Today, imec, the research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, announces that the European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a prestigious Starting Grant to Christian Haffner.
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Global Fab Equipment Spending Projected to Log Record High in 2022 to Mark Third Consecutive Year of Growth, SEMI Reports
Global fab equipment spending for front end facilities is expected to rise 10% year-over-year (YOY) in 2022 to a new all-time high of over US$98 billion, marking a third consecutive year of growth, SEMI highlighted today in its quarterly World Fab Forecast report.
A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics and Soitec to Develop Next-Generation Silicon Carbide Semiconductors
The Institute of Microelectronics (IME) at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Soitec (Euronext Paris) have announced a research collaboration to develop next-generation silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices to power electric vehicles and advanced high-voltage electronic devices.
SEMI Reschedules Industry Strategy Symposium to April 3-6, 2022
SEMI today rescheduled the Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) 2022 from January 9-12 to April 3-6 due to a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
GaN Systems Shrinks Size and Increases Class-D Audio Capabilities with Latest Reference Design
GaN is gladly being embraced in audio, enabling companies to launch better sounding, higher-performance, smaller, and more eye-catching audio systems. And GaN Systems is making it easier to reap the benefits of GaN with the introduction of the GeN2 Amplifier and SMPS Reference Design
Materials to Systems in Semiconductor Manufacturing and Beyond
Materials engineering — the ability to manipulate materials at an atomic level and on an industrial scale — continues to be the primary driver of innovation in the semiconductor and electronics industries. The same fundamental capability is of critical importance to multiple other industries ranging from life sciences, pharma, sustainable energy, engineered optics and displays.
How Integrated Materials Solutions Speed Innovation
New solutions that rely on a unified database, machine learning and simulations are able to test, validate and provide customer insights into how materials work for new devices process flows, thereby speeding innovation.
Outlook for 2022: Executive Viewpoints
Each year, Semiconductor Digest turns to industry leaders and analysts to get their viewpoints on what they expect to see in the coming year in terms of critical tech and business trends. For 2022, in addition to ongoing technical advances, expect to see a focus on supply chain challenges, sustainability, the workforce shortage and reshoring.
xMEMS Announces Montara Pro, the World’s First MEMS Microspeaker with Integrated DynamicVent for Intelligent TWS Earbuds and Hearing Aids
xMEMS Labs today introduced Montara Pro, the world’s first monolithic MEMS µspeaker with integrated DynamicVent enabling smart TWS earbuds and hearing aids that create best-of-both-worlds user experiences combining the benefits of closed-fit (occluded) and open-fit earbuds.
Researchers Uncover the Mechanism of Electric Field Detection in Microscale Graphene Sensors
The ability to sense the magnitude and polarity of the electric field is of great scientific interest. It has various real-life applications, such as early prediction of lightning and detection of supersonic aircraft.
