotube composite coatings.

'Building up' stretchable electronics to be as multipurpose as your smartphone

08/13/2018  By stacking and connecting layers of stretchable circuits on top of one another, engineers have developed an approach to build soft, pliable "3D stretchable electronics" that can pack a lot of functions while staying thin and small in size.

Integrated sensor could monitor brain aneurysm treatment

08/07/2018  A multi-university research team has demonstrated proof-of-concept for a highly flexible and stretchable sensor that could be integrated with the flow diverter to monitor hemodynamics in a blood vessel without costly diagnostic procedures.

SEMI High-Tech Facility events: Shaping the future of smart factories in Taiwan

08/02/2018  The march to greater precision, efficiency and safety – the lifeblood of high-technology manufacturing facilities – has taken on a new urgency as emerging applications such artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 give new meaning to smart factories.

Wearable devices: Useful medical insights or just more data?

08/02/2018  A new review looks at the booming industry of measuring 'every breath you take and every move you make'.

Memory-processing unit could bring memristors to the masses

07/30/2018  A new way of arranging advanced computer components called memristors on a chip could enable them to be used for general computing, which could cut energy consumption by a factor of 100.

Imec scientist awarded ERC starting grant to develop ultra-small microscopes

07/30/2018  Imec, a research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, announces that Niels Verellen, one of its young scientists, has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant.

NIST chip lights up optical neural network demo

07/27/2018  Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made a silicon chip that distributes optical signals precisely across a miniature brain-like grid, showcasing a potential new design for neural networks.




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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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