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STMicroelectronics, Memoir Systems combine breakthrough memory, semiconductor process technologies

11/07/2013  Efforts make embedded memory faster, cooler and simpler.

OEM Group celebrates grand opening of expanded facility in Japan

11/07/2013  Global semiconductor capital equipment manufacturer OEM Group, Inc. announced the opening of its new Sales and Service Center in Yokohama, Japan.

Plastic Electronics Conference to rotate between Dresden and Grenoble beginning in 2014

11/07/2013  SEMI, the global trade organization representing the nano- and micro-electronic manufacturing supply chains, today announced that next year’s Plastic Electronics Conference (PE2014) will be held in Grenoble, France and alternate with Dresden, Germany in future years to better address pan-European opportunities and challenges in Plastic Electronics.

SRC, Northeastern University research to increase tumble frequency range of next-generation mobile devices

11/07/2013  Development of voltage-tunable radio frequency inductors boosts semiconductor and defense industry applications.

DecaWave launches industry's most precise indoor location, communication CMOS chip

11/07/2013  Fabless semiconductor company DecaWave announced today its first single chip of the ScenSor wireless technology family, DW1000, which makes indoor location and communications more accurate, cost-effective and power-efficient than ever before.

Expect big changes to 2013 Top 20 Semi Supplier ranking

11/07/2013  SK Hynix, MediaTek, Micron, and Qualcomm each forecast to show ?30% year-over-year growth.

Are we using Moore's name in vain?

11/05/2013  Clearly Moore's law is about cost, and Gordon Moore’s observation was that the optimum number of components (nowadays - transistors) to achieve minimum cost will double every year.

Imec demonstrates world's first III-V FinFET devices monolithically integrated on 300mm silicon wafers

11/05/2013  Technology achievement marks significant step towards monolithic heterogeneous integration and non-silicon devices.

Rubicon launches first commercial line of large diameter patterned sapphire substrates

11/01/2013  Rubicon Technology announced the launch of the first commercial line of large diameter patterned sapphire substrates (PSS) in four-inch through eight-inch diameters.

New techniques produce cleanest graphene yet

11/01/2013  Columbia Engineers develop new device architecture for 2D materials, making electrical contact from the 1D edge.

Defective nanotubes turned into light emitters

11/01/2013  UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country researchers have developed and patented a new source of light emitter based on boron nitride nanotubes and suitable for developing high-efficiency optoelectronic devices.

Revival in semiconductor industry drives growth in the surface mount technology equipment market

11/01/2013  SMT equipment market continues to derive demand from major downstream industry segments including telecommunications, computing and consumer appliances, which are the most prolific users of PCBs, according to a new report from Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Peregrine and GLOBALFOUNDRIES to collaborate

11/01/2013  Peregrine Semiconductor and GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a leading provider of semiconductor manufacturing technology, are sampling the first RF Switches built on Peregrine’s new UltraCMOS 10 RF SOI technologies.

Toshiba launches new embedded NAND flash memory using 19nm process technology

10/31/2013  Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of new embedded NAND flash memory modules integrating NAND chips fabricated with 19nm second generation process technology.

LED applications to be key drivers for bulk GaN market

10/31/2013  In either a cautious or a more aggressive scenario, LED applications will certainly be the key drivers for the bulk GaN market, according to Yole Développement.

How to verify incident implant angles on medium current implants

10/30/2013  Results can depend on the properties of the wafers used, the conditions of the implant, the conditions of the anneal process, and even the measurement technique.

450mm higher gas flows pose opportunities

10/30/2013  The move to 4500mm wafers will likely result in gas flow increased on process vacuum and abatement equipment.

Defect-free mask blanks next EUV challenge

10/30/2013  The next major roadblock to progress in the ongoing push to develop EUV lithography for volume production is the availability of defect-free mask blanks.

Three-dimensional atomic force microscopy

10/30/2013  3D atomic force microscopes can measure critical dimensions, line edge roughness and sidewall roughness in a way that is highly accurate, non-destructive and cost-effective.

Managing legacy fabs and the role of secondary equipment

10/30/2013  The choice between buying new systems from OEMs or fully capable refurbished gear from qualified used equipment vendors is examined.




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