The European Chips Act and Europe’s leading-edge R&D capabilities – both key drivers of Europe’s microelectronics growth – will come into sharp focus at SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium Europe (ISS Europe) 2023.
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Researchers Create a Low-Cost Sensor That Detects Heavy Metals in Sweat
The flexible copper sensor is made from ordinary materials: conductive copper adhesive tape, sheet of transparency film, paper label, nail varnish, circuit fabrication solution, and acetone.
Vertical Electrochemical Transistor Pushes Wearable Electronics Forward
Biomedical sensing is one application of efficient, low-cost transistors.
Melexis to Invest 70M EUR in Facility Expansion in Kuching, Malaysia
Melexis, a global supplier of micro-electronic semiconductor solutions, is expanding its facility in Kuching, Malaysia.
New All-in-One Hybrid Power Drive Module Solution from Microchip
The highly integrated and configurable three-phase power module is the first variant of the new family and can be customized using silicon carbide or silicon, reducing power solution size and weight for electric aircraft.
MIT Engineers Grow “Perfect” Atom-Thin Materials on Industrial Silicon Wafers
Their technique could allow chip manufacturers to produce next-generation transistors based on materials other than silicon.
Two Technical Breakthroughs Make High-Quality 2D Materials Possible
Work by Sang-Hoon Bae, collaborators would make next-generation electronics faster, use less power.
Wearable, Printable, Shapeable Sensors Detect Pathogens and Toxins in the Environment
Tufts scientists develop biopolymer-based sensors that glow when dangers are present and can be printed on almost anything—masks, gloves, clothing, food jars, or shaped into flying objects.
Global Semiconductor Sales Decrease 2.9% Month-to-Month in November
Worldwide chip sales down 9.2% year-to-year.
Chiplet Summit Promotes Higher Design Productivity at Leading-Edge Nodes
Chiplet Summit, to be held January 24-26 at the Doubletree by Hilton San Jose Hotel, will help designers go-to-market faster by using the latest design architecture – chiplets.
