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SEMICON West 2018 to spotlight smart technologies, workforce development

03/20/2018  SEMICON West has opened registration for the July 10-12, 2018, exposition at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

SPONSORED: At LED Expo Thailand 2018, exhibition space is filling up fast. Hurry, book your space now!

03/19/2018  The 6th annual LED Expo Thailand 2018, which is aimed at bringing together LED & lighting industry with buyers, specialists and suppliers to the Challenger 1, IMPACT Exhibition Center in Bangkok, Thailand on May 10-12, 2018.

Si2 approves two IC design simulation standards for fast-growing gallium nitride market

03/14/2018  The Silicon Integration Initiative's (Si2) Compact Model Coalition (CMC) has approved two integrated circuit design simulation standards that target the fast-growing global market for gallium nitride semiconductors.

UCLA researchers develop a new class of two-dimensional materials

03/09/2018  New kinds of 'superlattices' could lead to improvements in electronics, from transistors to LEDs.

Samsung enhances chip-scale LED package lineup with industry’s highest luminous efficacies

03/08/2018  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that it has achieved the industry’s highest light efficacies for its fillet-enhanced chip-scale package (FEC) LED lineup.

Kevin Martin joins Lumileds as SVP of Quality

03/05/2018  Lumileds announced the appointment of Kevin Martin as Senior Vice President of Quality, effective March 1. Martin has over 30 years of experience in Quality, most recently serving as VP of Global Quality at Flextronics.

Executive viewpoints: 2018 outlook

03/05/2018  Each year, Solid State Technology turns to industry leaders to hear viewpoints on the technological and economic outlook for the upcoming year. Read through these expert opinions on what to expect in 2018.

Cree, Inc. announces long-term silicon carbide wafer supply agreement with Infineon

02/26/2018  Cree, Inc. announces that it signed a strategic long-term agreement to produce and supply its Wolfspeed silicon carbide (SiC) wafers to Infineon Technologies AG.

Smart lighting market to grow at 21.50% CAGR to 2023

02/23/2018  ReportsnReports.com adds Smart Lighting Market is forecast to reach $20.98 billion by 2023 from $7.93 billion in 2018 at a CAGR of 21.50% during (2018-2023) driven by the modernization and development of infrastructure to transform cities into smart cities, need for energy-efficient lighting systems, increasing adoption and decreasing cost of LEDs, increased demand for intelligent solutions for street lighting systems, and growing awareness about energy savings among consumers and governments worldwide.

Seoul Semiconductor files third patent infringement litigation against Mouser for sale of Everlight products in Italy

02/09/2018  According to the complaint, Seoul has asserted that Mouser is liable for selling such LED products that infringe Seoul's patent rights. Based on the alleged infringement, Seoul has sought a permanent injunction, damages, withdrawal from the market, and destruction of such products.

Annual semiconductor sales increase 21.6%, top $400B for first time

02/05/2018  Global industry posts highest-ever annual, quarterly, and monthly sales.

A crystal method

01/31/2018  UCSB researchers unlock another piece of the puzzle that is crystal growth.

Seoul Semiconductor achieves $1.04B record annual revenues for fiscal year 2017

01/30/2018  The 16% rise in consolidated revenues far exceeds the industry average, which grew 2% during the same period.

Sino IP office rules in favor of AMEC by rendering Veeco Instruments' susceptorless reactor patent invalid

01/29/2018  Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. today announced that the Patent Re-examination Board (PRB) of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) in China, ruled on Jan. 23 that all patent claims relating to patent number ZL 01822507.1 held by Veeco Instruments Inc. are invalid.

Turbulent times ahead for trade

01/25/2018  International trade is one of the best tools to spur growth and create high-skill and high-paying jobs. Over 40 million American jobs rely on trade, and this is particularly true in the semiconductor supply chain. Over the past three decades, the semiconductor industry has averaged nearly double-digit growth rates in revenue and, by 2030, the semiconductor supply chain is forecast to reach $1 trillion.

Scientists reveal the fundamental limitation in the key material for solid-state lighting

01/24/2018  For the first time an international research group has revealed the core mechanism that limits the indium (In) content in indium gallium nitride ((In, Ga)N) thin films - the key material for blue light emitting diodes (LED).

Value of semiconductor industry M&A deals slows dramatically in 2017

01/18/2018  Numerous smaller deals were made but "megadeals" were scarce last year.

Researchers propose new gas-solid reaction for high-speed perovskite photodetector

01/16/2018  The gas-solid reaction method provides a full coverage of the perovskite film and avoids the damage from the organic solvent, which is beneficial for the light capture and electrons transportation, resulting in a faster response time and stability for the perovskite photodetector.

Expanded SiC Schottky diode line from Littelfuse reduces switching losses, increases efficiency and robustness

01/16/2018  Littelfuse, Inc. today introduced four new series of 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky Diodes from its GEN2 product family, which was originally released in May 2017.

Extremely bright and fast light emission

01/11/2018  An international team of researchers from ETH Zurich, IBM Research Zurich, Empa and four American research institutions have found the explanation for why a class of nanocrystals that has been intensively studied in recent years shines in such incredibly bright colours.




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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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