MEMS

Sensor Chips Are Entering a New Stage of Rapid Iterative Evolution

Sensor chip industry research: driven by the ‘more weight on perception’ route, sensor chips are entering a new stage of rapid iterative evolution.

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 0.3% Month-to-Month in April

Worldwide chip sales down 21.6% year-to-year; latest industry forecast projects annual downturn of 10.3% in 2023 followed by growth of 11.9% in 2024.

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Analog Devices Appoints Stephen Jennings to its Board of Directors

Analog Devices, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Stephen Jennings as an independent director and member of the Board’s Compensation and Talent Committee effective as of June 4, 2023.

Microchip Slashes Time to Innovation with Industry’s Most Power-Efficient Mid-Range FPGA Industrial Edge Stack

Additions make it easier than ever to switch to PolarFire FPGAs and System-on-Chip (SoC) FPGAs.

GlobalFoundries and STMicroelectronics Finalize Agreement for New 300mm Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility in France

GlobalFoundries Inc. and STMicroelectronics announced today the conclusion of the agreement to create a new, jointly-operated, high-volume semiconductor manufacturing facility in Crolles (France), which was announced on 11 July 2022.

STMicroelectronics Introduces Waterproof MEMS Pressure Sensor

STMicroelectronics has introduced the market’s first MEMS water/liquid-proof absolute pressure sensor with a declared 10-year longevity program for the industrial market.

IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) Announces 2023 Call for Papers

Under the theme “Devices for a Smart World Built Upon 60 Years of CMOS,” the 69th annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) has issued a Call for Papers seeking the world’s best original work in all areas of microelectronics research and development.

Micron Launches U.S.-Japan University Partnership

Eleven-university strong network to grow the next-generation workforce and advance semiconductor-based research in both countries.

Massachusetts Launches Portal for Companies Seeking Federal CHIPS Act Funds

The Center for Advanced Manufacturing at MassTech (CAM) has launched a new online portal that creates a single ‘digital front door’ for Massachusetts companies that are preparing proposals to the federal CHIPS Act, a major $50 billion dollar federal initiative designed to “strengthen and revitalize the U.S. position in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing.”

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