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MagnaChip to offer diversified products for Internet of Things applications

04/20/2015  MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products announced today that it has kicked-off an Internet of Things (IoT) task force and will offer diversified products with ultra-low power technology in anticipation of the fast growing IoT market.

Top 10 2015 semiconductor sales leaders forecast to include NXP/Freescale

04/17/2015  Total top 10 marketshare of semiconductor industry now back over 50 percent.

GaN Systems seals distribution deal in Japan and Asia

04/14/2015  GaN Systems Inc., a developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, today announced it has signed an agreement with Japanese semiconductor and electronic component distributor, Value Integrated Technology (Vitec).

Duke University research advances testing of 3D integrated circuits for cost-effective development of electronics

04/14/2015  Duke University researchers are working to advance the tools and methodologies used to test 3D integrated circuits (ICs), which promise to help ensure the ongoing development of higher performance, lower power semiconductor chips.

IDT appoints semiconductor veteran Robert A. Rango to Board of Directors

04/10/2015  Integrated Device Technology, Inc. today announced that Robert A. Rango, a former Broadcom Corp. executive with extensive leadership skills in the global semiconductor market, has been appointed to IDT’s Board of Directors, effective April 6, 2015.

New understanding of electromagnetism could enable 'antennas on a chip'

04/10/2015  A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge have unravelled one of the mysteries of electromagnetism, which could enable the design of antennas small enough to be integrated into an electronic chip. These ultra-small antennas - the so-called 'last frontier' of semiconductor design - would be a massive leap forward for wireless communications.

Techniques for simplifying pulsed measurements: Part 2

04/08/2015  Common pulsed measurement challenges are defined.

Future electronics based on carbon nanotubes

04/07/2015  The exceptional properties of tiny molecular cylinders known as carbon nanotubes have tantalized researchers for years because of the possibility they could serve as a successors to silicon in laying the logic for smaller, faster and cheaper electronic devices.

TSMC certifies Synopsys design tools for 16nm finFET plus production and for 10nm early design starts

04/06/2015  This certification enables mutual customers to deploy tools in Synopsys' Galaxy Design Platform for 16nm production designs and 10nm early engagements.

U.S.-headquartered companies capture bulk of IDM, fabless IC sales

04/03/2015  Recent acquisitions expeted to boost Europe's share in coming years.

Imaging tomorrow’s components, acoustically

04/02/2015  Packages are changing. Acoustic methods provide a way to image and analyze them.

Advanced analytics for yield improvement and zero defect in semiconductors

04/02/2015  Machine learning based advanced analytics for anomaly detection offers powerful techniques that can be used to achieve breakthroughs in yield and field defect rates.

Supplier Hub answers the needs of a changing semiconductor industry

04/02/2015  Supplier Hub answers the needs of a changing semiconductor industry.

NXP-Freescale fusion creates automotive semiconductor powerhouse, IHS Says

03/31/2015  The merged company would become the leading supplier of semiconductors to the automotive market, with at least $1 billion more revenue than the next-largest supplier, Renesas.

Imec and sureCore collaborate on SRAM Design IP

03/31/2015  sureCore Ltd., the low power SRAM IP company and nanoelectronics R&D center imec today announced that they are collaborating on low-power SRAM IP.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign research reduces microprocessor serial link power consumption

03/31/2015  SRC sponsored research promises to cut serial link power by 80 Percent, helping extend Moore’s Law.

Micron and Intel unveil new 3D NAND flash memory

03/26/2015  Micron Technology, Inc. and Intel Corporation today revealed the availability of their 3D NAND technology, the world’s highest-density flash memory.

Imec demonstrates 50GHz Ge waveguide electro-absorption modulator

03/25/2015  At this week’s OFC 2015, the largest global conference and exposition for optical communications, nanoelectronics research center imec, its associated lab at Ghent University (Intec), and Stanford University have demonstrated a compact germanium (Ge) waveguide electro-absorption modulator (EAM) with a modulation bandwidth beyond 50GHz.

Optoelectronics, sensors/actuators, and discretes growth accelerates

03/25/2015  After two years of sluggishness, O-S-D sales strengthen with an improving economy and a boost from new applications, says new 2015 report.

Stephen G. Daly joins MACOM's Board of Directors

03/24/2015  M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc., a supplier of high-performance analog RF, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic semiconductor products, today announced the appointment of Stephen G. Daly as an independent director.




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