Aehr Test Systems today announced it has received a $7.6 million order from its lead silicon carbide test and burn-in customer for WaferPak full wafer Contactors to meet their increased production capacity needs.
Semiconductors
FLEX Conference to Co-locate with SEMICON West in 2022
SEMICON West, North America’s premier microelectronics exhibition and conference that unites players across the entire electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, and FLEX Conference, the annual event focused on flexible hybrid and printed electronics innovations, will co-locate at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, July 11-14, 2022.
Towards Self-Restoring Electronic Devices with Long DNA Molecules
The potential of DNA structural properties in single-molecule electronics has finally been harnessed by researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) in a single-molecule junction device that shows spontaneous self-restoring ability.
Optomechanical Signal Processing Through Acoustic-Wave Interference on a Silicon Chip
Recently, a research team led by Professor Heedeuk Shin of the Department of Physics at POSTECH has successfully demonstrated an optical-wave signal that can be amplified or canceled using optically driven acoustic waves on a silicon chip for the first time in the world.
Micron Issues $1 Billion Inaugural Green Bond
Micron Technology, Inc. today announced the closing of its first $1 billion green bond.
NEW Mass Spectrometer APIMS Delivers Repeatable Low Parts Per Trillion Detection Limits for Impurities in Ultra-High Purity Gases
Extrel, a manufacturer of research and process mass spectrometers, has expanded its high-performance product portfolio with the launch of its new VeraSpec APIMS for ultra-high purity (UHP) gas contamination analysis.
DENSO Contributes to a Decarbonized Society by Providing SiC Power Semiconductors
DENSO Corporation has been contributing to spreading the use of electric vehicles, extending their mileage, and reducing CO2 emissions from vehicles by developing SiC (silicon carbide) power semiconductors.
Boston Semi Equipment Receives Orders for Industry-Leading High Power IC Handling Solutions
Boston Semi Equipment (BSE), a global semiconductor test handler company, announced today that it received multiple orders from a major automotive IC supplier.

Q3 Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 27.6% Year-to-Year
More semiconductor units shipped in third quarter of 2021 than during any quarter in market’s history, as industry ramps up production amid chip shortage.
onsemi Completes Acquisition of GT Advanced Technologies
onsemi today announced that it has completed its acquisition of GT Advanced Technologies, a producer of silicon carbide (SiC). The acquisition enhances onsemi’s ability to secure and grow supply of SiC.