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Orbotech's SPTS Technologies chosen by Chengdu HiWafer Semiconductor Company for its new 6-Inch GaN on SiC manufacturing line

11/28/2017  China's first pure-wafer foundry selects SPTS's high productivity Omega plasma etch solution for production of GaN on SiC high power RF devices.

Emmanuel Sabonnadiere named Leti CEO

11/28/2017  Leti, a technology research institute of CEA Tech, announced that Emmanuel Sabonnadiere has been named CEO, succeeding Marie-Noelle Semeria.

Cadence appoints Anirudh Devgan as President

11/17/2017  Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that Anirudh Devgan, executive vice president and general manager of the Digital & Signoff Group and the System & Verification Group, has been appointed president of Cadence, effective immediately.

Broadcom completes acquisition of Brocade Communications Systems

11/17/2017  Broadcom Limited, a semiconductor device supplier to the wired, wireless, enterprise storage, and industrial end markets, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

Semiconducting carbon nanotubes can reduce noise in carbon nanotube interconnects

11/17/2017  Crosstalk and noise can become a major source of reliability problems of CNT based VLSI interconnects in the near future.

A new window into electron behavior

11/17/2017  Scientists invent technique to map energy and momentum of electrons beneath a material's surface.

TEL NEXX modernizes shop floor data collection and quality control with InfinityQS ProFicient

11/16/2017  Quality Intelligence solution enables chip metallization provider to improve accuracy and timeliness of data capture, rapidly respond to issues, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

SkyWater significantly expands pure-play technology foundry customer base

11/16/2017  SkyWater Technology Foundry announces that it has been assigned the Specialty Foundry customer relationships from Cypress Semiconductor Corporation.

Marvell Semiconductor president and CEO Matt Murphy elected chair of SIA

11/16/2017  The Semiconductor Industry Association today announced the SIA Board of Directors has elected Matt Murphy, president and CEO of Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., as its 2018 Chair and Sanjay Mehrotra, president and CEO of Micron Technology, Inc., as its 2018 Vice Chair.

Japan issues landmark diamond semiconductor patent to AKHAN

11/15/2017  AKHAN Semiconductor, a technology company specializing in the fabrication and application of lab-grown, electronics-grade diamond, announced today the issuance by the Japan Patent Office of a patent covering a method for the fabrication of diamond semiconductor materials.

Electronics industry conference to debut in Kuala Lumpur

11/15/2017  SEMICON Southeast Asia 2018 to bolster growing semiconductor industry in the region.

Seoul Semiconductor introduces an Acrich-based compact LED lriver with 5X the power density of conventional drivers

11/15/2017  Seoul Semiconductor has developed an ultra-compact LED driver series with a power density 5X higher than conventional LED drivers.

Will Samsung's 2017 semi capex deliver knockout blow to competition?

11/15/2017  The company’s $26 billion in 2017 outlays expected to be more than Intel and TSMC combined.

Gigaphoton announces new roadmap for DUV light source

11/14/2017  Gigaphoton Inc., a manufacturer of light sources used in semiconductor lithography, announced its intention to draw up a new roadmap with the aim of improving the availability of the equipment, and also to respond to the needs of the semiconductor chip manufacturers who are being confronted with increasingly high demands.

SUNY Poly, IBM celebrates 20th anniversary of copper interconnects during Albany nanotechnology symposium

11/14/2017  SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) is hosting the 11th IEEE Nanotechnology Symposium at its world-class Albany NanoTech Complex on Wednesday, November 15, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

First SEMICON Europa opens this year in co-location with productronica

11/14/2017  Semiconductor industry back on track for growth in Europe -- major new investments.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Fudan team to deliver next generation dual interface smart card

11/14/2017  GF's 55LPx platform with embedded non-volatile memory and integrated RF enables Fudan to create China's most advanced CPU bank card.

Ben-Gurion University researchers achieve breakthrough in camouflaging an optical chip rendering it invisible

11/14/2017  Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have achieved a breakthrough in manipulating light to render an object, such as an optical chip, invisible.

Improving sensor accuracy to prevent electrical grid overload

11/13/2017  Engineers take note -- new current sensors need fine-tuning to accurately inform monitors of the electrical grid about incoming surges.

Micron advances persistent memory with 32GB NVDIMM

11/13/2017  Micron Technology, Inc., today announced a new 32GB NVDIMM-N offering twice the capacity of existing NVDIMMs, providing system designers and original equipment manufacturers with new flexibility to work with larger data sets in fast persistent memory.




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