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IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting announces 2018 Call for Papers

05/22/2018  The 64th annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting(IEDM), to be held at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel December 1-5, 2018, has issued a Call for Papers seeking the world's best original work in all areas of microelectronics research and development.

SEMICON West adds WT | Wearable Technologies Conference co-location

05/22/2018  U.S. electronics manufacturing event expands with wearables program.

Photolithography for high resolution OLED displays

05/21/2018  Photolithography of organic semiconductors is an emerging technology that can enable high resolution OLED displays.

Global, U.S. electronics supply chains see healthy midyear business conditions

05/18/2018  The first quarter of this year was very strong globally, with growth across the entire electronics supply chain.

Plasma-Therm earns multiple 'RANKED 1st' awards in industry survey

05/17/2018  For the 20th year, a worldwide survey of semiconductor manufacturers has resulted in Plasma-Therm winning multiple awards for its systems and superior customer service.

3D-Micromac receives order for new microMIRA excimer laser lift-off system from dpiX

05/17/2018  More than 400 laser systems from 3D-Micromac installed worldwide; dozens of excimer laser systems used for display and microelectronics manufacturing.

Osram strengthens portfolio for security applications via acquisition

05/03/2018  Osram has added to its expertise in semiconductor-based optical security technology by acquiring US-based Vixar Inc.

Global expansion at more subdued pace

04/25/2018  Most key countries/regions saw a slowdown in growth in March based on their respective Purchasing Managers Indices. And in one case – South Korea – manufacturing moved into contraction.

Building crystals on a very hot surface

04/19/2018  A chemical reactor that operates at extremely high temperatures is being developed by KAUST and could improve the efficiency and economy of a commonly used process in the semiconductor industry, with flow-on benefits for Saudi Arabia's chemical industry.

Pixelligent Technologies closes $7.6M round of investments

04/19/2018  Latest funding will accelerate product commercialization and global customer adoption.

Toyoda Gosei achieves state-of-the-art high current operation with vertical GaN power semiconductor

04/16/2018  Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has achieved state-of-the-art high current operation in a vertical GaN power semiconductor developed using gallium nitride (GaN), a main material in blue LEDs.

Cree licenses GaN power patents to Nexperia

04/12/2018  Cree, Inc. announces that it signed a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing patent license agreement with Nexperia BV, a Dutch company.

Veeco wins compound semiconductor industry innovation award

04/11/2018  Flexible GENxcel™ MBE Deposition System earns Veeco its fourth Innovation Award in seven years.

ON Semiconductor selects Veeco tool for GaN electronics manufacturing

04/10/2018  Veeco Instruments Inc. today announced that ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON) has ordered its Propel High-volume Manufacturing (HVM) Gallium Nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) system.

U.S. federal government R&D spending for 2018 finalized

04/06/2018  Although many months past due, Congress on March 23 finalized the federal spending for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2018, only hours before a what would have been the third government shutdown of the year.

Osram and Continental sign joint venture contract

04/03/2018  Technology companies Osram and Continental have successfully completed negotiations on their joint venture, which is expected to begin operations in the second half of calendar year 2018.

Apple developing all key elements of microLED display technology

03/29/2018  If we did not know before, now we are all aware: microLEDs for display applications is a very hot topic and Apple is strongly commited to the development of its own technology.

Veeco achieves milestone with 100 automated MBE systems installed worldwide

03/27/2018  The installation of Veeco's GEN10 MBE System last month at Silanna Semiconductor PTY Ltd. in Australia marks this significant company milestone.

Atomically thin light-emitting device opens the possibility for 'invisible' displays

03/26/2018  UC Berkeley engineers have built a bright-light emitting device that is millimeters wide and fully transparent when turned off. The light emitting material in this device is a monolayer semiconductor, which is just three atoms thick.

U.S. trade tensions with China hit fever pitch

03/21/2018  Stiff tariffs and the dismantling of longstanding trade agreements – cornerstones of these new actions – will ripple through the semiconductor industry with particularly damaging effect.




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