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The culprit of some GaN defects could be nitrogen

06/29/2018  Using molecular dynamics, researchers demonstrate the possible role of nitrogen as a major contributor to dislocation-related effects in gallium nitride-based devices.

Linde continues to invest in products, business continuity planning for sub 10nm geometries

06/28/2018  The Linde Group, a supplier of electronic materials, is investing in the expansion of existing products to improve business continuity planning (BCP), while adding new products with improved purity to meet the growing needs of sub-10nm semiconductor factories and advanced flat panel manufacturers.

Scientists fine-tune carbon nanotubes for flexible, fingertip-wearable terahertz imagers

06/28/2018  Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed flexible terahertz imagers based on chemically "tunable" carbon nanotube materials. The findings expand the scope of terahertz applications to include wrap-around, wearable technologies as well as large-area photonic devices.

GlobalFoundries to deliver Socionext's next gen graphics controller for automotive displays

06/28/2018  GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced that Socionext Inc. will manufacture the third and latest generation of its graphics display controllers, the SC1701, on GF's 55nm Low Power Extended (55LPx) process technology with embedded non-volatile memory.

SEMI launches Electronics Materials Group to serve $69B industry

06/28/2018  SEMI today announced the formation of the SEMI Electronic Materials Group (EMG), a new collaborative technology community that combines the former Chemical & Gas Manufacturers Group (CGMG), the Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) and other SEMI member segments to better serve the interests of the electronics materials industry.

Reducing CO2 with common elements and sunlight

06/27/2018  New rare-metal-free photocatalyst turns CO2 into carbon resource.

TowerJazz announces RF SOI 65nm ramp in its 300mm fab

06/27/2018  TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry, today announced a ramp for its radio frequency silicon-on-insulator (RF SOI) 65nm process in its 300mm Uozu, Japan fab.

Brewer Science named a winner of the greater St. Louis area 2018 Top Workplaces Award

06/27/2018  Brewer Science has been awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces honor by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

SEMI Americas and Solid State Technology announce 2018 "Best of West" award finalists

06/27/2018  Selected from over 600 exhibitors, SEMI announced today that the following Best of West 2018 Finalists will be displaying their products on the show floor at Moscone Center from July 10-12.

China's semi capex forecast to be larger than Europe and Japan combined in 2018

06/27/2018  Chinese semi firms to spend $11.0 billion in capex this year, up from only $2.2 billion in 2015.

Optimum Semiconductor unveils new image recognition SoC

06/26/2018  Optimum Semiconductor Technologies, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company providing highly-integrated Systems on Chips (SoCs) for China's thriving electronics markets, announced the GP8300 SoC.

TowerJazz announces 2018 annual Technical Global Symposium events

06/26/2018  TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry, today announced details on its 13th annual Technical Global Symposium (TGS) being held in China, Japan, and the United States.

Micron begins volume production of GDDR6 high performance memory

06/25/2018  Micron Technology, Inc. today announced volume production on its 8Gb GDDR6 memory.

Cadence delivers the first broad cloud portfolio for the development of electronic systems and semiconductors

06/25/2018  Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today launched the Cadence Cloud portfolio, the first broad cloud portfolio for the development of electronic systems and semiconductors.

Synospsys Custom Design Platform accelerates robust custom design for Samsung Foundry's 7LPP process technology

06/22/2018  Samsung and Synopsys release 7LPP Custom Design reference flow.

Global organic CMOS image sensor market expected to reach $1,750.0M by 2025

06/22/2018  The global organic CMOS image sensor market is expected to value at $696.0 million in 2020, and is projected to reach $1,750.0 million by 2025, registering a CAGR of 20.9% from 2021 to 2025.

ON Semiconductor expands manufacturing operations in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania

06/21/2018  ON Semiconductor plans to invest $51 million to support expansion of the Luzerne County facility.

Graphene assembled film shows higher thermal conductivity than graphite film

06/21/2018  Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a graphene assembled film that has over 60 percent higher thermal conductivity than graphite film -- despite the fact that graphite simply consists of many layers of graphene. The graphene film shows great potential as a novel heat spreading material for form-factor driven electronics and other high power-driven systems.

The memory market will grow 40% to US$177 billion in 2018

06/21/2018  The semiconductor industry posted record results in 2017, with revenue exceeding US$400 billion.

SIA releases statement on Trump Administration tariff announcement

06/20/2018  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, this week released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's announcement on tariffs on products imported from China.




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