Device Architecture

DEVICE ARCHITECTURE ARTICLES



ON Semiconductor collaborates with Optimal Plus for data analytic-driven visibility into manufacturing operations

08/30/2018  ON Semiconductor is collaborating with Optimal Plus to gather, analyze and build actionable insights out of the company's manufacturing data.

Memory ICs to account for 53% of total 2018 semi capex

08/29/2018  Flash memory is forecast to represent the largest share of capital spending while DRAM capex grows at the highest rate this year.

Google joins Si2 Board of Directors

08/29/2018  Election reflects growing influence of vertical integration in IC design.

Micron announces $3B investment in U.S. for DRAM and NAND

08/29/2018  Micron Technology, Inc. today announced plans to invest $3 billion by 2030 to increase memory production at its plant in Manassas, Virginia, creating 1,100 new jobs roughly over the next decade.

GlobalFoundries reshapes technology portfolio

08/28/2018  GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced an important step in its transformation, continuing the trajectory launched with the appointment of Tom Caulfield as CEO earlier this year. In line with the strategic direction Caulfield has articulated, GF is reshaping its technology portfolio to intensify its focus on delivering truly differentiated offerings for clients in high-growth markets.

Lattice Semiconductors appoints Jim Anderson as CEO

08/28/2018  Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announced the appointment of Jim Anderson as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, and to the Company's Board of Directors, effective September 4, 2018.

SEMI testifies against third round of U.S. tariffs citing damage to semiconductor supply chain

08/27/2018  In testimony last week before a U.S. government interagency panel considering tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, SEMI called for the removal of nearly 100 tariff lines, all of which cover items critical to the semiconductor manufacturing process, including materials and machines.

GOWIN Semiconductor Corp. announces RISC-V microprocessor implementation for GOWIN FPGA solutions

08/27/2018  GOWIN Semiconductor Corp., an innovator of programmable logic devices, announces their development of RISC-V Microprocessor IP implemented in their current ARORA Family GW-2A FPGA products.

TowerJazz addressing emerging markets of 5G and mmWave with new leading edge SiGe and RF SOI technologies

08/27/2018  Showcasing new offerings at EuMW 2018 and participating in panel discussion on RF semiconductor options for 5G systems.

Nano-imaging of intersubband transitions in few-layer 2-D materials

08/27/2018  A study in Nature Nanotechnology reports on the first observation of intersubband transitions in 2-D materials via scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy.

Watlow acquires Yarbrough Solutions Worldwide

08/24/2018  Watlow, a designer and manufacturer of complete thermal systems, announced that it has acquired Yarbrough Solutions Worldwide of Austin, Texas.

North American semiconductor equipment industry posts July 2018 billings

08/24/2018  Global billings declined for the second month in a row, indicative of customer push-outs.

Helping the microchip industry go (very low) with the flow

08/23/2018  A new NIST analysis reveals a heated source of potentially expensive errors.

Worldwide semiconductor revenue hit record $120.8B in Q2 2018

08/22/2018  Samsung Electronics, Intel and SK Hynix continued to lead the semiconductor market in Q2 2018.

IDT and Steradian Semiconductors announce strategic partnership

08/22/2018  Integrated Device Technology, Inc. announced today a strategic partnership with Steradian Semiconductor Pvt. Ltd. to deliver ultra-high resolution 4D mmWave imaging RADAR for emerging industrial, security, medical, and autonomous vehicle markets.

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.

New material could improve efficiency of computer processing and memory

08/22/2018  Discovery could have major impact on semiconductor industry.

ASIC Design Services adds Core Deep Learning IP to SiFive DesignShare program

08/21/2018  SiFive, a provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP, today announced that ASIC Design Services, a design house, IP provider, and a distributor for FPGA and EDA software, has joined the DesignShare ecosystem.

MRSI Systems launches MRSI-HVM3P for new applications extending the MRSI-HVM3 die bonder family

08/21/2018  MRSI Systems (Mycronic Group), is expanding its high speed MRSI-HVM3 die bonder platform with the launch of the MRSI-HVM3P to offer configurations for active optical cable (AOC), gold-box packaging, and other applications in addition to chip-on-carrier (CoC).

Soitec and MBDA to acquire Dolphin Integration Assets

08/21/2018  Soitec (Euronext Paris), a designer and manufacturer of semiconductor materials, and MBDA, announce the joint acquisition of Dolphin Integration.




WEBCASTS



Environment, Safety & Health

Date and time TBD

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.

Sponsored By:

Wafer Processing

Date and time TBD

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.

Sponsored By:

More Webcasts