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Imec demonstrates record tunneling magnetoresistance for one of the world's smallest perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions

12/06/2016  At the 2016 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, in a special poster session on MRAM, world-leading research and innovation hub for nano-electronics and digital technology imec presented a 8nm p-MTJ device with 100 percent tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) and coercive field as high 1500Oe.

GlobalWafers completes acquisition of SunEdison

12/05/2016  GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. announced that the acquisition of SunEdison Semiconductor Limited by GlobalWafers has been successfully completed.

Simple processing technique could cut cost of organic PV and wearable electronics

12/05/2016  A simple solution-based electrical doping technique could help reduce the cost of polymer solar cells and organic electronic devices, potentially expanding the applications for these technologies.

QuickLogic joins GLOBALFOUNDRIES FDXcelerator Partner Program

12/01/2016  QuickLogic Corporation, a developer of ultra-low power programmable sensor processing, display bridge and programmable logic solutions, today announced that it has joined GLOBALFOUNDRIES' FDXcelerator Partner Program.

Infineon celebrates the expansion of its Mesa semiconductor fabrication facility

12/01/2016  The multi-million-dollar expansion project added approximately 11,500 square foot and will create more than 20 new high-quality jobs.

Synopsys completes acquisitions of Cigital and Codiscope

12/01/2016  Synopsys, Inc. has completed its acquisitions of Cigital, a privately held provider of software security managed and professional services, and Codiscope, a 2015 spinoff of Cigital and provider of complementary security tools.

Perovskite solar cells hit new world efficiency record

12/01/2016  12.1 percent efficiency for 16 cm2 cell is the largest single to be independently certified with highest energy conversion efficiency.

Murphy, Choh and Pilla join ClassOne Technology's Board of Advisors

12/01/2016  ClassOne Technology, manufacturer of advanced wet processing equipment for ?200mm substrates, announced the formation of a Board of Advisors.

Creating new physical properties in materials

11/30/2016  Collaborating German institutions bring complementary expertise to demonstrate piezoelectricity in SrTiO3.

ChipMOS and Tsinghua Unigroup agree to form joint-venture

11/30/2016  ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. and Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd. today announced an agreement to form a joint-venture and to mutually terminate Tsinghua Unigroup's earlier private placement plan.

SEMI adds industry veteran to Americas leadership

11/30/2016  David Anderson joins as SEMI Americas President.

IoT and automotive to drive IC market growth through 2020

11/30/2016  New report also projects good IC sales increases in medical electronics, digital TVs, and servers.

SiFive launches industry's first open-source RISC-V SoC

11/29/2016  SiFive, the first fabless provider of customized, open-source-enabled semiconductors, today announced the availability of its Freedom Everywhere 310 (FE310) system on a chip (SoC).

Novel silicon etching technique crafts 3-D gradient refractive index micro-optics

11/29/2016  A multi-institutional research collaboration has created a novel approach for fabricating three-dimensional micro-optics through the shape-defined formation of porous silicon (PSi), with broad impacts in integrated optoelectronics, imaging, and photovoltaics.

North American semiconductor equipment industry posts October 2016 book-to-bill ratio of 0.91

11/28/2016  The book-to bill ratio for October dropped below parity for the first time in 11 months, even though bookings and billings activity remains at elevated levels relative to last year.

SATS market driven by increasing demand for high-end packaging solutions

11/22/2016  The SATS market is anticipated to have substantial growth mainly driven by the increasing costs for advanced packaging solutions, according to a report by Persistence Market Research.

Global carbon nanotubes market to grow at 17.9% CAGR through 2025

11/22/2016  The global market for nanotubes was valued at $1,250.00 million in 2015 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17.9% during the forecast period 2016-2025.

Spray-printed crystals help forward organic electronic applications

11/22/2016  New research conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Surrey and National Physical Laboratory, demonstrates for the first time a low-cost, scalable spray-printing process to fabricate high-quality isolated organic single crystals.

Ultra-thin semiconductor could extend life of Moore's Law

11/21/2016  Following a decade of intensive research into graphene and two-dimensional materials a new semiconductor material shows potential for the future of super-fast electronics.

Multi-core, wireless, advanced materials top trends in industrial embedded systems market

11/21/2016  Technavio's latest report on the global industrial embedded systems market provides an analysis on the most important trends expected to impact the market outlook from 2016-2020.




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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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