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CCNY physicists master unexplored electron property

07/25/2017  While the charge and spin properties of electrons are widely utilized in modern day technologies such as transistors and memories, another aspect of the subatomic particle has long remained uncharted. This is the "valley" property which has potential for realizing a new class of technology termed "valleytronics" - similar to electronics (charge) and spintronics (spin). This property arises from the fact that the electrons in the crystal occupy different positions that are quantum mechanically distinct.

Chemical route towards electronic devices in graphene

07/25/2017  Essential electronic components, such as diodes and tunnel barriers, can be incorporated in single graphene wires (nanoribbons) with atomic precision.

Value of semiconductor industry M&A deals slows dramatically in 1H17

07/25/2017  Numerous smaller deals have been made but “megadeals” have yet to surface this year.

Gartner reports worldwide PC shipments declined 4.3% in second quarter of 2017

07/21/2017  Worldwide PC shipments totaled 61.1 million units in the second quarter of 2017, a 4.3 percent decline from the second quarter of 2016, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.

2017 IEEE IEDM to showcase technology and device breakthroughs in logic, memory, bioelectronics, silicon photonics

07/20/2017  Advances in semiconductor and related devices are driving significant progress in our increasingly digital world, and the place to learn about cutting-edge research in the field is the annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), to be held December 2-6, 2017 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel.

SUNY Poly awarded $720,000 by U.S. Department of Energy for next-generation semiconductor research

07/20/2017  Grant from Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy supports further development of cutting-edge gallium nitride-based power electronics at SUNY Poly.

Brian Crutcher joins TI board of directors

07/20/2017  Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced that Brian T. Crutcher has been named to its board of directors. Mr. Crutcher is executive vice president and chief operating officer of TI.

IBM scientists observe elusive gravitational effect in solid-state physics

07/19/2017  An international team of physicists, materials scientists and string theoreticians have observed a phenomenon on Earth that was previously thought to only occur hundreds of light years away or at the time when the universe was born. This result could lead to a more evidence-based model for the understanding the universe and for improving the energy-conversion process in electronic devices.

China will dominate the global semiconductor market in the next 5 years

07/19/2017  The semiconductor market in China continues to grow at a staggering speed. The current backbone of the electronics and telecom industry in China, semiconductor companies in China are driving innovation with new trends like spending on wafer fab equipment.

Taiwan largest semiconductor materials market, as SEMICON Taiwan approaches

07/19/2017  Taiwan is the world's largest consumer of semiconductor materials for the seventh consecutive year, bringing new opportunities in this increasingly critical sector.

Former Micron CEO Mark Durcan to receive semiconductor industry's top honor

07/18/2017  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced Mark Durcan, former CEO of Micron Technology, Inc., and a longtime leader in advancing semiconductor technology, has been named the 2017 recipient of SIA's highest honor, the Robert N. Noyce Award.

Professors from Oregon State University, University of Texas at Austin to be honored for excellence in semiconductor research

07/18/2017  The Semiconductor Industry Association today announced the winners of its 2017 University Research Award.

2H17 DRAM, NAND ASP growth to cool, but yearly growth strong

07/18/2017  Record annual ASP growth rates forecast for both memory segments.

Hamburg researchers develop new transistor concept

07/17/2017  Transistors, as used in billions on every computer chip, are nowadays based on semiconductor-type materials, usually silicon. As the demands for computer chips in laptops, tablets and smartphones continue to rise, new possibilities are being sought out to fabricate them inexpensively, energy-saving and flexibly.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES and VeriSilicon to enable single-chip solution for next-gen IoT networks

07/14/2017  Integrated solution leverages GF's 22FDX technology to decrease power, area, and cost for NB-IoT and LTE-M applications.

Semiconductor content in electronic systems forecast to set new record in 2017

07/14/2017  Semiconductor content expected to reach 28.1% this year, breaking previous high of 25.9% set in 2010.

Digital revolution: The path to innovation is opened by disruption

07/13/2017  Digital disruption begets innovation. Challenges equal opportunities.

Latest outlook for industrial semiconductor growth

06/29/2017  Worldwide industrial semiconductor revenues grew by 3.8 percent year-over-year in 2016, to $43.5 billion, according to the latest analysis from business information provider IHS Markit.

New Taiwan Automation Technology TC chapter

06/29/2017  At its recent Spring 2017 meeting, the North American Regional Standards Committee (NARSC) approved formation of a Taiwan chapter of the global SEMI Standards Automation Technology Committee.

Micron and SEMI partner to host High Tech U in Silicon Valley

06/28/2017  The SEMI Foundation and the Micron Technology Foundation announced their partnership this week to deliver the 213th SEMI High Tech U (HTU) program which kicks off in earnest today at Micron’s facilities in Milpitas.




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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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