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ClassOne enters ECD lab partnership with Shanghai Sinyang

04/14/2015  Semiconductor equipment manufacturer ClassOne Technology announced today that it has signed a joint electrochemical deposition (ECD) applications lab agreement with Shanghai Sinyang Semiconductor Materials Co., Ltd.

Fifty years of Moore's Law made possible by semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers worldwide

04/14/2015  April 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of one of the business world?'s most profound drivers, now commonly referred to as Moore's Law.

Sensor shipments strengthen but falling prices cut sales growth

04/10/2015  Sensor shipments are getting a big boost from the spread of embedded measurement functions for automated intelligent controls in systems and new high-volume applications, but sales growth is being pulled down significantly by price erosion in this once high-flying semiconductor marketplace.

2014: A year in review - Semiconductor equipment and materials market and outlook

04/09/2015  2014 was the second record breaking year in a row in terms of semiconductor device revenues; the industry grew a robust 10 percent to total $336 billion, according to the WSTS.

Techniques for simplifying pulsed measurements: Part 2

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

Flexible facilities for 450mm wafer fabs

04/07/2015  When the commercial semiconductor manufacturing industry decides to move to the next wafer size of 450mm, it will be time to re-consider equipment and facilities strategies.

Web tension control in roll-to-roll web processing

04/07/2015  Achieving precise registration accuracy is a factor of two related variables: web tension and transport velocity.

SEMI reports 2014 global semiconductor materials sales of $44.3B

04/07/2015  The global semiconductor materials market increased 3 percent in 2014 compared to 2013 while worldwide semiconductor revenues increased 10 percent.

Global semiconductor sales increase in February compared to last year

04/06/2015  The Semiconductor Industry Association today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $27.8 billion for the month of February 2015, an increase of 6.7 percent from February 2014 when sales were $26.0 billion.

C3Nano Inc. and Kimoto Ltd. Japan partner in a strategic alliance

04/02/2015  C3Nano, Inc., a developer and supplier of solution-based, transparent conductive inks and films announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Kimoto, Ltd. Japan.

Consider packaging requirements at the beginning, not the end, of the design cycle

04/02/2015  Consider these eight issues where the packaging team should be closely involved with the circuit design team.

Southeast Asia to spend $19B for semiconductor equipment and materials by 2016

04/02/2015  Programme information is now available on the inaugural SEMICON Southeast Asia, which will run from 22?24 April at SPICE in Penang.

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.

Solving molybdenum disulfide's 'thin' problem

03/27/2015  Research team increases material's light emission by twelve times.

LEDs Taiwan opens today in Taipei

03/25/2015  LED Taiwan, opening today at TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei, is Taiwan's only LED manufacturing-focused exposition.

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.

Seoul Semiconductor introduces new modules based on Acrich3 technology

03/24/2015  Seoul Semiconductor, a developer of LED technology, announced the availability of new Acrich3 modules for a wide range of residential and commercial lighting applications.

UW scientists build a nanolaser using a single atomic sheet

03/24/2015  University of Washington scientists have built a new nanometer-sized laser -- using the thinnest semiconductor available today -- that is energy efficient, easy to build and compatible with existing electronics.

2014 top MEMS players ranking: Rising of the first MEMS titan

03/24/2015  With an impressive 20 percent growth in MEMS revenue compared to 2013, and sales revenues of more than $1.2B, Robert Bosch GmbH is the clear #1.

Silicon Labs and Digi-Key challenge developer innovation with "Your IoT" design competition

03/24/2015  Silicon Labs and Digi-Key today announced an IoT design contest for pioneering developers who want to create connected "things" that will help make the world a smarter, more connected and energy-friendly place.




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