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Orbotech's SPTS Technologies honored with Queen's Award for Enterprise in Innovation 2018

04/24/2018  The award recognizes SPTS's development of novel physical vapor deposition (PVD) process solutions for Fan-Out Wafer Level Packaging (FOWLP) of semiconductor devices.

Semiconductor assembly and packaging services: Rising number of fabs is driving the market

04/23/2018  Technavio market research analysts forecast the global semiconductor assembly and packaging services market to grow at a CAGR of close to 5% during the period 2018-2022, according to their latest report.

Mobile Semiconductor's 22nm ULL memory compiler joins the GlobalFoundries FDXcelerator Partner Program

04/20/2018  This new embedded SRAM technology on 22nm FDX offers the best in class memory solution using the GLOBALFOUNDRIES low leakage FDSOI bit cells and ultra-low leakage devices.

Nexperia secures $800M financing to fund future growth plans

04/19/2018  Discrete semiconductor company’s refinancing supported by major global banks.

Boston Semi Equipment recognized for excellence by Texas Instruments

04/19/2018  Boston Semi Equipment today announced it is a recipient of the 2017 Texas Instruments Supplier Excellence Award (SEA).

SEMI and TechSearch International report global semiconductor packaging materials market reaches $16.7B

04/18/2018  SEMI, the industry association representing the global electronics manufacturing supply chain, and TechSearch International today reported that the global semiconductor packaging materials market reached $16.7 billion in 2017.

Amkor factories receive key automotive certification

04/16/2018  Amkor Technology, Inc. today announced that multiple factories have passed certification audits for IATF 16949:2016, a key certification required for manufacturers who supply products to the automotive market

Worldwide PC shipments declined 1.4% in first quarter of 2018

04/12/2018  Worldwide PC shipments totaled 61.7 million units in the first quarter of 2018, a 1.4 percent decline from the first quarter of 2017, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.

Toshiba releases automotive 40V N-channel power MOSFETs in new package

04/11/2018  Reduced on-resistance from use of a small low-resistance package.

6 key takeaways from ISS Europe 2018

04/11/2018  With its leading research and development hubs, materials and equipment companies and chipmakers, the EU is in a strategic position in the global electronics value chain to support the growth of emerging applications such as autonomous driving, internet of things, artificial intelligence and deep learning.

ON Semiconductor introduces digital image sensor with low light sensitivity and signal-noise ratio

04/10/2018  ON Semiconductor introduced the industry’s first 1/1.7-inch 2.1 megapixel CMOS image sensor featuring ON Semiconductor’s newly developed 4.2?m Back Side Illuminated (BSI) pixels.

The 2018 Symposia on VLSI Technology & Circuits covers converging trends in machine learning, artificial intelligence & the IoT

04/09/2018  The 2018 Symposia on VLSI Technology & Circuits will deliver a unique perspective into the technological ecosystem of converging industry trends – machine learning, IoT, artificial intelligence, wearable/implantable biomedical applications, big data, and cloud computing – the emerging technologies needed for 'smart living.'

POET Technologies and SilTerra announce partnership to develop and manufacture POET's Optical Interposer Platform

04/09/2018  The partnership is expected to accelerate the path to commercial production of the Optical Interposer, which will enable optical engines for single-mode transceiver modules and other high bandwidth devices

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.

Double perovskites in environmentally friendly solar cells

04/05/2018  Long electron-hole diffusion length in high-quality lead-free double perovskite films.

Leti silicon photonics design kit available for Synopsys OptoDesigner PIC design solution

04/05/2018  Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech, today announced Leti's silicon photonics process design kit (PDK) for photonic circuits is available in the Synopsys PhoeniX OptoDesigner suite.

Kingston introduces entry-level PCIe NVMe SSD

04/04/2018  The M.2 drive is Kingston’s first entry-level consumer-grade PCIe NVMe SSD utilizing 3D NAND.

Fraunhofer ISE and EV group achieve 33.3% efficiency with silicon-based multi-junction solar cell

04/04/2018  The Fraunhofer researchers achieved the high conversion efficiency of the silicon-based multi-junction solar cell with extremely thin 0.002 mm semiconductor layers of III-V compound semiconductors, bonding them to a silicon solar cell.

Toshiba Corporation welcomes Nobuaki Kurumatani as Chairman and CEO

04/02/2018  Nobuaki Kurumatani today took office as the first Chairman and CEO of Toshiba Corporation to be appointed from outside the company in over 50 years.

China now world's largest consumer of semiconductor packaging equipment and materials

04/02/2018  Fueled by heavy government investment, IC packaging and testing in China generated $29 billion in revenue in 2017, making China the world's largest consumer of packaging equipment and materials.




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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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