11/28/2011 

11/28/2011 

11/28/2011 

11/28/2011 

AKHAN Technologies has developed a shallow n-type diamond material over silicon that has characteristics such as a shallow ionization energy, high carrier mobility, and no graphitic phases. Adam Khan, president of AKHAN Technologies, says that the bottleneck in development of diamond films has always been the fabrication of n-type diamond.

11/28/2011 

Leti

11/28/2011 

With losses and oversupplies mounting, DRAM rivals are taking increasingly drastic steps to stay competitive, including courtroom battles and even more production cutbacks.

11/25/2011 

SUSS MicroTec, a leading supplier of equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor industry and related markets, announces the cooperation with Swansea University´s Centre for NanoHealth (CNH).

11/24/2011 

Mentor Graphics and JEOL will collaborate on multi-resolution mask writing for shot count reduction of up to 30% compared to the conventional writing technique for IC lithography masks.

11/23/2011 

Citing rising demand and a potential industry shortage, NeoPhotonics is in the process of more than doubling its production capacity of narrow linewidth tunable lasers with minimal expected additional capital expenditures.

11/23/2011 

The Design Automation Conference (DAC) is soliciting semiconductor industry experts for participation in invited sessions, panels, and other events at the 49th DAC, June 3-7, 2012 in San Francisco, CA.

11/22/2011 

Paul Feeney, director of process technology at Axus and ITRS co-leader for planarization topics, reports from the International Conference on Planarization/CMP Technology in Korea. Technical themes continue to address main areas (STI, ULK) but also explore new applications (e.g. TSVs), non-uniformity, and interaction between all the CMP process components.

11/21/2011 

Even if you don't plan on being a 450mm wafer size early adopter, should your planned upgrades handle the layout, utilities, vibration, and cleanroom criteria suitable for a 450mm semiconductor manufacturing environment? Yes, says Terry Behrens, or else be prepared to pay more.

11/21/2011 

In an IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis, IHS found that Amazon is using previously unknown Jorjin and Ilitek for its WLAN module and touchscreen controller IC, respectively, in the new Kindle Fire media tablet. Other teardown findings? TI is all over the new product, and a Kindle Fire costs more than its price.

11/21/2011 

IHS has reduced its global semiconductor market forecast for 2011 to 1.2% growth, a slight revenue increase over 2010 owing to continued growth in the third quarter. This is down from the 2.9% growth IHS forecast when it looked at the numbers in September.

11/18/2011 

Sensors are hot items for ultrabook functionalities, boosting MEMS sales. The thin form factor of ultrabooks will deter DRAM device integration and DRAM use as memory upgrades, according to IHS iSuppli Semiconductor Value Chain.

11/18/2011 

Citing a change in the microscope customer market over the past decade, Carl Zeiss launchEd Carl Zeiss Microscopy. 2,500 employees of MicroImaging und Nano Technology Systems now form the new business group in the Carl Zeiss Group.

11/18/2011 

"The recent period

11/18/2011 

Intermolecular Inc. (Nasdaq:IMI) priced its initial public offering of 9,650,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $10.00 per share.

11/18/2011 

ICs manufactured at 65nm nodes and smaller introduce new design-specific and feature-sensitive failure mechanisms, with systematic yield issues even more challenging to diagnose and overcome. SMIC and Mentor Graphics cover how to use scan diagnosis for better semiconductor yields.

11/17/2011 

Semiconductor start-ups are forming at a slower pace in recent years, and VCs are less willing to invest. In light of this environment, Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association announced 3 initiatives to support emerging fabless semiconductor companies.