Samco, a manufacturer of plasma processing equipment for the compound semiconductor industry, announced that the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) has selected a Samco Multi-Chamber CVD system to develop a Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin-layer (HIT) solar cell.
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SEMI Applauds Initiatives to Bolster Semiconductor Manufacturing and Research in American Jobs Plan
SEMI today applauded the inclusion of initiatives to strengthen U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research and calls for investment in the Biden Administration’s American Jobs Plan.
New RA6M5 Group from Renesas Completes Mainstream Line of RA6 Series Arm Cortex M33-Based MCUs
Renesas Electronics Corporation today announced the expansion of its RA6 Series microcontrollers (MCUs) with 20 new RA6M5 Group MCUs, completing the mainstream line of RA6 Series devices.
Proteus Adds SnapEDA CAD Model Search to Boost Electronics Design Productivity
SnapEDA announced a new collaboration that places SnapEDA directly within Proteus’ printed circuit board (PCB) design environment.
Intel Teams with IBM for Advanced Semiconductor R&D
As Intel expands its domestic manufacturing operations, they will conduct new semiconductor research in advanced semiconductor technology working with IBM’s Albany Semiconductor Research Facility.
MaxLinear Appoints Tsu-Jae King Liu to Its Board of Directors
Dr. Liu has been appointed a Class I director with a term continuing until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, effective immediately.
TSMC’s Technology Roadmap
Mark Liu, Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), provided detailed insights into the company’s technology roadmap at the recent International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). He waved off the suggestion that device technology improvements are slowing down.
New Drivers Propelling Semis, Equipment, IP
The shortage of semiconductors won’t be easy to solve, with some equipment lead times stretching out several years, said VLSI Research CEO Dan Hutcheson at a SEMI event.
Keysight Solutions Deployed by MediaTek to Validate First 5G Modem with mmWave Spectrum Capabilities
Integrated 5G test solutions speed market introduction of new designs.
New Nanotransistors Keep Their Cool at High Voltages
Power converters play an essential role in electric vehicles and solar panels, for example, but tend to lose a lot of power in the form of heat in the electricity conversion process. Thanks to a new type of transistor developed at EPFL, these converters can perform at substantially improved efficiencies, especially in high-power applications.
