04/29/2014  In a first-of-its-kind study of how a material some think could transform the electronics industry moves in water, researchers at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering found graphene oxide nanoparticles are very mobile in lakes or streams and therefore likely to cause negative environmental impacts if released.

04/29/2014  Junhao Lin, a Vanderbilt University Ph.D. student and visiting scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has found a way to use a finely focused beam of electrons to create some of the smallest wires ever made.

04/28/2014  Previous semiconductor technology generations developed more clearly defined “winners” in terms of process technologies and materials choices.

04/28/2014  Dr. Barth will join SEMATECH’s executive management team and will be responsible for cultivating effective alliance relationships and driving key strategic partnerships that align with the company’s core business objectives and long-term value creation and growth.

04/28/2014  M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc., a supplier of high performance RF, microwave, and millimeter wave products, today announced a new GaN on SiC HEMT Pulsed Power Transistor for civilian and military radar pulsed applications.

04/25/2014  Freescale Semiconductor today announced that it has selected Dan Durn as senior vice president and chief financial officer, replacing current CFO, Alan Campbell, who announced his decision to retire in January of this year.

04/25/2014  Recognizing the changing dynamics of the microelectronics industry in Southeast Asia, SEMI today announced the expanded scope of its industry-leading SEMICON regional exposition which will now rotate between Singapore and other locations within Southeast Asia.

04/25/2014  The recent years have seen considerable contention in the semiconductor industry on whether Moore’s Law is alive and well.

04/24/2014  Revenue for 2013 totaled 332 million euro, a four percent growth from the previous year.

04/24/2014  The IEEE Photonics Conference 2014 (IPC-2014) has announced a Call for Papers seeking original technical presentations in lasers, optoelectronics, optical fiber networks and related topics for the industry?s premier fall photonics conference.

04/24/2014  Spansion is adding three new Serial NOR and three new NAND memory densities specifically qualified to meet the extended temperature ranges and stringent quality requirements of the automotive industry.

04/22/2014  Contour Semiconductor, Inc., a provider dedicated to producing low-cost, high-volume, non-volatile memory chips, today announced that it has appointed veteran semiconductor industry executive Saul Zales as Chief Executive Officer.

04/22/2014  By combining the powers of two single-atom-thick carbon structures, researchers at the George Washington University's Micro-propulsion and Nanotechnology Laboratory have created a new ultracapacitor that is both high performance and low cost.

04/22/2014  The new program addressing the most important and critical issues facing the future of semiconductor manufacturing in a new and more technical conference format.

04/21/2014  Researchers from Cornell University and Brookhaven National Laboratory have shown how to switch a particular transition metal oxide, a lanthanum nickelate (LaNiO3), from a metal to an insulator by making the material less than a nanometer thick.

04/21/2014  The donation will fund recently completed renovations to Cory Hall, home of the College’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, and the undergraduate student Computing Lab, which has been renamed the SanDisk Computing Lab.

04/21/2014  Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced plans to acquire Jasper Design Automation, Inc., a provider of formal analysis solutions, for approximately $170 million in cash.

04/21/2014  Altera Corporation and TSMC today announced the two companies have worked together to bring TSMC's patented, fine-pitch copper bump-based packaging technology to Altera's 20 nm Arria 10 FPGAs and SoCs.

04/18/2014  Following the successful inaugural event in 2013, the 2nd annual SEMI Vietnam Semiconductor Strategy Summit will be held September 16-17, 2014 at the InterContinental Asiana Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

04/18/2014  The findings open up the possibility in the future to develop highly efficient filters to treat air and water.