CEA, a French key player in research, development and innovation, and C12 Quantum Electronics, a startup focused on developing the next-generation of quantum computers using carbon nanotubes, today announced a partnership to produce the first multi-qubit chips at wafer scale.
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Lam Research President and CEO Tim Archer Testifies Before the United States Senate Commerce Committee
Lam Research Corp. President and CEO Tim Archer testified today before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for a hearing entitled, “Developing Next Generation Technology for Innovation.”
Kioxia Corporation to Expand 3D Flash Memory Production Capacity by Building New Fabrication Facility at Kitakami Plant
Kioxia Corporation today announced it will begin construction of a new fabrication facility (Fab2) at its Kitakami Plant in Iwate Prefecture, Japan for the possible expansion of production of its proprietary 3D Flash memory BiCS FLASH.
Global Fab Equipment Spending Expected to Hit New High of $107 Billion in 2022, SEMI Reports
Industry drive to expand and upgrade capacity to push spending over $100 billion for first time.
ICE Launches Biotechnology Index Futures and Semiconductor Index Futures Contracts
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced that it has launched two new thematic equity index futures contracts: the ICE Biotechnology Gross Total Return (GTR) Index and the ICE Semiconductor GTR Index futures contracts.
Pusan National University Researchers Develop “Corrosion-Free” Copper Thin Films
The atomically flat copper thin films suppress the growth of copper oxides on their surface.
Microchip Unveils Industry-Leading 3.3 kV Silicon Carbide (SiC) Power Devices Enabling New Levels of Efficiency and Reliability
System designers of traction power units (TPUs), auxiliary power units (APUs), solid-state transformers (SSTs), industrial motor drives and energy infrastructure solutions require high-voltage switching technology to increase efficiency, reduce system size and weight and enhance reliability.
New Stochastics Solutions from Fractilia Enables Semiconductor EUV Fabs to Control Yield Problem
Fractilia today announced that it has released the latest version of its Fractilia Automated Measurement Environment (FAME) product to enable semiconductor fabs to control the multi-billion-dollar EUV yield problem of stochastics.
SIA Endorses FABS Act Introduced in House
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today applauded introduction in the House of Representatives of the Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors (FABS) Act, bipartisan legislation that would establish an investment tax credit to incentivize semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research in the United States.
Researchers Develop the World’s First Power-Free Frequency Tuner Using Nanomaterials
In a paper published today in Nature Communications, researchers at the University of Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania have found a power-free and ultra-fast way of frequency tuning using functional nanowires.
