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A new miniature solution for storing renewable energy

10/12/2017  Novel two-dimensional, metal organic hybrids efficiently move charge, eventually storing renewable energy.

Semiconductor IP market worth $6.22B by 2023

10/11/2017  The semiconductor IP market is expected to be valued at USD 6.22 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 4.87% between 2017 and 2023.

A massive adoption of laser technologies for semiconductor manufacturing

10/11/2017  According to Yole Développement (Yole), the laser equipment market will grow at a 15% CAGR between 2016 and 2022 and should reach more than US$4 billion by 2022.

Fujitsu Semiconductor and ON Semiconductor announce increased strategic partnership

10/10/2017  ON Semiconductor agrees to purchase 30 percent incremental share of Fujitsu’s 8-inch wafer fab in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, resulting in 40 percent ownership with plans to increase to 60 percent by the second half of 2018 and full ownership in the first half of 2020.

EVG and SwissLitho to develop joint nanoimprint lithography solution for 3D optical structures with single-nanometer accuracy

10/09/2017  EV Group (EVG) and SwissLitho AG today announced a joint solution to enable the production of 3D structures down to the single-nanometer scale.

NXP awarded Excellence in Quality for 2017 by Cisco

10/06/2017  This prestigious award recognizes NXP for Excellence in Quality for displaying the highest quality standards, practices, and methodologies in their products and processes, and differentiating through their quality management systems and alignment to Cisco’s strategies and values.

Monthly semiconductor sales reach $35B globally for first time in August

10/04/2017  Worldwide sales up 24 percent year-to-year and 4 percent month-to-month; Americas market leads the way with growth of 39 percent year-to-year and 9 percent month-to month.

SEMICON Japan 2017 keynotes announced

10/03/2017  Today, SEMI announced the lineup of keynotes coming to SEMICON Japan's "SuperTHEATER" -- focusing on the future of the electronics manufacturing supply chain.

Robotics and chip industries in Japan

10/02/2017  Japan chip industry finds growth opportunities in robotics; explored at SEMICON Japan (December 13-15) in Tokyo.

Semiconductor Industry Association announces support of corporate tax reform framework

09/29/2017  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released the following statement today from SIA president & CEO John Neuffer in support of the corporate tax reform framework released today by leaders in the Trump Administration and Congress.

Perovskite solar cells reach record long-term stability, efficiency over 20 percent

09/29/2017  EPFL scientists have now greatly improved the operational stability of PSCs, retaining more than 95% of their initial efficiencies of over 20 % under full sunlight illumination at 60oC for more than 1000 hours.

OEM Group announces post-dice clean solutions for plasma and laser dicing methods

09/28/2017  OEM Group announced today a post-dice clean solution on the proven Cintillio Batch Spray platform following plasma and laser dicing methods.

Solar-Tectic LLC receives patent for III-V thin-film tandem high-performance solar cell and LED technology

09/28/2017  The patent, the first ever for a thin III-V layer on crystalline silicon thin-film, covers group III-V elements such as Gallium Arsenide (GaAs), and Indium Gallium Phosphide (InGaP), for the top layer, as well as all inorganic materials, including, silicon, germanium, etc., for the bottom layer.

Band gaps, made to order

09/28/2017  UCSB engineers create atomically thin superlattice materials with precision.

Intel, Samsung, Hitachi and Lam invest $11.2M in Reno Sub-Systems

09/27/2017  Reno Sub-Systems today announced it has closed its Series C funding.

Understanding the impact of valve flow coefficient (Cv) in fluid systems

09/26/2017  Understanding the impact of valve flow coefficient (Cv) in fluid systems for microelectronics manufacturing.

It’s gonna be a bright, bright sun-shiny day

09/26/2017  Last year was a great year for photovoltaic (PV) technology.

Measuring metals, dielectrics, resists and CDs in advanced packaging

09/25/2017  A new system combines acoustic, optical and reflectometric techniques to enable measurement of metals, dielectrics, resists and critical dimensions on a single platform.

Samsung certifies Synopsys Design Platform for 28nm FD-SOI process technology

09/25/2017  Synopsys, Inc. today announced that the Synopsys Design Platform has been fully certified for use on Samsung Foundry's 28FDS (FD-SOI) process technology.

DSA and EUV: Complementary technologies to enable fine- pitch lithography

09/22/2017  DSA and EUV should be envisioned as complementary, not competing, techniques that will eventually become mainstream for fine-pitch lithography.




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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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