As part of Mission Lucidity, the brain-on-chip project tackles Parkinson’s disease. Central in this endeavor is imec’s high-density multi-electrode array (MEA) that can interface at a single-cell level. With stem cell technology that can reprogram cells, the MEA can create and tweak any relevant brain circuit to study disease mechanisms and the effects of drugs on the circuits.
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MEMS Semiconductors Strengthen After Holding Up Well in 2020
Sensors and actuators made with MEMS technology are forecast to grow by high double-digit percentages in the next several years after starting a recovery in 2H20, says new report.
Wafer Supply Constrained Through 2024 Likely
Will there be new greenfield projects to help with tightened capacity?
IC Insights Raises Its 2021 Worldwide IC Market Forecast to +24%
Global IC market expected to exceed $500 billion for the first time.
Gartner Says Global Chip Shortage Expected to Persist Until Second Quarter of 2022
The worldwide semiconductor shortage will persist through 2021, and is expected to recover to normal levels by the second quarter of 2022, according to Gartner, Inc.
Automotive IC Marketshare Slips in 2020 After Steady Gains Since 1998
After a 3% drop in 2020, the automotive IC market is forecast to surge more than 25% in 2021.
Automating Mask SEM Analysis Using Digital Twins
Deep Learning can learn features from the SEM images generated using digital twins, then use that learning to find defects on real SEM images.
A Collaborative Approach for Automotive Electronics
Collaboration along the supply chain, focused on common issues that emerge out of the dynamic electronics market and changing automotive ecosystem, will identify and drive improvements in the interest of the whole supply chain.
Texas Instruments Continues As World’s Top Analog IC Supplier
Skyworks Solutions posts strongest sales increase in 2020 as the top-10 suppliers collectively accounted for 62% of total analog sales.
Mitigation of Pattern Collapse in EUVL
Rinse materials offer benefits of pattern collapse mitigation and defect improvement and, therefore, superior process margins for yield improvement. Defectivity is also significantly improved with an EUV rinse.
