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Synopsys' John Rogers named SPIE Fellow

03/15/2018  Each year, SPIE recognizes distinguished individuals in the field of optics and optoelectronics through its Fellows program.

Scientists observe nanowires as they grow

03/15/2018  For the first time, x-ray experiment reveals exact details of self-catalyzed growth.

Chemists use abundant, low-cost and non-toxic elements to synthesize semiconductors

03/15/2018  Javier Vela of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory has worked with two of his graduate students to synthesize a new material for semiconductors. The chemists think the material will work well in solar cells, but without the toxicity, scarcity or costs of other semiconductors. They report their discovery in a paper recently published online by the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

IC Insights raises 2018 IC market forecast from 8% to 15%

03/15/2018  Increased expectations for the DRAM and NAND flash markets spur upward revision.

Imec honors Qualcomm founder Irwin M. Jacobs with Lifetime of Innovation Award

03/14/2018  Imec, a research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, today presented its annual Lifetime of Innovation Award to Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Founding Chairman and CEO Emeritus of Qualcomm.

Thermo Fisher Scientific showcases new solutions for enhancing productivity in the fab and lab at SEMICON China 2018

03/14/2018  New products focus on advanced analytical capabilities for failure analysis and process control.

Si2 approves two IC design simulation standards for fast-growing gallium nitride market

03/14/2018  The Silicon Integration Initiative's (Si2) Compact Model Coalition (CMC) has approved two integrated circuit design simulation standards that target the fast-growing global market for gallium nitride semiconductors.

EV Group and IBM sign license agreement on laser debonding technology

03/14/2018  IBM's Hybrid Laser Release Process technology complements EV Group's low-temperature laser debonding equipment and process portfolio designed to enable highly flexible, high-throughput solution.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES extends silicon photonics roadmap to meet explosive demand for datacenter connectivity

03/14/2018  Integrated photonics technologies enable improved bandwidth and energy efficiency for next-generation optical interconnects.

Researchers develop spectroscopic thermometer for nanomaterials

03/13/2018  A scientific team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has found a new way to take the local temperature of a material from an area about a billionth of a meter wide, or approximately 100,000 times thinner than a human hair.

Trump blocks Broadcom's takeover of Qualcomm

03/13/2018  Qualcomm Incorporated received a Presidential Order to immediately and permanently abandon the proposed takeover of Qualcomm by Broadcom Limited.

Silicon photonics industry is at the very beginning of a massive deployment

03/13/2018  Silicon photonics is today one of the most valuable answers to high data rate/low cost for distances beyond VCSEL's reach.

SEMI-THERM to take place March 19-23

03/13/2018  The 34th annual conference and exhibition will bring together leading industry experts to San Jose, CA to share ideas that will shape future technologies.

Flat gallium joins roster of new 2-D materials

03/12/2018  Scientists at Rice University and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, have discovered a method to make atomically flat gallium that shows promise for nanoscale electronics.

Breakthrough in circuit design makes electronics more resistant to damage and defects

03/12/2018  A newly published paper in Nature Electronics details how researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center, GC/CUNY, used an array of nonlinear resonators to overcome signal disruption when electronic circuits are broken or damaged.

Fab spending poised for remarkable fourth year of growth

03/12/2018  The latest update to the SEMI World Fab Forecast report, published on February 28, 2018, reveals fab equipment spending will increase at 5 percent in 2019 for a remarkable fourth consecutive year of growth.

New insights could pave the way for self-powered low energy devices

03/09/2018  Researchers have discovered more details about the way certain materials hold a charge even after two surfaces separate, information that could help improve devices that leverage such energy as a power source.

SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions and Axcelis Technologies announce distribution and support agreement

03/09/2018  Agreement brings Purion ion implant platform to Japan market.

Qualcomm Board names Jeffrey Henderson Non-Executive Chairman

03/09/2018  The Board has discontinued the role of Executive Chairman, which was established in 2014 as part of a leadership transition plan, based on its belief that an independent Chairman is now more appropriate for Qualcomm. The Board has named Jeffrey W. Henderson, an independent Qualcomm director since 2016, to serve as Non-Executive Chairman.




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