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Mid-year global semiconductor sales up 20.4% compared to 2017

08/06/2018  Q2 sales are highest on record, 6.0 percent more than previous quarter, 20.5 percent higher than Q2 of last year.

UMC and Avalanche Technology partner for MRAM development and 28nm production

08/06/2018  UMC will offer cost effective licensing of embedded 28nm non-volatile MRAM macros to its foundry customers.

Samsung Electronics starts mass production of industry's first 4-bit consumer SSD

08/06/2018  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that it has begun mass producing the industry’s first 4-bit (QLC, quad-level cell) 4-terabyte (TB) SATA solid-state drive (SSD) for consumers.

UCF professor discovers a first-of-its-kind material for the quantum age

08/03/2018  A UCF physicist has discovered a new material that has the potential to become a building block in the new era of quantum materials, those that are composed of microscopically condensed matter and expected to change our development of technology.

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.

The rebirth of the semiconductor industry

08/02/2018  We’re living in a digital world where semiconductors have been taken for granted. But, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing everything – and bringing semiconductors back into the deserved spotlight.

Leti and CMP announce world's first multi-project wafer service with integrated silicon OxRAM

08/02/2018  Leti, a research institute at CEA Tech, and CMP, a service organization that provides prototyping and low-volume production of ICs and MEMS, today announced the integrated-circuit industry's first multi-project-wafer (MPW) process for fabricating emerging non-volatile memory OxRAM devices on a 200mm foundry base-wafer platform.

John Hennessy, Alphabet Chairman and former Stanford President, to receive semiconductor industry's top honor

08/01/2018  Hennessy, pioneer in electrical engineering, will accept 2018 Robert N. Noyce Award at SIA Award Dinner on Nov. 29.

Toshiba Memory announces merger with K. K. Pangea

08/01/2018  Toshiba Memory Corporation today announced that it consummated the merger with K. K. Pangea which is its parent company on August 1, 2018.

On-chip optical filter processes wide range of light wavelengths

08/01/2018  Silicon-based system offers smaller, cheaper alternative to other 'broadband' filters; could improve a variety of photonic devices.

Avnet expands relationship with Microchip

07/31/2018  Avnet, a global technology company, has been named a global distribution partner for Microsemi Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip Technology, Inc.

SEMI supports congressional calls to remove China trade tariffs

07/31/2018  SEMI today announced its support for calls yesterday by nearly 50 members of Congress for the Trump Administration to remove tariffs on U.S. semiconductor products imported from China.

Toshiba develops 40V N-channel power MOSFETs with improved thermal performance

07/31/2018  New packaging provides double-sided cooling for improved heat dissipation.

Global GDP impact on worldwide IC market growth forecast to rise

07/31/2018  Correlation coefficient expected to reach a very high level of 0.95 in the 2018-2022 timeframe.

Rambus appoints Sanjay Saraf to Board of Directors

07/30/2018  Rambus Inc. today announced the appointment of Sanjay Saraf to its board of directors, effective immediately.

SEMI testifies against U.S. tariffs; Members meet with congressional leaders urging trade action

07/30/2018  Two months after opposing $34 billion in U.S. trade tariffs on behalf of the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing industry, Jonathan Davis, global vice president of industry advocacy at SEMI, this week spoke out against an additional $16 billion duties on Chinese goods.

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.

SOI market worth $1,832.5M USD by 2023

07/27/2018  The increasing use of SOI wafers in advanced devices such as smartphones, tablets, earphones/headphones, and wearables is expected to boost the market for consumer electronics application.

Chipus brings ultra-low-power IP to SiFive's DesignShare ecosystem

07/27/2018  SiFive, a provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP, today welcomed Chipus Microelectronics, a semiconductor company with proven expertise in the development of ultra-low-power (ULP), low-voltage, analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, to the growing DesignShare ecosystem.

PLDA and HPE collaborate to develop Gen-Z semiconductor IP

07/26/2018  PLDA and HPE collaborate on Gen-Z silicon IP to enable a robust ecosystem of Gen-Z component providers to power memory-driven systems and solutions.




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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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