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2018FLEX highlights opportunities, advances in flexible hybrid electronics

01/18/2018  2018FLEX, the Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Conference and Exhibition, will bring together more than 600 experts from around the world for business-critical insights and the latest technology in both flexible electronics and MEMS and sensors.

2018 will see first uses of 8K resolution display

01/16/2018  As the demand for super-large TV displays grow, the need for higher resolution is set to increase, seeing the first uses of 8K display in 2018, according to IHS Markit.

Nanostructured gate dielectric boosts stability of organic thin-film transistors

01/16/2018  A nanostructured gate dielectric may have addressed the most significant obstacle to expanding the use of organic semiconductors for thin-film transistors.

Advancing the path to organic electronics beyond cell phone screens

01/12/2018  A discovery by an international team of researchers from Princeton University, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Humboldt University in Berlin points the way to more widespread use of an advanced technology generally known as organic electronics.

Worldwide PC shipments declined 2% in 4Q17 and 2.8% for the year

01/12/2018  Amid market consolidation, the top four PC vendors accounted for 64% of shipments in 2017.

Talent pipeline key to enabling industry growth: Takeaways from SEMI Member Forum

01/10/2018  These were key highlights from a SEMI Member Forum in December that brought together industry representatives and students in Dresden to weigh in on job-skills challenges facing the electronics manufacturers and solutions for the industry to consider.

Semtech appoints Chris Chang to executive management team

01/09/2018  Semtech Corporation, a supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, today announced Chris Chang has joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Business Development.

Record number of OLED TVs shipped before the holidays

01/09/2018  With consumer television prices falling, global shipments of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs grew 133 percent year over year, reaching a new monthly record of 270,000 units in November 2017, during the lead-up to the holiday shopping season.

SEMI and Fab Owners Association strengthen supply chain

01/08/2018  With integration complete, FOA is managed as a Special Interest Group (SIG) within SEMI. FOA member companies will become full SEMI members, with FOA continuing to expand its global membership through SEMI's global network, while maintaining its unique community.

IHS Markit identifies the top eight technology trends for 2018

01/04/2018  From the Internet of Things to the cloud to artificial intelligence, industries are seeing a new wave of technologies that have the potential to transform and significantly impact the world around us.

New Vivid Color HDR technology, for thinner, brighter, more colorful experience

01/03/2018  An alternative for power-efficient portable HDR displays, in Notebook, Tablet, SmartPhone, Monitor, TV, AR, and VR applications.

Largest SEMICON China ever targets industry growth

12/19/2017  More than 70,000 players in the electronics manufacturing industry are expected to descend upon SEMICON China for technology and innovation insights to accelerate already strong industry growth.

Gen 10 and larger flat panel display capacity to grow at 59% CAGR to 2022

12/08/2017  Gen 10 and larger fabs to account for 26 percent of large-area capacity by 2020 from 4 percent in 2017.

How to tame the electromagnetic interference in the fabs and beyond

12/07/2017  Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is an increasingly important topic across the global electronics manufacturing supply chain.

Global semiconductor sales increase 21.9% year-to-year in October

12/05/2017  October marked the global industry's largest-ever monthly sales total.

SEMI-FlexTech Committee in China kicks off to drive global exchange and collaboration

12/04/2017  On October 27, SEMI China held a kickoff meeting for a new FlexTech Committee in Suzhou. FlexTech, a SEMI Strategic Association Partner, is devoted to fostering the growth, profitability and success of the flexible and printed electronics supply chain, and enabling the many smart products enabled by this new class of electronic intelligence.

Clear leads to fully transparent devices

12/04/2017  See-through electronic devices, such as transparent displays, smart windows and concealed circuits require completely translucent components if users are to digitally interact with their perceived surroundings and manipulate this information in real time. Now, KAUST researchers have devised a strategy that helps to integrate transparent conducting metal-oxide contacts with two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors into these devices.

Flat panel demand to grow 7.2% in 2018, biggest gain since 2014

12/01/2017  Global demand for flat panel displays by area is forecast to grow 7.2 percent to 210 million square meters in 2018 compared to 2017, according to IHS Markit.

Discovery points the way to better and cheaper transparent conductors

11/30/2017  Researchers at the University of Liverpool have made a discovery that could improve the conductivity of a type of glass coating which is used on items such as touch screens, solar cells and energy efficient windows.

Kateeva introduces the YIELDjet EXPLORE product family for OLED RGB pixel deposition

11/28/2017  Suite of inkjet deposition systems to enable R&D and pilot production of large-size OLED displays




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Environment, Safety & Health

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The semiconductor industry is an acknowledged global leader in promoting environmental sustainability in the design, manufacture, and use of its products, as well as the health and safety of its operations and impacts on workers in semiconductor facilities (fabs). We will examine trends and concerns related to emissions, chemical use, energy consumption and worker safety and health.

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Wafer Processing

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As the industry moves to 10nm and 7nm nodes, advances in wafer processing – etch, deposition, planarization, implant, cleaning, annealing, epitaxy among others – will be required. Manufacturers are looking for new solutions for sustained strain engineering, FinFETs, FDSOI and multi-gate technologies, 3D NAND, and high mobility transistors.

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