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With its highest growth rate in 14 years, the global semiconductor industry topped $429B in 2017

03/30/2018  Samsung edged out Intel, to become the new semiconductor industry leader.

Mobile Semiconductor introduces 40nm ULP memory compiler support

03/30/2018  Mobile Semiconductor today announced the introduction of its three new 40nm ULP memory compilers which are available immediately.

Kinetics acquires Mega Fluid Systems

03/30/2018  According to the details of the agreement, Mega Fluid Systems will operate as a Kinetics company, but will maintain its brand and product line.

Inside an Intel chip fab: One of the cleanest conference rooms on Earth

03/29/2018  To avoid contaminating the chip-making process, the air in an Intel fab clean room is filtered to 1,000 times fewer airborne particles than a sterile hospital operating room.

More than Moore’s overall wafer demand is driven by the megatrends

03/29/2018  The wafer demand is expected to reach more than 66 million 8-inch eq. wafers by 2023, with an almost 10% CAGR between 2017 and 2023.

Optoelectronics, sensors/actuators, and discretes hit record-high sales

03/29/2018  Total revenues in the three O-S-D market segments climbed 11% in 2017 -- the strongest growth rate since 2010 -- and continue to be driven by high demand for sensors, actuators, CMOS imaging devices, light sensors, laser transmitters, and power discretes.

Market for organic materials used to manufacture OLED panels showed remarkable growth in second half of 2017

03/28/2018  Revenue of OLED materials increased by 20 percent in second half of 2017, following a slump from 2016.

NVIDIA and Arm partner to bring deep learning to billions of IoT devices

03/28/2018  NVIDIA and Arm today announced that they are partnering to bring deep learning inferencing to the billions of mobile, consumer electronics and Internet of Things devices that will enter the global marketplace.

ON Semiconductor names 2017 Supplier Award winners

03/28/2018  ON Semiconductor today announced it has recognized 20 companies with supplier excellence awards.

Smaller and faster: The terahertz computer chip is now within reach

03/28/2018  Hebrew university researcher shows proof of concept for nanotechnology that will make computers run 100 times faster.

Making the most of color in your multi-patterning layouts

03/28/2018  There are many different situations in which special attention to color choices provide the potential to improve the manufacturing results of multi-patterned masks.

Exploring the thermoelectric properties of tin selenide nanostructures

03/27/2018  Researchers discover that nanometer-thick tin selenide crafted in thin films of connected 'nanoflakes' shows promise for thermoelectric energy conversion.

The future of photonics using quantum dots

03/27/2018  Quantum-dot lasers are promising for integrated photonic circuits.

Veeco achieves milestone with 100 automated MBE systems installed worldwide

03/27/2018  The installation of Veeco's GEN10 MBE System last month at Silanna Semiconductor PTY Ltd. in Australia marks this significant company milestone.

Xcerra announces preferred supplier agreement with Elmos

03/26/2018  Xcerra testers offer high quality and efficiency of test solutions for automotive semiconductor and sensor devices.

New insights from failures

03/26/2018  To be able to guarantee the reliability of transistors, we have been conducting research for some years now at imec to see what happens when transistors operate properly and when they fail.

Improving human-data interaction to speed nanomaterials innovation

03/26/2018  New application of data analysis, visualization techniques achieves better representation of multidimensional materials data; Work is part of Lehigh University's initiative to accelerate understanding of materials through improved human-data interaction

Semiconductor Industry Association issues statement on Trump administration Section 301 action on China

03/23/2018  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from President & CEO John Neuffer in response to the Section 301 action taken by the Trump Administration to address China's trade practices.

EUV lithography adds to increasing hydrogen demand at leading-edge fabs

03/23/2018  On-site production an option for supply.

North American semiconductor equipment industry posts February 2018 billings

03/23/2018  February billings remain at a level indicating another positive year for semiconductor equipment spending.




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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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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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