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UC Berkeley Extension launches three online programs in semiconductor technology

01/15/2015  UC Berkeley Extension announces three online integrated circuit (IC) semiconductor technology programs to meet the training needs of the surging worldwide semiconductor industry; the industry is predicted to reach $345 billion in sales this year.

Orbotech announces collaboration between SPTS and Fraunhofer on process development of wafer level packaging

01/15/2015  Orbotech Ltd. today announced that SPTS Technologies is collaborating with Fraunhofer IZM, an international institute specializing in applied and industrial contract research, on next generation wafer level packaging of microelectronic devices.

SAMCO announces MOCVD demonstration availability for the GaN-550 MOCVD system

01/15/2015  SAMCO has announced MOCVD demonstration capability on a new gallium nitride (GaN-on-Si) system, the GaN-550, from Valence Process Equipment Inc.

Two companies honored with SEMI Award

01/14/2015  SEMI today announced that two companies, Brewer Science and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE), are recipients of the 2014 SEMI Award for North America.

JEOL and UC Irvine partner to develop electron microscopy and materials research center

01/14/2015  JEOL USA and the University of California's Irvine Materials Research Institute (IMRI) have entered into a strategic partnership to create a premier electron microscopy and materials science research facility.

SUNY Board appoints Dr. Alain Kaloyeros as founding president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute

01/14/2015  SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) yesterday announced the SUNY Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Alain Kaloyeros as the founding President of SUNY Poly.

Graphene plasmons go ballistic

01/12/2015  Graphene combined with the insulting power of boron nitride enables light control in tiny circuits with dramatically reduced energy loss.

Silicon Space Technology partners with GLOBALFOUNDRIES to deliver processors and memory solutions

01/09/2015  Silicon Space Technology, an industry innovator in high-temp and rad-hard embedded system solutions, announced today the company has partnered with GLOBALFOUNDRIES to build commercial-ready products for extreme environments and applications.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Linear Dimensions to offer joint analog solution for wearables and MEMs sensors markets

01/09/2015  GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Linear Dimensions Semiconductor Inc. today announced that they are working together to manufacture a 14-channel programmable reference from Linear Dimensions for multiple markets including IoT (Internet of Things) sensor and wearable device applications.

Freshmen-level chemistry solves the solubility mystery of graphene oxide films

01/06/2015  A Northwestern University-led team recently found the answer to a mysterious question that has puzzled the materials science community for years--and it came in the form of some surprisingly basic chemistry.

Global semiconductor sales in November outpace 2013 totals

01/05/2015  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $29.7 billion for the month of November 2014.

A new hardmask process, Saphira

12/23/2014  A new hardmask material and process was introduced this month by Applied Materials. Designed for advanced logic and memories, including DRAM and vertical NAND, the hardmask is transparent, which simplifies processing.

Global semiconductor market set for strongest growth in four years in 2014

12/23/2014  Worldwide semiconductor market revenue is on track to achieve a 9.4 percent expansion this year, with broad-based growth across multiple chip segments driving the best industry performance since 2010.

Hands on: Crafting ultrathin color coatings

12/22/2014  In Harvard's high-tech cleanroom, applied physicists produce vivid optical effects on paper.

Piezoelectricity in a 2-D semiconductor

12/22/2014  Berkeley Lab researchers discovery of piezoelectricty in molybdenum disulfide holds promise for future MEMS.

Eliminating electrostatic discharge: Protecting tomorrow's technology

12/22/2014  A new range of dissipative materials based on fluoroelastomer and perfluoroelastomer polymers is designed for wafer processing and wafer handling applications.

IoT's divergent needs will drive different types of technologies

12/19/2014  Given the current buzz around the Internet of Things (IoT), it is easy to lose sight of the challenges – both economic and technical.

The most expensive defect

12/18/2014  Defects that aren’t detected inline cost fabs the most.

From transistors to bumps: Preparing SEM cross-sections by combining site-specific cleaving and broad ion milling

12/18/2014  Cross section sample preparation is demonstrated using a workflow that combines High Accuracy Cleaving I(HAC) and Broad Ion Beam (BIB) milling.

Process Watch: Fab managers don’t like surprises

12/18/2014  Nobody likes surprises - especially the managers of $10 billion factories.




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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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