Pete Singer

Co-Founder / Editor-in-Chief

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Pete has over 40 years of publishing experience. He co-founded Semiconductor Digest and the Gold Flag Media company with publisher Kerry Hoffman in 2019. Previously, he spent over 25 years at Semiconductor International and 11 years at Solid State Technology.

Onto Innovation Announces Multiple Orders to Support 5G Ramp

Onto Innovation Inc. (NYSE: ONTO) announced that it has received orders totaling 15 systems from two leaders in advanced packaging. Both customers are ramping up to support the ongoing demand for 5G smartphones which drives advanced packages requiring more precise process control solutions.

Designing and Fabricating Fully-Customized Chips

Silicon chip technology has surprising and largely untapped possibilities for product innovation. But reliably fabricating these specialty chips requires a multidisciplinary team and a robust plan.

A New Wave of Fan-Out Packaging Growth

Key players from different business models are fueling new growth.

The History and Future of DRAM Architecture in Different Application Domains: An Analysis

Common trends and bottlenecks in DRAM architecture are identified.

Swagelok Introduces New ALD20 UHP Valve

The ALD20’s patent-pending design maximizes production process efficiency and deposition consistency by providing flow coefficients two to three times what can be achieved using today’s standard ALD valve technology.

Nanoscale Features through Atomic Layer Processing

Atomic layer etching and deposition processes offer atomic scale control through the use of self-limiting reactions.

SLO Cables for Vacuum Application

A new solution that combines ‘super’ low outgassing (SLO) cables with flexibility and integration of multiple cables is designed for applications with moving parts in vacuum chamber environments ranging from motors to encoders.

Clock Tree Optimization Methodologies for Power and Latency Reduction

Widely used clock structures are described, with an emphasis on practical implementations of conventional clock tree structures along with H-Tree.

EUV Lithography: Sailing Along the Stochastic Cliffs

Stochastic printing failures are random, non-repeating, isolated defects such as microbridges, locally broken lines and missing or merging contacts.

EUV Lithography: Weighing the Options for Future Logic and Memory Applications

Imec takes a great leap forward in understanding and pushing the limits of extreme ultraviolet lithography – part I