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SEMICON Europa opens tomorrow in Grenoble, France

10/24/2016  SEMICON Europa will open its doors tomorrow, showcasing the latest product, tools, and technologies for advanced microelectronics manufacturing.

ams schedules 2017 multi-project wafer starts for analog foundry customers

10/24/2016  180nm CMOS and HV-CMOS MPW runs are now manufactured in ams' 200mm fabrication facility in Austria.

Messe München and SEMI Europe announce new alliance

10/24/2016  SEMICON Europa co-locating with productronica and electronica, expanding electronics focus.

Ultralow power transistors could function for years without a battery

10/21/2016  A new design for transistors which operate on 'scavenged' energy from their environment could form the basis for devices which function for months or years without a battery, and could be used for wearable or implantable electronics.

New perovskite solar cell design could outperform existing commercial technologies

10/21/2016  Stanford, Oxford team creates high-efficiency tandem cells.

Semiconductor equipment bookings continue to outpace equipment billings in new book-to-bill report

10/21/2016  A book-to-bill of 1.05 means that $105 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.

Exploring defects in nanoscale devices for possible quantum computing applications

10/20/2016  Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology in collaboration with the University of Cambridge have studied the interaction between microwave fields and electronic defect states inside the oxide layer of field-effect transistors at cryogenic temperatures.

2016 IC market forecast raised from -2% to +1%

10/19/2016  Rebound in DRAM market helps raise outlook for total IC market.

SEMI Korea Members Day provides industry insights and networking

10/19/2016  SEMI Korea has hosted a SEMI member event every year for its members since 2008 to provide networking opportunities and insight on the ever-changing issues in the industry.

HSA Foundation announces new developments in heterogeneous systems architecture from Northeastern University

10/18/2016  The HSA Foundation has expanded its Academic Partnership Program with the addition of Northeastern University as the first HSA Academic Center of Excellence.

SMIC TianJin launches capacity expansion project

10/18/2016  After the project's completion, SMIC TianJin is expected to become the world's largest integrated 8-inch IC production line.

Avery Dennison and NXP lead the industry in more sustainable RFID production

10/18/2016  NXP doubles production capacity with new innovation for UHF RFID solutions.

Samsung starts industry's first mass production of System-on-Chip with 10nm finFET technology

10/17/2016  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that it has commenced mass production of System-on-Chip (SoC) products with 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET technology for which would make it first in the industry.

Peregrine Semiconductor wins 2016 ECN IMPACT Award

10/14/2016  Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator), announces that the UltraCMOS PE42723 high linearity RF switch has won an ECN IMPACT Award in the market disruptor category.

Wafer shipments forecast to increase in 2016, 2017 and 2018

10/13/2016  SEMI recently completed its annual silicon shipment forecast for the semiconductor industry. This forecast provides an outlook for the demand in silicon units for the period 2016–2018.

SEMI announces retirement of president and CEO

10/13/2016  McGuirk will continue to lead SEMI in his current capacity until a successor is appointed.

2016 wafer demand grows while semiconductor chip revenue declines, says Semico Research

10/11/2016  Total wafer demand is expected to return to historical growth rates over the next five years. However, what is uncharacteristic of the past is the wide range of decline and growth that will be logged by specific product categories and technologies.

200mm fabs on the rise

10/11/2016  Examining 200mm capacity over the years, the highest level of 200mm capacity was recorded in 2007 and the lowest following this peak in 2009.

GaN power devices industry: fast and furious

10/10/2016  Nothing raises more suspicion today: 2015 - 2016 have been exciting years for the GaN power business: 600V GaN is today commercially available, after many ups and downs.

Companies maximizing 300mm, 200mm wafer capacity

10/07/2016  Reliance on existing wafer sizes increases as near-term outlook for 450mm wafers fades.




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