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European electronics industry CEOs call on European Commission to bolster sector's competitiveness

08/08/2018  In a bid to reinvigorate Europe’s electronics strategy and strengthen the region’s position in key emerging technologies, European electronics industry CEOs in June called on public and private actors to accelerate collaboration at the European Union and national levels.

SEMI China, CASPA promote China-Silicon Valley innovation partnership

08/08/2018  Aiming to forge stronger ties between the two technology heavyweights as partners in semiconductor industry innovation, SEMI and CASPA (Chinese American Semiconductor Professional Association) in mid July signed a strategic cooperation agreement to promote industry innovation between Silicon Valley and China.

Average design cost for basic SoCs across all geometries was $1.7M in 2017, says Semico Research

08/07/2018  The semiconductor industry today is faced with several substantial issues-not the least of which are the continuing rise in design costs for complex SoCs, the decrease in the incidence of first-time-right designs and the increase in the design cycle time against shrinking market windows and decreasing product life cycles.

Achronix and Mentor partner to provide link between high-level synthesis and FPGA technology

08/07/2018  Achronix Semiconductor Corporation today announced availability of an optimized High-Level Synthesis (HLS) flow from its partner, Mentor, a Siemens business, for its FPGA technology products.

Mid-year global semiconductor sales up 20.4% compared to 2017

08/06/2018  Q2 sales are highest on record, 6.0 percent more than previous quarter, 20.5 percent higher than Q2 of last year.

UMC and Avalanche Technology partner for MRAM development and 28nm production

08/06/2018  UMC will offer cost effective licensing of embedded 28nm non-volatile MRAM macros to its foundry customers.

Samsung Electronics starts mass production of industry's first 4-bit consumer SSD

08/06/2018  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that it has begun mass producing the industry’s first 4-bit (QLC, quad-level cell) 4-terabyte (TB) SATA solid-state drive (SSD) for consumers.

UCF professor discovers a first-of-its-kind material for the quantum age

08/03/2018  A UCF physicist has discovered a new material that has the potential to become a building block in the new era of quantum materials, those that are composed of microscopically condensed matter and expected to change our development of technology.

Energy harvesting semiconductor content to approach $3.4B by 2022, says Semico Research

08/03/2018  A new research report from Semico Research estimates that the semiconductor content for energy harvesting solutions will explode to $3.4 billion by 2022. 

Entegris EUV 1010 Reticle Pod receives ASML qualification

08/03/2018  Entegris, Inc. today released the next generation EUV 1010 Reticle Pod for high-volume IC manufacturing using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography.

SEMI High-Tech Facility events: Shaping the future of smart factories in Taiwan

08/02/2018  The march to greater precision, efficiency and safety – the lifeblood of high-technology manufacturing facilities – has taken on a new urgency as emerging applications such artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 give new meaning to smart factories.

The rebirth of the semiconductor industry

08/02/2018  We’re living in a digital world where semiconductors have been taken for granted. But, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing everything – and bringing semiconductors back into the deserved spotlight.

Leti and CMP announce world's first multi-project wafer service with integrated silicon OxRAM

08/02/2018  Leti, a research institute at CEA Tech, and CMP, a service organization that provides prototyping and low-volume production of ICs and MEMS, today announced the integrated-circuit industry's first multi-project-wafer (MPW) process for fabricating emerging non-volatile memory OxRAM devices on a 200mm foundry base-wafer platform.

John Hennessy, Alphabet Chairman and former Stanford President, to receive semiconductor industry's top honor

08/01/2018  Hennessy, pioneer in electrical engineering, will accept 2018 Robert N. Noyce Award at SIA Award Dinner on Nov. 29.

Toshiba Memory announces merger with K. K. Pangea

08/01/2018  Toshiba Memory Corporation today announced that it consummated the merger with K. K. Pangea which is its parent company on August 1, 2018.

On-chip optical filter processes wide range of light wavelengths

08/01/2018  Silicon-based system offers smaller, cheaper alternative to other 'broadband' filters; could improve a variety of photonic devices.

Avnet expands relationship with Microchip

07/31/2018  Avnet, a global technology company, has been named a global distribution partner for Microsemi Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip Technology, Inc.

SEMI supports congressional calls to remove China trade tariffs

07/31/2018  SEMI today announced its support for calls yesterday by nearly 50 members of Congress for the Trump Administration to remove tariffs on U.S. semiconductor products imported from China.

Toshiba develops 40V N-channel power MOSFETs with improved thermal performance

07/31/2018  New packaging provides double-sided cooling for improved heat dissipation.

Global GDP impact on worldwide IC market growth forecast to rise

07/31/2018  Correlation coefficient expected to reach a very high level of 0.95 in the 2018-2022 timeframe.




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Environment, Safety & Health

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The semiconductor industry is an acknowledged global leader in promoting environmental sustainability in the design, manufacture, and use of its products, as well as the health and safety of its operations and impacts on workers in semiconductor facilities (fabs). We will examine trends and concerns related to emissions, chemical use, energy consumption and worker safety and health.

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Wafer Processing

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As the industry moves to 10nm and 7nm nodes, advances in wafer processing – etch, deposition, planarization, implant, cleaning, annealing, epitaxy among others – will be required. Manufacturers are looking for new solutions for sustained strain engineering, FinFETs, FDSOI and multi-gate technologies, 3D NAND, and high mobility transistors.

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