China and Taiwan companies register double-digit shares in the fabless segment but very low shares of the IDM IC segment. U.S. companies had just over 50% of the total worldwide IC market.
MEMS
Washable Electronic Textiles To Usher In An Era Of Even Smarter Wearable Products
Transistors connected with twisted electrodes maintain functionality even after being bent and washed over 1,000 times and can activate LED or detect electrocardiogram signals.
SiFive Announces New Location in Austin, Texas
Five, Inc., the provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP and silicon solutions, announced today it has further expanded its existing presence in the Austin, Texas, “Silicon Hills” area with the opening of an office to support all aspects of SiFive’s business operations. The Austin office will drive company-wide corporate development, business development, legal, and strategy operations
Key Megatrends for MEMS, Sensors and Imaging at SEMI-MSIG Summit
With MEMS and imaging sensor innovations driving an explosion of transportation, medical, mobile, industrial and other Internet of Things (IoT) applications, the stage is set for the SEMI MEMS & Imaging Sensors Summit, 25-27 September 2019 at the World Trade Center (WTC) in Grenoble, France. More than 400 industry experts are expected to gather for insights on the latest developments and trends across the supply chain. Registration is open now with early-bird pricing available until August 17, 2019.
Imec Doubles Energy Density Of Its Solid-State Batteries to 400Wh/Liter
Imec, a research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, digital and energy technologies and partner in EnergyVille, announced a solid-state Li-metal battery cell with an unsurpassed energy density of 400 Wh/liter at a charging speed of 0.5C
Ultra-Low Power Chips Help Make Small Robots More Capable
An ultra-low power hybrid chip inspired by the brain could help give palm-sized robots the ability to collaborate and learn from their experiences. Combined with new generations of low-power motors and sensors, the new ASIC could help intelligent swarm robots operate for hours instead of minutes.
Imec Demonstrates Optimized Process Flows For High Performance Ge-Based Devices
Today, at the 2019 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits (June 9-14, 2019), imec, a research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, reports improved performance for both Ge-based n-type FinFETs and Ge-based p-type gate-all-around (GAA) devices. For Ge n-type FinFETs, pre-gate stack process optimization dramatically improved reliability and performance, with 100 percent improvement in positive bias temperature instability (PBTI) and improvement in GmSAT vs. SSSAT benchmark. For the Ge-based p-type GAA device,…
CEA-Leti Announces Smart-Farm Project to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Boost Farming Efficiency
Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech, today announced a new European Commission smart-farming project that will deliver real-time data on soil conditions.
Deployed via small, private Internet of Things networks, the SARMENTI sensor node will provide farmers with the next generation of a reagent-free sensor platform to monitor in real-time soil nutrient concentration and measure local environmental conditions, especially emission of ammonia and greenhouse gases.
Antennas Of Flexible Nanotube Films An Alternative For Electronics
Rice University lab claims a viable competitor for copper in 5G wireless and other applications.
MEMS: Who Is Leading The Race?
For another year, Broadcom and Robert Bosch (Bosch) remain the global MEMS leaders. Almost every player exhibited a stable yearly growth (From 2017 to 2018) though a bit weaker than the previous period (From 2016 to 2017).
