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Tiniest imperfections make big impacts in nano-patterned materials

06/28/2016  A Clarkson University research team reports surprising findings that could have significant impact for constructing nano-patterned materials in electronic, magnetic or optical devices.

Building a smart cardiac patch

06/27/2016  'Bionic' cardiac patch could one day monitor and respond to cardiac problems.

Presto Engineering signs agreement with NAGRA for secure product production

06/27/2016  Presto will provide supply chain management and production services for several of NAGRA’s key products in the Pay TV market.

SMIC acquires LFoundry

06/27/2016  Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation jointly announces with LFoundry Europe GmbH and Marsica Innovation S.p.A., the signing of an agreement on June 24, 2016 to purchase a 70% stake of LFoundry for a consideration of 49 million EUR.

Brite Semiconductor and Semitech Semiconductor collaborate on industrial M2M SoC

06/24/2016  This SoC is designed to support M2M communication in the global industrial and energy transmission market via PLC/wireless modes.

Photovoltaic cells replicate rose petals

06/24/2016  With a surface resembling that of plants, solar cells improve light-harvesting and thus generate more power.

Automotive semiconductor market grows slightly in 2015 while ranks shift

06/22/2016  Despite slower growth for the automotive industry and exchange rate fluctuations, the automotive semiconductor market grew at a modest 0.2 percent year over year, reaching $29 billion in 2015, according to IHS.

EV Group scores fourth consecutive triple crown win in annual VLSIresearch customer satisfaction survey

06/21/2016  EV Group (EVG) today announced that, for the fourth successive year, it has earned all three awards resulting from VLSIresearch Inc.'s annual Customer Satisfaction Survey.

Solar cells for greener and safer energies

06/21/2016  ICFO researchers report on low-temperature, solution-processed, environmentally friendly inorganic solar cells made with Earth-abundant materials capable of operating with a power conversion of 6.3 percent.

IoT demands: Are we ready?

06/21/2016  Leading companies within critical industry segments answer questions about the state of technology preparedness for the Internet-of-Things.

Circuit technology that resolves issues with high-frequency piezoelectric resonators

06/17/2016  Realizing compact, low-cost, high-speed radio communication systems for the IoT age.

ams acquires CCMOSS

06/16/2016  ams, a manufacturer of high performance sensor and analog solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Cambridge CMOS Sensors Ltd (CCMOSS), a developer of micro hotplate structures for gas sensing and infrared applications, in an all-cash transaction.

Electronic nose using CMOS integrated circuits analyzes breath

06/16/2016  Researchers at the Texas Analog Center of Excellence(TxACE), a Semiconductor Research Corporation(SRC)-funded research effort centered at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), are working to develop an affordable electronic nose that can be used in breath analysis for a wide range of health diagnosis.

Leti Innovation Day in Lyon will explore new security challenges and responses for a safe connected world

06/15/2016  Leti, an institute of CEA Tech, is hosting a one-day conference covering "System Reliability & Security in a Connected World" in Lyon, France, on June 23.

Day 2 at The ConFab 2016: Success in semiconductor growth and fab management

06/14/2016  During the Tuesday morning sessions, ConFab attendees heard from speakers from Mentor Graphics, Intel, Infineon Technologies, Quantum Clean, and Edwards.

Gartner says worldwide smartphone sales to slow in 2016

06/14/2016  Gartner, Inc. said global smartphone sales will continue to slow and will no longer grow in double digits.

Changing markets drive smarter manufacturing by IC sector

06/13/2016  The changing market for ICs means the end of business as usual for the greater semiconductor supply chain. Smarter use of data analytics looks like a key strategy to get new products more quickly into high yield production at improved margins.

Kicking off #TheConFab2016

06/13/2016  The ConFab 2016 kicked off this morning with speakers from GlobalFoundries, Silicon Catalyst, imec, TechInsights, CEA Leti, and New York Empire State Development.

Scientists design energy-carrying particles called 'topological plexcitons'

06/10/2016  Scientists at UC San Diego, MIT and Harvard University have engineered "topological plexcitons," energy-carrying particles that could help make possible the design of new kinds of solar cells and miniaturized optical circuitry.

Countdown to Node 5: Moving beyond FinFETs

06/10/2016  A forum of industry experts at SEMICON West 2016 will discuss the challenges associated with getting from node 10 -- which seems set for HVM -- to nodes 7 and 5.




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