Synopsys Wins Multiple 2020 World Electronics Achievement Awards

Synopsys, Inc. today announced it received two 2020 World Electronics Achievement Awards (WEAA): “Innovative Product of the Year” for DSO.ai (Design Space Optimization AI) and “Most Promising New Chip Life Technology” for the VC SpyGlass RTL static signoff platform.

2020 Global Semiconductor Alliance Award Nominees Announced

The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce the 2020 award nominees for the GSA Awards Virtual Ceremony. This year’s event will be hosted virtually on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 and will feature virtual networking before the program begins.

STMicroelectronics Unveils World’s Fastest 50W Qi Wireless-Charging IC

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has introduced the world’s fastest Qi wireless charging IC, STWLC88.

New Liquid Pressure-sensitive Adhesives from DELO Ideal for Electronic Applications

DELO, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial adhesives for automotive, consumer and industrial electronics applications, has developed two liquid pressure-sensitive adhesives that have similar properties to (double-sided) adhesive tapes, but are applied in liquid form.

Refreshing Material Advances for Logic, Memory, and Packaging

How to keep semiconductor fabs supplied with critical materials despite a pandemic and trade wars was discussed by >250 industry experts gathered in virtual space October 21-22 during the 5th annual Critical Materials Council (CMC) Conference.

Sensor Advancements Will Be Key to Overcoming Supply Chain Disruptions, Says Lux Research

Supply chain and logistics have seen massive disruptions as a result of COVID-19, creating new challenges for retail and manufacturing operations worldwide. In the new report “Sensing for Modern Logistics,” Lux Research identifies how sensors can be used to improve and modernize logistics across various industries to shore up global supply chain infrastructures.

Gigaphoton Launches Its Latest KrF Light Source Model ‘G60K’

Gigaphoton Inc., a manufacturer of lightsources used in semiconductor lithography, has announced that it began shipping its new KrF light source model ‘G60K’ on October 29.

Scientists Grow Carbon Nanotube Forest Much Longer Than Any Other

Today, a multitude of industries, including optics, electronics, water purification, and drug delivery, innovate at an unprecedented scale with nanometer-wide rolls of honeycomb-shaped graphite sheets called carbon nanotubes (CNTs).

Scientists Develop Method to Detect Charge Traps in Organic Semiconductors

Scientists at Swansea University have developed a very sensitive method to detect the tiny signatures of so called ‘charge traps’ in organic semiconductors.

Samco Supplies Konka Group Co., with ICP Etching and PECVD Systems for the Production of MicroLEDs

Samco, a manufacturer of plasma processing equipment for the compound semiconductor industry, announced that KONKA Group Co., Ltd. based in Shenzhen, China had installed multiple Samco systems for the production of MicroLEDs.