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New motion sensor from STMicroelectronics enhances user interface and image stabilization in smartphones and tablets

09/17/2015  STMicroelectronics has introduced a six-axis motion-sensing device fully supporting image stabilization in smartphones, tablets, and digital still cameras.

Professors from UT Austin and Carnegie Mellon honored for excellence in semiconductor technology and design research

09/16/2015  The Semiconductor Industry Association, in consultation with Semiconductor Research Corporation, today presented its University Research Award to professors from the University of Texas at Austin and Carnegie Mellon University in recognition of their outstanding contributions to semiconductor research.

2015 International Conference on Planarization/CMP Technology (ICPT 2015)

09/16/2015  September 30 - October 2, 2015, Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino, Chandler, AZ, USA. ICPT 2015 provides the largest forum for academic researchers, industrial practitioners and engineers from around the world dedicated to the exchange of information on the state-of-the-art in Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) and other planarization technologies.

Soitec and Simgui announce first 200-MM SOI wafers produced in China

09/15/2015  Soitec and Simgui jointly announced today that the first 200-mm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers have been produced at Simgui's manufacturing facility in Shanghai.

SEMI Reports Second Quarter 2015 Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Figures

09/15/2015  SEMI reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$9.4 billion in the second quarter of 2015.

OEM Group Announces New Cintillio-S (TM) Automated Batch Wet Chemical Processing System

09/14/2015  Global semiconductor capital equipment manufacturer OEM Group announced today that it has launched its new Cintillio-S (TM) automated batch wet chemical processing system.

Realizing carbon nanotube integrated circuits

09/09/2015  Encapsulation layers keep carbon nanotube transistors stable in open air.

ClassOne Technology names Kevin Witt Chief Technology Officer

09/09/2015  Semiconductor equipment manufacturer ClassOne Technology has today announced the appointment of Kevin Witt to the position of Chief Technology Officer.

Intersil acquires Great Wall Semiconductor

09/09/2015  Intersil Corporation, a provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions, today announced the acquisition of Great Wall Semiconductor.

Semiconductor Research Corporation expands benchmarking research program

09/09/2015  Marking an industry first for emerging electronics devices, Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) today announced a significant expansion of its benchmarking research.

Patent analysis: GaN power devices

09/08/2015  The GaN devices market for power electronics application will explode in 2016, reaching US$300 million in 2020.

ASE Chairman Jason Chang receives SEMI award for advancements of copper wire bonding technology

09/08/2015  The SEMI award recognizes Jason’s significant achievements in the development and commercialization of copper wire in the IC assembly process.

MACOM announces milestone in the commercialization of GaN on Silicon technology

09/08/2015  M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc., a supplier of high-performance analog, RF, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic semiconductor products, announced that it has shipped more than one million GaN-on-Silicon (GaN on Si) RF power devices to date to customers for use in communications, military and other RF applications.

Researchers in Basel develop ideal single-photon source

09/08/2015  With the help of a semiconductor quantum dot, physicists at the University of Basel have developed a new type of light source that emits single photons. For the first time, the researchers have managed to create a stream of identical photons.

Key industry leaders join The ConFab Advisory Board

09/04/2015  Solid State Technology is thrilled to announce that several key industry leaders have joined the Advisory Board for its annual conference and networking event, The ConFab.

Global semiconductor sales down slightly in July

09/04/2015  Softening demand, currency devaluation lead to slower sales.

QEOS and GLOBALFOUNDRIES to offer industry’s first CMOS platform for millimeter-wave markets

09/04/2015  QEOS, Inc., a designer of connectivity and sensing CMOS millimeter-wave (mmWave) solutions, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a provider of advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology, today announced they are partnering to co-develop the industry’s first mmW CMOS platform.

Asia-Pacific to dominate IC sales across system categories in 2015

09/04/2015  Europe to remain largest regional market for auto ICs, but Asia-Pacific gaining fast.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Catena partner to provide next-generation RF connectivity solutions for wireless markets

09/03/2015  GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a provider of advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology, today announced it has partnered with Catena, a developer of Radio Frequency (RF) Communication IPs for connectivity, to offer complete Wi-Fi and Bluetooth solutions for System-on-Chip (SoC) designers targeting mobile, Internet-of-Things (IoT), RF connectivity markets.

Automotive industry now the third largest end market for power semiconductors

09/03/2015  In 2014, the automotive sector significantly outperformed the overall market average for semiconductors.




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