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Fire, rain, and M&A 

01/19/2017  The expert panel, "The Future of M&A in the Semiconductor Industry," was a hot topic at SEMI's Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) conference on January 11.

SUNY Poly-managed research named a top ten physics breakthrough

01/18/2017  Research paves the way for more efficient 'on-off' switch that could someday replace transistors.

Mentor Graphics CEO Walden C. Rhines named IEEE Fellow

01/17/2017  Dr. Rhines is being recognized for leadership and technology innovation in integrated circuit design and automation.

Dressing a metal in various colors

01/17/2017  DGIST research developed a technology to coat metal with several nanometers of semiconducting materials.

Dow Corning expands LED packaging design options with launch of new silicone coatings

01/17/2017  Dow Corning significantly expanded the design flexibilities for LED packaging manufacturers today with the addition of three new highly reflective silicone coatings to its fast-growing portfolio of advanced LED solutions.

$24B semiconductor assembly and testing services market poised for steady growth

01/13/2017  This week, Future Market Insights (FMI) releases its latest report on the semiconductor assembly and testing services market.

IBM releases new all-flash storage for cognitive workloads

01/13/2017  IBM this week announced new, all-flash storage solutions designed for midrange and large enterprises, where high availability, continuous up-time, and performance are critical.

NUS researchers achieve major breakthrough in flexible electronics

01/13/2017  New classes of printable electrically conducting polymer materials make better electrodes for plastic electronics and advanced semiconductor devices.

Toshiba expands lineup of industrial-grade e-MMC embedded NAND flash memory products

01/12/2017  Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. this week announced the launch of its JEDEC e-MMCTM Version 5.1-compliant embedded NAND flash memory products that feature an enhanced operational temperature range of -40°C to +105°C.

Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is forecast to grow 2.9% in 2017

01/12/2017  Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is projected to increase 2.9 percent in 2017, to $69.9 billion, according to Gartner, Inc.

Synopsys extends Software Integrity Platform with acquisition of Forcheck

01/12/2017  Synopsys, Inc. today announced it has completed its acquisition of certain assets of Forcheck.

Pure-play foundry market surges 11% in 2016 to reach $50B

01/12/2017  X-Fab, SMIC, and TowerJazz each grew by ?30% last year.

NIST physicists 'squeeze' light to cool microscopic drum below quantum limit

01/11/2017  Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have cooled a mechanical object to a temperature lower than previously thought possible, below the so-called "quantum limit."

CWRU directly measures how perovskite solar films efficiently convert light to power

01/11/2017  Measurement shows potential for building better solar cells by imaging fundamental properties of the material.

NXP honored as 2016 Top 100 Global Innovator

01/10/2017  NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced that Clarivate Analytics, formerly the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, has listed NXP in its highly anticipated list of 2016 Top 100 Global Innovators.

SEMI ISS 2017 uncovers new growth, forecast upgrades

01/10/2017  SEMI's Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) opened yesterday with a theme focused on new industry forces and new markets.

Memory market poised for strongest annual growth through 2021

01/09/2017  Solid upside potential for DRAM, flash memory markets in 2017 and much of forecast period.

ON Semiconductor, Hexius Semiconductor expand scope of analog functionality for next gen mixed signal ASICs

01/09/2017  ON Semiconductor announced a collaboration with Hexius Semiconductor to qualify several of their analog intellectual property (IP) blocks in its popular ONC18 0.18 µm CMOS process.

Versum Materials reaches milestone with installation of 200th CHEMGUARD Gen. III refill system

01/06/2017  The Delivery Systems and Services Group (DS&S) of Versum Materials, Inc. (NYSE: VSM) has realized an important milestone: the sale and commissioning of its 200th CHEMGUARD Gen III high purity, liquid delivery system since the product line launched in early 2016.

2017 Symposia on VLSI Technology & Circuits opens online submission for papers

01/05/2017  Online paper submissions are now open for the 2017 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits, to be held at the Rihga Royal Hotel in Kyoto, Japan from June 5 - 8, 2017.




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Environment, Safety & Health

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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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Wafer Processing

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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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