04/13/2017  The Department of Mechanical Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a novel technology of embedding highly conductive nanostructure into semiconductor nanofiber.

04/13/2017  A new method to improve semiconductor fiber optics may lead to a material structure that might one day revolutionize the global transmission of data, according to an interdisciplinary team of researchers.

04/12/2017  Despite the many advances in portable electronic devices, one thing remains constant: the need to plug them into a wall socket to recharge. Now researchers, reporting in the journal ACS Nano, have developed a light-weight, paper-based device inspired by the Chinese and Japanese arts of paper-cutting that can harvest and store energy from body movements.

04/12/2017  The factors that are driving the growth of this market include the growth in the consumer electronics market, low wafer and gate cost, low operating voltage, and miniaturization of semiconductor devices.

04/12/2017  Microprocessors based on atomically thin materials hold the promise of the evolution of traditional processors as well as new applications in the field of flexible electronics.

04/11/2017  Silicon Integration Initiative, Inc. (Si2), a integrated circuit research and development joint venture, has contributed new power modeling technology to the IEEE P2416 System Level Power Model Working Group.

04/10/2017  New IT-EMCCD image sensors combine improved low-light and NIR sensitivity with simplified integration for camera manufacturers.

04/10/2017  MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation announced today that it will host its Annual U.S. Foundry Technology Symposium at Hilton Santa Clara, California, on June 7th, 2017.

04/10/2017  A research collaboration in Germany develops a prototype for a spin-wave majority logic gate that uses wave interference for information processing.

04/10/2017  SEMI today announced that the worldwide semiconductor photomask market was $3.32 billion in 2016 and is forecasted to reach $3.57 billion in 2018.

04/07/2017  Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. and Beijing Shanhai Capital Management Co, Ltd. today jointly announced the completion of the approximately $500 million acquisition of Analogix Semiconductor.

04/07/2017  In 2016, the market posted a year-end growth rate of 2 percent with chip growth seen across multiple market segments. Global revenue came in at $352.4 billion, up from $345.6 billion in 2015.

04/07/2017  Novel design developed by Brazilian researchers couples light waves and mechanical waves at higher intensity levels.

04/06/2017  An international team of researchers have created a new structure that allows the tuning of topological properties in such a way as to turn on or off these unique behaviors. The structure could open up possibilities for new explorations into the properties of topological states of matter.

04/06/2017  D2S today announced the unveiling of the fifth generation of its computational design platform (CDP), which enables extremely fast and precise simulations for semiconductor design and manufacturing.

04/05/2017  Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced the release of the new Virtuoso Advanced-Node Platform supporting advanced 7nm designs.

04/04/2017  Nanowire ink enables flexible, programmable electronics on materials like paper, plastic or fabric.

04/04/2017  Year-to-year sales increased by double digits across most regional markets, with the China and Americas markets showing particularly strong growth.

04/03/2017  Telit, a global enabler of the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that it is celebrating the 100th installation of its secureWISE software platform in a 300mm semiconductor fabrication plant.

04/03/2017  Tiny "black holes" on a silicon wafer make for a new type of photodetector that could move more data at lower cost around the world or across a datacenter.