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The first nanometrically-sized superelastic alloy

06/09/2017  UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country's researchers have explored superelasticity properties on a nanometric scale based on shearing an alloy's pillars down to nanometric size.

AMOLED TV panel shipments to top 10 million units by 2023

06/06/2017  As panel makers are increasingly targeting the premium TV market, active-matrix organic light-emitting diode TV panel shipments are expected to exceed 10 million units by 2023, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 42 percent from 2017.

Air Products invests in six industrial gas plants to support electronics manufacturing industry in China

06/05/2017  Air Products announced it has recently received multiple, long-term supply awards from semiconductor and flat panel display manufacturers in China as the country's electronics manufacturing industry continues to boom.

Queen's researcher's 'miracle material' discovery could end cracked smart devices

06/02/2017  A Queen's University researcher has led an international team of scientists to the discovery of a new material, which could finally bring an end to the misery of cracked smartphone and tablet screens.

2017FLEX Monterey focuses on accelerating to manufacturing as industry growth escalates

05/15/2017  FlexTech's annual Flexible Electronics Conference and Exhibit -- 2017FLEX -- is set for the Hyatt Regency Hotel & Spa in Monterey, Calif. from June 19-22, 2017.

2017FLEX Korea: First flexible hybrid electronics conference in Korea

05/10/2017  Today FlexTech, A SEMI Strategic Association Partner, announced the full agenda for the inaugural flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) conference coming up on May 31-June 1 in Seoul at COEX Exhibition Center.

Primary automotive display systems market valued at $11.6B globally in 2017

05/08/2017  Will grow to nearly $21 billion in 2022, IHS Markit says.

Tianma selects Orbotech solutions for its flex AMOLED Gen 6 fab

05/08/2017  Orbotech Ltd. announced today that Tianma Micro-electronics Co. Ltd. has selected Orbotech's ArrayChecker and Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) solutions for its production line upgrade to flexible AMOLED technology.

Discovery of new transparent thin film material could improve electronics and solar cells

05/08/2017  Conductivity is highest-ever for thin film oxide semiconductor material.

Panel shipment forecast rises for Q2, 2017 ahead of new product model launches

05/03/2017  Global liquid crystal display (LCD) and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel shipments are expected to increase by 7 percent in the second quarter of 2017 quarter to quarter to 646.7 million units, a rebound from a 9 percent quarter-to-quarter decrease in the first quarter, according to IHS Markit.

Flexible, organic and biodegradable: Stanford researchers develop new wave of electronics

05/02/2017  A new semiconductor developed by Stanford researchers is as flexible as skin and easily degradable. It could have diverse medical and environmental applications, without adding to the mounting pile of global electronic waste.

ASML, ZEISS file joint patent infringement lawsuits against Nikon

04/28/2017  ASML and ZEISS today announced that both companies are filing initial legal claims against Nikon for infringement of more than 10 patents.

Entegris acquires MicroElectronics filtration product line from W. L. Gore & Associates

04/25/2017  The transaction expands Entegris' portfolio of filtration solutions for semiconductor, OLED and flat panel display applications.

Galaxy S8 materials costs highest by far compared to previous versions, IHS Markit teardown reveals

04/25/2017  The new Samsung Galaxy S8 equipped with 64 gigabytes (GB) of NAND flash memory carries a bill of materials (BOM) cost that comes out to US$301.60, much higher than for previous versions of the company’s smartphones, according to a preliminary estimate from IHS Markit.

SEMICON Southeast Asia attendance surges on disruptive technology

04/25/2017  Today, SEMI announced that SEMICON Southeast Asia 2017 (SEMICON SEA 2017) is reporting an increase of up to 30 percent in attendees this year.

Wonder material? Novel nanotube structure strengthens thin films for flexible electronics

04/24/2017  Reflecting the structure of composites found in nature and the ancient world, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have synthesized thin carbon nanotube (CNT) textiles that exhibit both high electrical conductivity and a level of toughness that is about fifty times higher than copper films, currently used in electronics.

New quantum liquid crystals may play role in future of computers

04/21/2017  New state of matter may have applications in ultrafast quantum computers.

Graphene Flagship researches create thin film transistors printed with layered materials

04/07/2017  Graphene Flagship researchers from AMBER at Trinity College Dublin have fabricated printed transistors consisting entirely of layered materials.

Spray-on memory could enable bendable digital storage

04/04/2017  Nanowire ink enables flexible, programmable electronics on materials like paper, plastic or fabric.

The ConFab preview

04/01/2017  The agenda is set for The ConFab, to be held May 14-17, 2017 in San Diego at the iconic Hotel del Coronado.




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