Intel Foundry Services (IFS) today launched Accelerator, a comprehensive ecosystem alliance designed to help foundry customers smoothly bring their silicon products from idea to implementation.
Making Metal-Halide Perovskites Useful in Planar Devices Through a New Hybrid Structure
Two of the main drawbacks of using tin (Sn)-based metal halide perovskites (MHPs) in thin-film transistors have been simultaneously solved by an innovative hybrid 2D/3D structure proposed by scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech).
Intel Launches $1 Billion Fund to Build a Foundry Innovation Ecosystem
Intel today announced a new $1 billion fund to support early-stage startups and established companies building disruptive technologies for the foundry ecosystem.
Toshiba to Expand Power Semiconductor Production Capacity With 300-Millimeter Wafer Fabrication Facility
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation today announced that it will construct a new 300-milimeter wafer fabrication facility for power semiconductors at its main discrete semiconductor production base, Kaga Toshiba Electronics Corporation, in Ishikawa Prefecture.
NIST Researchers Resurrect and Improve a Technique for Detecting Transistor Defects
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have revived and improved a once-reliable technique to identify and count defects in transistors, the building blocks of modern electronic devices such as smartphones and computers.
The Micron Foundation Commits Over $1 Million to Promote Greater Diversity in Engineering in Idaho
Micron Technology, Inc. and the Micron Foundation today announced more than $1 million in grants to the colleges of engineering at Boise State University and the University of Idaho (U of I).
Magnetic ATE Company Hprobe Expands Presence into Korea with Order from Major Semiconductor Manufacturer and Signs with Woowon for Distribution
Hprobe, a provider of turnkey semiconductor Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) for magnetic devices, today announced the receipt of a significant order from a tier-1 semiconductor manufacturer in Korea for a wafer-level magnetic tester.
SIA Commends House Passage of Critical Semiconductor Manufacturing and Research Investments
House and Senate must now reach agreement on joint competitiveness legislation containing CHIPS Act investments that can be passed by both chambers and signed into law by President Biden.
American Semiconductor Academy (ASA) Initiative and SEMI Partner to Bolster Microelectronics Industry Talent Pool
SEMI and the American Semiconductor Academy (ASA) Initiative, a collaborative national education network of faculty at universities and colleges across the U.S. who are engaged in semiconductor research and education, today announced a partnership to build a comprehensive workforce development program designed to close the microelectronics industry’s widening talent gap.
