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Emerging NVM : PCM finally takes off in stand-alone applications

12/10/2018  Ever-growing data generation driven by mobile devices, the cloud, the IoT , and big data, as well as novel AI applications, all part of the megatrends, requires continuous advancements in memory technologies.

Synopsys and imec demonstrate accelerated modeling of complementary FET (CFET) technology

12/10/2018  Synopsys, Inc. announced today another milestone in its longstanding partnership with imec.

Global Semiconductor Alliance announces 2018 GSA Award recipients

12/07/2018  The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) is proud to announce the award recipients honored at the 2018 GSA Awards Dinner Celebration that took place last evening in Santa Clara, California.

Iron-rich lamellae in the semiconductor

12/07/2018  HZDR researchers produce unusual crystal structure.

Global semiconductor sales increase 12.7% year-to-year in October

12/06/2018  The global semiconductor industry posted solid year-to-year growth in October and is on pace for its highest-ever annual sales in 2018, but growth has moderated in recent months.

Crystal clear: Understanding magnetism changes caused by crystal lattice expansion

12/06/2018  An international team including researchers from Osaka University reports the control of the complex magnetic ground states in a simple cubic crystal through careful selection of ions of different size.

SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium leads microelectronics into new era

12/06/2018  SEMI ISS 2019 kicks off Technology Leadership Series of the Americas.

Artificial synapses made from nanowires

12/05/2018  Scientists from Jülich together with colleagues from Aachen and Turin have produced a memristive element made from nanowires that functions in much the same way as a biological nerve cell.

SEMI launches new semiconductor manufacturing workforce development campaign

12/05/2018  The semiconductor manufacturing industry is fighting to attract, educate, and retain the necessary talent for its continued growth.

CEA-Leti develops circuits for neuromorphic processors that replace CMOS transistor-based TCAM memory with RRAM-based TCAM memory

12/05/2018  Leti, a research institute at CEA Tech, has proven that RRAM-based ternary-content addressable memory (TCAM) circuits, featuring the most compact structure developed to date, can meet the performance and reliability requirements of multicore neuromorphic processors.

A new light on significantly faster computer memory devices

12/04/2018  A team of scientists from Arizona State University's School of Molecular Sciences and Germany have published in Science Advances online today an explanation of how a particular phase-change memory (PCM) material can work one thousand times faster than current flash computer memory, while being significantly more durable with respect to the number of daily read-writes.

SEMI welcomes efforts to reduce U.S.-China trade tensions

12/04/2018  The U.S. plans to delay tariff increases on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, China has vowed to increase U.S. market access, and both parties are planning talks over the course of 90 days to address current frictions.

Global microelectronics experts develop SEMI's technology leadership series of the Americas

12/04/2018  World's largest lineup to advance industry roadmap in seven major conferences.

Silicon Labs joins Semiconductor Industry Association

12/03/2018  Silicon Labs President and CEO Tyson Tuttle elected to SIA board of directors.

New quantum materials could take computing devices beyond the semiconductor era

12/03/2018  Mutliferroics are promising candidates for new type of memory and logic circuits.

CEA-Leti and Silvaco to develop gate-all-around SPICE compact models for circuit design and tech co-optimization

12/03/2018  Leti and Silvaco Inc. today announced during the IEDM 2018 conference a project to create innovative and unified SPICE compact models for the design of advanced circuits using nanowire and nanosheet technologies.

Worldwide semiconductor equipment billings drop to $15.8B in third quarter 2018

12/03/2018  SEMI today reported that third quarter 2018 worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings dropped 5 percent from the previous quarter to US$15.8 billion but are 11 percent higher than the same quarter a year ago.

Micron President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra elected chair of Semiconductor Industry Association

11/30/2018  Keith Jackson, President, CEO, and Director of ON Semiconductor, elected SIA Vice Chair.

Samsung's big semi capex spending keeps pressure on competition

11/29/2018  Samsung's two-year capex spending of $46.8 billion nearly matches the combined two-year capex spending of $48.4 set by Intel and TSMC.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES announces industry's first 300mm SiGe foundry technology to meet growing data center and high-speed wireless demands

11/29/2018  Industry's most advanced high-speed SiGe technology now available on 300mm manufacturing line for terabit communications and automotive radar applications.




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