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Edwards and GlobalFoundries recognized by Singapore's National Environmental Agency

11/01/2016  Edwards and GlobalFoundries Singapore were recognized by Singapore’s National Environment Agency in the Best Practices category at the 2016 Energy Efficiency National Partnership (EENP) Awards.

Samsung Austin Semiconductor continues central Texas growth with more than $1B in investment

11/01/2016  Investments in its facilities will enhance current System LSI production to meet the growing demands in the industry for advanced system-on-chip (SoC) products especially for mobile and other electronic devices.

Global semiconductor sales increase 11.5% in Q3

11/01/2016  Industry posts highest-ever quarterly sales; market still behind 2015's year-to-date total.

van der Pauw and Hall voltage measurements with a parameter analyzer

10/31/2016  van der Pauw measurements with a parameter analyzer are examined followed by a look at Hall effects measurements.

ON Semiconductor selects DSI to improve stock accuracy with Digital Supply Chain Platform

10/31/2016  DSI announced today that ON Semiconductor has selected DSI’s Digital Supply Chain Platform (DSCP) to increase stock accuracy and improve worker productivity in its inventory processes across the global supply chain.

Reducing ESD in semiconductor fluoropolymer fluid handling systems while maintaining chemical purity

10/30/2016  Fluoropolymer Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) tubing reduces electrostatic charge to levels below the ignition energy of flammable semiconductor chemicals and maintains chemical purity, ensuring safety and improving process yields.

Managing particle flows in process exhaust for safety and profitability

10/28/2016  Solid particles in the abatement exhaust must be properly managed, and in some cases, substantially reduced from the gas stream before it is released into the environment.

Power electronics powered by Picosun's batch aluminum nitride

10/27/2016  Picosun Oy, a supplier of advanced industrial ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) technology, now provides its customers production-scale aluminum nitride batch process with superior film thickness uniformity and fast speed.

Cadence CEO to be awarded Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award

10/27/2016  He will be presented with this achievement award during the GSA Awards Dinner Celebration on Thursday, December 8, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif.

Qualcomm to acquire NXP

10/27/2016  Qualcomm Incorporated and NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, under which Qualcomm will acquire NXP.

Cadence reference flow with digital and signoff tools certified on Samsung's 10nm process technology

10/25/2016  Reference flow enables system and semiconductor companies to accelerate delivery of designs on Samsung's second-generation 10nm process (10LPP).

SEMICON Europa opens tomorrow in Grenoble, France

10/24/2016  SEMICON Europa will open its doors tomorrow, showcasing the latest product, tools, and technologies for advanced microelectronics manufacturing.

ams schedules 2017 multi-project wafer starts for analog foundry customers

10/24/2016  180nm CMOS and HV-CMOS MPW runs are now manufactured in ams' 200mm fabrication facility in Austria.

Messe München and SEMI Europe announce new alliance

10/24/2016  SEMICON Europa co-locating with productronica and electronica, expanding electronics focus.

New perovskite solar cell design could outperform existing commercial technologies

10/21/2016  Stanford, Oxford team creates high-efficiency tandem cells.

Researchers find way to tune thermal conductivity of 2-D materials

10/21/2016  Researchers have found an unexpected way to control the thermal conductivity of two-dimensional (2-D) materials, which will allow electronics designers to dissipate heat in electronic devices that use these materials.

Semiconductor equipment bookings continue to outpace equipment billings in new book-to-bill report

10/21/2016  A book-to-bill of 1.05 means that $105 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.

Avalanche Technology announces the start of volume production of STT-MRAM on 300mm wafers

10/20/2016  Avalanche Technology, Inc., has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation to begin production of it's Spin Transfer Torque Magnetic RAM (STT-MRAM) on 300mm wafers at various advanced geometry nodes.

Raytheon awarded Title III contract to advance its Gallium Nitride technology

10/20/2016  The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and the Office of the Secretary of Defense have awarded Raytheon Company [NYSE: RTN] a $14.9M contract to further enhance its process for producing gallium nitride-based semiconductors.

Scientists find technique to improve carbon superlattices for quantum electronic devices

10/20/2016  In a paradigm shift from conventional electronic devices, exploiting the quantum properties of superlattices holds the promise of developing new technologies.




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