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Innodisk bringing the next-generation NAND flash to the industrial embedded market

10/31/2018  Innodisk is launching its industrial-grade 3D NAND SSD series, making the newest NAND flash technology available for the challenging requirements of embedded and industrial applications.

Netronome announces open chiplet architecture for advanced SoC designs

10/31/2018  Netronome today announced an open architecture for domain-specific accelerators designed to significantly reduce the burgeoning cost of silicon development as demanded by modern data center server, edge computing and automotive applications.

Tests show integrated quantum chip operations possible

10/31/2018  For the first time, an Australian team has combined 2 fundamental quantum techniques on an integrated silicon platform, confirming the promise silicon -- the basis of all modern computer chips -- for quantum computing.

pSemi announces frequency extension and volume production of the 55 GHz Digital Step Attenuator (DSA)

10/30/2018  This mmWave product is the world's first single-chip silicon-on-insulator (SOI) DSA to support the entire 9 kHz to 55 GHz frequency range.

A solar cell that does double duty for renewable energy

10/30/2018  Researchers develop an artificial photosynthesis system that generates hydrogen fuel and electricity at the same time.

Global semiconductor sales in September up 13.8% year-to-year

10/29/2018  Q3 sales are highest on record, 4.1 percent more than previous quarter, 13.8 percent higher than Q3 of last year.

Synopsys advances Test Fusion technology with test points to reduce manufacturing costs and boost quality

10/29/2018  Accelerates achieving test goals while meeting power, performance, and area targets.

New chip measures multiple cellular responses to speed drug discovery

10/29/2018  Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have designed a cellular interfacing array using low-cost electronics that measures multiple cellular properties and responses in real time.

SEMI Europe supports joint call to candidates for 2019 European elections

10/29/2018  SEMI Europe today confirmed its support for the joint call to future Members of the European Parliament to put industry at the core of the European Union's future.

SEMI shares industry feedback on RoHS review roadmap with European Commission

10/26/2018  SEMI recently shared industry feedback with the European Commission on the roadmap for reviewing RoHS (the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment).

Highly efficient wet-processed solar cells with molecules in the same orientation

10/26/2018  Researchers at Kanazawa University report in the journal Organic Electronics documents a new method for controlling the orientation of conducting molecules in organic solar cells that results in the enhanced light adsorption and performance of the cells.

KLA-Tencor announces plans to establish R&D facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan

10/25/2018  KLA-Tencor Corporation has announced plans to establish a research-and-development (R&D) center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Optoelectronics, sensors/actuators, discretes climb again

10/25/2018  In 2018, a mixed bag of higher prices, shortages, and new imaging applications is driving up total O-S-D sales by 11% and expected to set a ninth consecutive record-high level of combined revenues.

The ASOPS system as a multiphysics measurement device for research and industry

10/25/2018  Insights into the rise of ASynchronous OPtical Sampling technology as one of the future measurement standard and how it can be used in the industry.

Cadence custom/AMS flow certified on Samsung 7LPP process technology

10/24/2018  Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that its custom and analog/mixed-signal (AMS) IC design tools have achieved certification for Samsung Foundry’s 7nm Low Power Plus (7LPP) process technology.

Ferdinand-Braun-Institute selects Solstice S8 for automated plating and solvent processes

10/24/2018  ClassOne Technology, a supplier of new wet process tools to the 200mm and below semiconductor manufacturing industry, today announced the sale of its flagship Solstice S8 wet process tool to the Ferdinand-Braun-Institute (FBH) in Berlin, Germany.

North American semiconductor equipment industry posts September 2018 billings

10/24/2018  North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.09 billion in billings worldwide in September 2018 (three-month average basis), according to the September Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published today by SEMI.

Inexpensive chip-based device may transform spectrometry

10/23/2018  Tiny device could replace expensive lab-scale equipment for many applications.

U.S. announces trade talks with Japan, the EU, and UK; Action will benefit semiconductor industry

10/22/2018  Last week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), on instruction from President Trump, notified Congress that the administration intends to begin bilateral trade negotiations with Japan, the European Union (EU), and the United Kingdom.

MagnaChip to begin volume production of new automotive display driver IC

10/22/2018  MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platform solutions, today announced that volume production of a new Display Driver IC (DDIC) for automotive panel displays has begun.




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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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