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Silvaco appoints Babak Taheri as Chief Technology Officer

10/22/2018  Dr. Taheri will be taking Silvaco’s advanced positions in FinFET and beyond nodes, novel materials, emerging memory and advanced display technologies, to the next level.

Samsung debuts semiconductor innovations at Samsung Tech Day

10/19/2018  Technologies introduced at the event include 7nm LPP EUV, SmartSSD and 256GB 3DS RDIMM.

GaN semiconductor specialist Exagan forms Taiwan subsidiary

10/18/2018  Exagan, an innovator of gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology enabling smaller and more efficient electrical converters, has established Exagan Taiwan Ltd. with a new sales and applications center in Taiwan.

Micron celebrates 40 years of leadership and innovation

10/18/2018  Micron global sites mark milestone with celebrations around the world.

Samsung Electronics starts production of EUV-based 7nm LPP process

10/18/2018  Samsung’s new 7LPP allows up to 40% increase in area efficiency with 20% higher performance or 50% lower power consumption, resulting in better yields with significantly fewer layers.

Electrical enhancement: Engineers speed up electrons in semiconductors

10/17/2018  Researchers from Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) have sped up the movement of electrons in organic semiconductor films by two to three orders of magnitude. The speedier electronics could lead to improved solar power and transistor use across the world, according to the scientists.

Mary Pat McCarthy and Steve Gomo appointed to Micron's Board of Directors

10/17/2018  Micron Technology, Inc. today announced it has appointed two distinguished  finance and technology industry leaders, Mary Pat McCarthy and Steve Gomo, to its board of directors and audit committee.

Communications rise to represent largest portion of foundry sales

10/17/2018  Communications apps expected to account for 3x more than computer in 2018 pure-play foundry sales.

SEMI reaffirms support for industry cooperation on RoHS review

10/16/2018  SEMI today confirmed its support for a Joint-Industry Cooperation on an RoHS Review aimed at urging the European Commission to, at a minimum, consider dedicating more resources to a targeted outreach programme with third countries.

Wafer shipments forecast to set new highs through 2021

10/16/2018  Total wafer shipments in 2018 year are expected to eclipse the all-time market high set in 2017 and continue to reach record levels through 2021.

Gartner identifies the Top 10 strategic technology trends for 2019

10/15/2018  Analysts explore top industry trends at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2018, October 14-18 in Orlando.

MagnaChip introduces high-voltage super junction MOSFET

10/15/2018  MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platform solutions, today announced the introduction of a new High-Voltage Super Junction MOSFET with a 900V breakdown voltage and low total gate charge.

Dynamic Fault Detection: Utilizing AI and IoT to revolutionize manufacturing

10/15/2018  A new approach in Fault Detection and Classification (FDC) allows engineers to uncover issues more thoroughly and accurately by taking advantage of full sensor traces.

Advanced technology key to strong foundry revenue per wafer

10/15/2018  Analysis shows more than a 16x difference between the average revenue generated by 0.5µ 200mm wafers ($370) and ?20nm 300mm wafers ($6,050).

Hidden gapless states on the path to semiconductor nanocrystals

10/12/2018  When chemists from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw were starting work on yet another material designed for the efficient production of nanocrystalline zinc oxide, they didn't expect any surprises. They were greatly astonished when the electrical properties of the changing material turned out to be extremely exotic.

Researchers quickly harvest 2-D materials, bringing them closer to commercialization

10/12/2018  Efficient method for making single-atom-thick, wafer-scale materials opens up opportunities in flexible electronics.

Global semiconductor sales grow as the industry embraces IoT and blockchain technology

10/12/2018  Many semiconductor companies are beginning to embrace IoT to drive new revenue and growth models.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES expands RFwave Partner Program to speed time-to-market for wireless connectivity, radar and 5G

10/11/2018  GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced the addition of nine new partners to its growing RFwave Partner Program.

The global compound semiconductor market grows on increasing demand for optoelectronic devices

10/11/2018  The global compound semiconductor market was valued at USD 66,623 million in 2016 and is expected to reach USD 142,586 million in 2023 while growing at a CAGR of 11.3% from 2017 to 2023.

Toshiba Memory Corporation appoints Stacy J. Smith as Executive Chairman

10/11/2018  Toshiba Memory Corporation (TMC) today announced the appointment of Stacy J. Smith as Executive Chairman, effective on October 1, 2018.




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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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