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Moore's Law Dead By 2022: Crying Wolf?

08/30/2013  Zvi Or-Bach, President & CEO of MonolithIC 3D Inc. blogs about recent predictions regarding the demise of continued scaling.

PC outlook lowered again

08/30/2013  Worldwide PC shipments are now expected to fall by -9.7 percent in 2013, further deepening what is already the longest market contraction on record.

IDT president and CEO resigns

08/28/2013 

Board member Jeffrey McCreary appointed interim president and CEO.

TowerJazz announces the creation and accreditation of Jazz Semiconductor Trusted Foundry

08/28/2013 

Expands support for the US Aerospace and Defense market in its Newport Beach, CA facility

Entegris and imec collaborate on 3D wafer handling and shipping challenges

08/28/2013 

Entegris, Inc. and imec announced they are collaborating to advance the development and broaden the adoption of 3D integrated circuits.

TSMC becomes the largest semiconductor supplier in the world in 2Q13

08/27/2013 

Share of total IC market by foundry-produced devices is forecast to reach over 45 percent in 2017.

Researchers offer explanation for strange magnetic behavior at semiconductor interfaces

08/26/2013 

Discovery could one day lead to electronic materials that provide both computation and data storage.

MTPV Power Corp. receives top award at SEMICON West’s Silicon Innovation Forum

08/23/2013 

MTPV received the Top Pitch award for its breakthrough technology for converting heat to electricity using semiconductor chips as judged by several industry professionals, strategic partners and investors at SEMICON West’s Silicon Innovation Summit held in July of this year.

Infinite Graphics expands medium area mask capability

08/23/2013 

Infinite Graphics Inc. (IGI), a supplier of service and software products for the Medium Area Mask (MAM) market, has added new capability in the form of new and upgraded equipment.

SunEdison to spin off semiconductor business in solar push

08/23/2013 

SunEdison Inc said it would spin off its semiconductor business in an initial public offering and use the proceeds to build solar farms.

$5.2B in printed electronics is expected to be sold in 2015

08/22/2013 

The total applied market created by printed electronics technology is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 47 percent to $24.3 billion by 2020 from $3.3 billion in 2013

ORNL superconducting wire yields unprecedented performance

08/19/2013 

The ability to control nanoscale imperfections in superconducting wires results in materials with unparalleled and customized performance, according to a new study from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Scientists find asymmetry in topological insulators

08/19/2013 

New research shows that a class of materials being eyed for the next generation of computers behaves asymmetrically at the sub-atomic level.

Graphene nanoscrolls are formed by decoration of magnetic nanoparticles

08/19/2013 

Researchers at Umeå University, together with researchers at Uppsala University and Stockholm University, show in a new study how nitrogen-doped graphene can be rolled into perfect Archimedean nano scrolls by adhering magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles on the surface of the graphene sheets.

Applied Materials names Gary E. Dickerson as CEO

08/15/2013 

Michael R. Splinter will serve as executive chairman.

Maxim Integrated Products to acquire Volterra Semiconductor Corp.

08/15/2013 

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Volterra Semiconductor Corp. for $23 per share, which represents a 55 percent premium to Volterra Semiconductor's closing share price on August 14, 2013.

Skyera and SK Hynix partner on 16nm NAND Flash

08/15/2013 

Skyera Inc. today announced it has selected 16nm NAND Flash from SK Hynix for its new skyEagle all-Flash enterprise storage array.

Harold Hughes joins View Inc. board of directors

08/15/2013 

View Inc. today announced Harold Hughes, a semiconductor industry veteran, is joining the company's board of directors.

Toshiba honored with Best of Show Award at Flash Memory Summit

08/15/2013 

The Storage Products Business Unit of Toshiba is pleased to announce that its solid state hybrid drive (SSHD) series has been honored with a Best of Show Award at this year’s Flash Memory Summit.

Micron 16nm NAND wins Flash Memory Summit Best of Show Award

08/15/2013 

World’s smallest process node is recognized as most innovative Flash memory technology.




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