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Each issue of Semiconductor Digest has articles found only in the magazine! Read the April/May issue…

Memory Upswing Returns, New Record High Expected in 2022
Fueled by economic recovery and the transition to a digital economy, memory IC sales are forecast to reach $180.4 billion in 2022, exceeding the previous record high set in 2018.
Robust Federal Incentives for Domestic Chip Manufacturing Would Create an Average of Nearly 200,000 American Jobs Annually as Fabs are Built
Semiconductor industry currently employs 277,000 people in the U.S. across 49 states, supports 1.6 million additional U.S. jobs, according to Oxford Economics/SIA study.
‘Bite’ Defects Revealed in Bottom-up Graphene Nanoribbons
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), narrow strips of single-layer graphene, have interesting physical, electrical, thermal, and optical properties because of the interplay between their crystal and electronic structures.
How A Helium Shortage Could Put The Brakes On The Tech Boom
Semiconductors—some call the “New World Oil” with massive global implications–are in short supply. And Helium, a gas critical to their manufacturing, is experiencing a supply squeeze that can’t be remedied without new exploration and development.
Pasternack Unveils New High-Power RF and Microwave PIN Diode Coaxial Packaged Switches
Pasternack’s new high-power RF and microwave PIN diode switches utilize GaN semiconductor technology.
Xpeedic On-Chip Passive EM Simulation Suite Certified for Samsung Foundry 8LPP Process Technology
Xpeedic today announced that its on-chip passive EM simulation suite has been certified by Samsung Foundry for its advanced 8LPP (8nm Low Power Plus) process technology.
Reno Sub-Systems Launches GenMatch Series of Integrated RF Power Systems for Semiconductor Manufacturing at 7nm or Below
Reno Sub-Systems (Reno), a developer of high performance radio frequency (RF) matching networks for leading-edge nanoscale semiconductor manufacturing, today introduced its new GenMatch Series that integrates the company’s proven solid-state Electronic Variable Capacitor (EVC) RF match and Precis generator technologies into a single unit.
Kioxia Announces Expansion of Yokohama Technology Campus and New Research Center
Kioxia Corporation today announced a 20 billion yen investment to expand its Technology Development Building at its Yokohama Technology Campus and to establish its new Shin-Koyasu Advanced Research Center.