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08/12/2013

Everspin Technologies today announced that it has closed a Series B financing, raising $15 million to accelerate growth in the enterprise storage market and support the launch of its ground-breaking Spin-Torque MRAM (ST-MRAM) products.

New insights into the polymer mystique for conducting charges

08/12/2013

For most of us, a modern lifestyle without polymers is unthinkableif only we knew what they were.

Isola introduces very low-loss materials

08/08/2013

Isola Group S.a.r.l. today announced Astra, the company's breakthrough very low-loss dielectric constant (Dk) product for millimeter wave frequencies and beyond.

TriQuint acquires CAP Wireless

08/08/2013

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., a RF solutions supplier, today announced that it has acquired CAP Wireless, Newbury Park, CA, and its patented Spatium RF power combining technology that replaces traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs) in communications and defense systems.

Apples shift in chip manufacturing strategy boosts semiconductor foundry business

08/08/2013

In an illustration of the massive power it wields in the electronics supply chain, Apple Inc.s migration of the production of key semiconductors from Samsung to pure-play foundries will single-handedly boost the growth of the chip contract manufacturing market this year.

Magnetic switching simplified

08/07/2013

An international team of researchers has described a new physical effect that could be used to develop more efficient magnetic chips for information processing.

Peregrine Semiconductor and LG team up for antenna tuning in Optimus G Pro smartphone

08/07/2013

Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation, a fabless provider of high-performance radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), and LG Electronics today announced they have teamed up to develop the high-performance antenna tuning design solution in the LG Optimus G Pro smartphone that was recently introduced to the Korean market.

SSD market scores big in Q1, thanks to Ultrabooks and PC tablets

08/07/2013

Solid-state drives (SSD) got a huge push in the first quarter from greatly expanded usage in ultrathin/Ultrabook PCs as well as in PC tablets, where shipment volume to those sectors tripled within a years time in a mighty display of growth,

After 43 years, DRAM market finally reaches maturity

08/06/2013

DRAM capex as a percent of sales forecast to reach all-time low in 2013.

Micron VP to keynote at 2013 Flash Memory Summit

08/06/2013

Ed Doller, vice president and chief memory systems architect, will deliver a keynote presentation titled "Storage Architecture for the Data Center in 2020" at Flash Memory Summit on Wednesday, August 14 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California.

ISSI announces 72Mb Synchronous SRAM family

08/06/2013

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. today announced the sampling of its new family of 72Mb Synchronous SRAMs.

Samsung starts mass producing industrys first 3D vertical NAND flash

08/06/2013

New technology represents a breakthrough in overcoming NAND scaling limit and ushers in a new 3D memory era.

STI Certified Electronics appoints new VP of business development

08/06/2013

STI Certified Electronics announced the appointment of Jim Panfil as Vice President of Business Development.

Graphene sees explosive demand in a variety of industries

08/05/2013

Graphene has moved swiftly from the research laboratory to the marketplace, driven by demand from markets where advanced materials are required.

Crossbar unveils resistive RAM with simple, three-layer structure

08/05/2013

Crossbar, Inc., a start-up company, unveiled a new Resistive RAM (RRAM) technology that will be capable of storing up to one terabyte (TB) of data on a single 200mm² chip.

Understanding interface properties of graphene paves way for new applications

08/05/2013

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas have revealed more about graphene's mechanical properties and demonstrated a technique to improve the stretchability of graphene developments that should help engineers and designers come up with new technologies that make use of the material.

Analyst: Image sensors market in U.S. will reach USD 3.7 billion in 2017

08/05/2013

The U.S. image sensors market was worth USD 2.0 billion in 2011 and is forecasted to reach USD 3.7 billion in 2017 at a CAGR of 11.1 percent from 2011 to 2017.

Spansion and XMC announce licensing agreement

08/02/2013

Spansion Inc., a developer of Flash memory-based embedded systems solutions, and XMC, China's fastest growing 300mm semiconductor foundry, today announced an agreement for XMC to license Spansion's floating gate NOR Flash technology.

Spansion completes acquisition of Fujitsus microcontroller and analog business

08/01/2013

Spansion Inc., a provider of Flash memory-based embedded systems solutions, today announced that it has closed the acquisition of the microcontroller and analog business of Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited.

Apple confirms acquisition of Passif Semiconductor

08/01/2013

Apple recently acquired Silicon Valley-based wireless chip developer Passif Semiconductor, though the terms of the acquisition have yet to be disclosed.

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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