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Researchers quantify factors for reducing power semiconductor resistance by two-thirds

12/05/2017  Discovery expected to lower energy consumption in electric power equipment.

SEMI reports record quarterly billings of $14.3B

12/05/2017  Quarterly billings of US$14.3 billion set an all-time record for quarterly billings, exceeding the record level set in the second quarter of this year.

ISS Europe 2018: Strategies and innovations to compete globally

12/01/2017  Electronics manufacturing executives will attend Europe’s SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS Europe) in Dublin, Ireland on 4-6 March.

Google’s head of Quantum AI Lab to keynote at The ConFab 2018

12/01/2017  The ConFab 2018, to be held at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on May 21-23, is thrilled to announce the newest opening day Keynote speaker, Professor John M. Martinis.

Semiconductor industry continues upward trend toward record year

11/30/2017  The semiconductor industry continued its upward trend in the third quarter of 2017, notching 12 percent sequential growth with strength across all application markets, according to IHS Markit.

Soitec announces substrate breakthrough for 3D image sensing devices

11/30/2017  Soitec, a designer and manufacturer of semiconductor materials for the electronics industry, today announced the latest generation of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates in its Imager-SOI product line designed specifically for fabricating front-side imagers for near-infrared (NIR) applications including advanced 3D image sensors.

Advantest launches automated IC handler with thermal control for use in semiconductor engineering labs

11/29/2017  Semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation has developed the M4171 handler to meet the mobile electronics market's needs for cost-efficient thermal control testing of ICs with high power dissipation during device characterization and pre-production bring up.

Cadence appoints Anirudh Devgan as President

11/17/2017  Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that Anirudh Devgan, executive vice president and general manager of the Digital & Signoff Group and the System & Verification Group, has been appointed president of Cadence, effective immediately.

Broadcom completes acquisition of Brocade Communications Systems

11/17/2017  Broadcom Limited, a semiconductor device supplier to the wired, wireless, enterprise storage, and industrial end markets, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

Semiconducting carbon nanotubes can reduce noise in carbon nanotube interconnects

11/17/2017  Crosstalk and noise can become a major source of reliability problems of CNT based VLSI interconnects in the near future.

TEL NEXX modernizes shop floor data collection and quality control with InfinityQS ProFicient

11/16/2017  Quality Intelligence solution enables chip metallization provider to improve accuracy and timeliness of data capture, rapidly respond to issues, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

SkyWater significantly expands pure-play technology foundry customer base

11/16/2017  SkyWater Technology Foundry announces that it has been assigned the Specialty Foundry customer relationships from Cypress Semiconductor Corporation.

Electronics industry conference to debut in Kuala Lumpur

11/15/2017  SEMICON Southeast Asia 2018 to bolster growing semiconductor industry in the region.

Will Samsung's 2017 semi capex deliver knockout blow to competition?

11/15/2017  The company’s $26 billion in 2017 outlays expected to be more than Intel and TSMC combined.

First SEMICON Europa opens this year in co-location with productronica

11/14/2017  Semiconductor industry back on track for growth in Europe -- major new investments.

Leti demonstrates world's first 300mm wafer-to-wafer direct hybrid bonding with 1-micron pitch

11/13/2017  New pitch record in copper hybrid bonding with outstanding wafer-to-wafer overlay accuracy represents a breakthrough in enabling 3D high-density IC applications.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor announces shield gate technology generation 2 100V 3.6mOhm MOSFET

11/09/2017  Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited today announced the release of AONS66916 production utilizing the latest Alpha Shield Gate Technology Generation 2 (AlphaSGT2).

Automotive electronic systems growth strongest through 2021

11/09/2017  IC Market Drivers 2018 report ranks major end-use applications and their impact on IC market growth.

A*STAR IME's new multi-chip FOWLP development line to drive innovation and growth in semiconductor industry

11/08/2017  A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) has established a development line to accelerate the development of fan-out wafer level packaging (FOWLP) capabilities for next-generation Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.

DARPA's new initiative

11/08/2017  Earlier this year, DARPA's Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) announced a new Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI) "to open pathways for far-reaching improvements in electronics performance well beyond the limits of traditional scaling."




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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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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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