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Cellphones pass PCs as biggest systems market and IC user

12/03/2013  Tablets and wireless networks are expected to show highest growth rates through 2017.

Lab school brings manufacturing technologies to middle-school classrooms

12/03/2013  A partnership among the University of Virginia's (UVa) Schools of Education and Engineering and the Charlottesville Public Schools has led to the launch of Buford Engineering Design Academy, a laboratory school for advanced manufacturing.

Nanotubes can solder themselves, markedly improving device performance

11/26/2013  University of Illinois researchers have developed a way to heal gaps in wires too small for even the world’s tiniest soldering iron.

ASMC 2014 offers opportunity for presenters

11/14/2013  SEMI announced today that the deadline for presenters to submit an abstract for the 25th annual SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference (ASMC) is extended to November 28.

Plastic Electronics Conference to rotate between Dresden and Grenoble beginning in 2014

11/07/2013  SEMI, the global trade organization representing the nano- and micro-electronic manufacturing supply chains, today announced that next year’s Plastic Electronics Conference (PE2014) will be held in Grenoble, France and alternate with Dresden, Germany in future years to better address pan-European opportunities and challenges in Plastic Electronics.

Flexible display market to reach $67.7 billion by 2023

11/07/2013  The display industry has developed towards in realizing large-screen and high quality image so far. But in the future, the development directions would go toward the reasonably priced flexible displays.

Non-ITO film to make up 34% of transparent conductive film market in 2017

11/01/2013  This year is a significant year for the touch panel market as adoption of non-ITO films made of silver nanowire, copper mesh, silver mesh, silver halide, and silver nano particle has been examined and implemented in full scale

Will 2014 be the Next Golden Year?

10/30/2013  Some unexpected underdogs spur spending spree.

Larger screen sizes and higher resolution are driving TV panel demand in a struggling market

10/29/2013  The TV market has experienced a significant slowdown in growth over the past couple of years and, with OLEDs delayed, there have been no significant new premium features to drive consumer interest and spur replacement demand.

Micron appoints Brian Angell as VP of Advanced Controller Development

10/24/2013  Micron Technology, Inc. today announced that the company has named Brian Angell, vice president, Advanced Controller Development.

Booming market for touch-screen notebook PC displays hits speed bump in second quarter

10/17/2013  How bad were conditions in the notebook PC market during the second quarter?

Applied Materials launches new metal oxide display tech

10/16/2013  Applied Materials, Inc. today announced new technology systems for manufacturing large size and ultra-high definition (UHD) LCD and OLED displays that meet the demand for greater screen performance, clarity, color and brightness.

AMOLED panel shipments surge in Q2

10/16/2013  Largely driven by demand from upscale Samsung smartphones, particularly the Galaxy S4, global shipments of high-end active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) display panels posted impressive sequential growth of 16 percent in the second quarter.

A new photoresist technology for organic semiconductors enabling submicron patterns

09/26/2013  Fujifilm and imec have developed a new photoresist technology for organic semiconductors that enables the realization of submicron patterns.

Stanford scientists publish theory, formula to improve 'plastic' semiconductors

09/24/2013  A better understanding of the conductive properties of flexible semiconductors will aid in the development of bendable electronics.

Applied Materials to merge with Tokyo Electron

09/24/2013  Applied Materials Inc. and Tokyo Electron Limited today announced Applied Materials agreed to merge with Tokyo Electron.

Mobility now driving the industry

09/18/2013  It’s apparent that the world’s appetite for electronics has never been greater. That has increasingly taken the form of mobile electronics, including smartphones, tablets and tablets and the new “phablets.” People want to watch movies and live sports on their phones.

Flexible OLED market to rise to $100 million in 2014

09/11/2013  Following Samsung’s introduction of the first flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) products this year, demand for these elastic displays is expected to grow by more than a factor of four next year, with sales reaching nearly $100 million in 2014.? ?

University of Pennsylvania develops computer model that will help design flexible touchscreens

09/10/2013  Electronic devices with touchscreens are ubiquitous, and one key piece of technology makes them possible: transparent conductors. However, the cost and the physical limitations of the material these conductors are usually made of are hampering progress toward flexible touchscreen devices.




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