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Peregrine Semiconductor announces next chapter in intelligent integration

08/20/2015  Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, announces the next chapter in intelligent integration -- integrated phase and amplitude control at microwave frequencies.

Manchester team reveal new, stable 2-D materials

08/20/2015  Dozens of new 2-dimensional materials similar to graphene are now available, thanks to research from University of Manchester scientists.

Laser-burned graphene gains metallic powers

08/20/2015  Rice University chemists who developed a unique form of graphene have found a way to embed metallic nanoparticles that turn the material into a useful catalyst for fuel cells and other applications.

MagnaChip appoints Gary Tanner to Board of Directors

08/20/2015  MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, announced the appointment of Gary Tanner to its Board of Directors.

ON Semiconductor names former Texas Instruments VP to Board of Directors

08/19/2015  ON Semiconductor Corporation this week announced that Gilles Delfassy has joined its Board of Directors.

Microcontroller unit shipments surge but falling prices sap sales growth

08/19/2015  Explosion of smartcards, embedded sensors, and new Internet of Things applications are driving up unit volumes of low-cost 32-bit MCU solutions, says Mid-Year Update.

Update for exporters: Trade wins and delays

08/18/2015  With trade policy dominating headlines in recent weeks, all eyes were on Maui in the waning days of August as trade ministers from twelve nations convened for perhaps the final time to finalize the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Leon Panetta to deliver keynote address at annual SIA Award Dinner

08/18/2015  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming SIA Award Dinner, taking place on Thursday, Dec. 3 in San Jose, Calif.

As utilities get smarter, smart meter semiconductors rise

08/18/2015  The global market for semiconductors used in smart meters that provide two-way communications between meters and utilities will continue to expand in the coming years, providing significant growth opportunities semiconductor manufacturers.

Comparison 1Y nanometer NAND architecture and beyond

08/17/2015  Do we still think the 2D NAND Flash technologies have hit the scaling wall?

Drexel engineers 'sandwich' atomic layers to make new materials for energy storage

08/17/2015  A team from Drexel's Department of Materials Science and Engineering created the material-making method, that can sandwich 2-D sheets of elements that otherwise couldn't be combined in a stable way.

Surprising discoveries about 2-D molybdenum disulfide

08/17/2015  Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have used a unique nano-optical probe to study the effects of illumination on two-dimensional semiconductors at the molecular level.

ISSI provides update on closing of acquisition by Uphill

08/14/2015  Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., a global fabless semiconductor company, today provided an update on the closing of its pending acquisition by Uphill Investment Co. for $23.00 per share in cash.

Discovery in growing graphene nanoribbons could enable faster, more efficient electronics

08/14/2015  University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have discovered a way to grow graphene nanoribbons with desirable semiconducting properties directly on a conventional germanium semiconductor wafer.

Black phosphorus surges ahead of graphene

08/14/2015  A Korean team of scientists tune BP's band gap to form a superior conductor, allowing for the application to be mass produced for electronic and optoelectronics devices

Peregrine Semiconductor expands into new building

08/14/2015  Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. announced the addition of a third building to its Sorrento Valley headquarters.

Qualcomm completes $2.4B acquisition of CSR

08/14/2015  Qualcomm Incorporated today announced that its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Global Trading Pte. Ltd, has completed its acquisition of CSR plc (CSR), a fabless provider of end-to-end semiconductor and software solutions for the Internet of Everything (IoE) and automotive segments.

CMOS image sensors see higher growth from diversity of uses

08/12/2015  Dependency on camera phones lessens as imaging technology moves into a wider range of systems -- from automotive and machine vision to surveillance and sensors for Internet of Things.

Low Power Conference at SEMICON Europa 2015

08/12/2015  Trends and innovations for low and ultra-low power integrated circuits are the focus of the Low Power Conference at the SEMICON Europa 2015 in Dresden, October 6-8.

Imec pushes the boundaries of GaN technology

08/12/2015  Nano-electronics research center imec announced today that it is extending its Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon (GaN-on-Si) R&D program, and is now offering joint research on GaN-on-Si 200mm epitaxy and enhancement mode device technology.




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