A team of researchers led by Sufei Shi, an assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has uncovered new information about the mass of individual components that make up a promising quasiparticle, known as an exciton, that could play a critical role in future applications for quantum computing, improved memory storage, and more efficient energy conversion.
Semiconductors
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts May 2020 Billings
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.35 billion in billings worldwide in May 2020 (three-month average basis), according to the May Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published by SEMI.
Call for SEMICON West 2020 “Best of West” Award Applications
SEMI today began accepting SEMICON West 2020 exhibitor applications for the Best of West award recognizing innovative new products or services that are significantly advancing the electronics manufacturing supply chain or a particular manufacturing capability.
Intel Elects Dion J. Weisler to Board of Directors
Intel Corporation today announced that Dion J. Weisler, former president and CEO of HP Inc., was elected to Intel’s board of directors. Weisler will serve as an independent director and member of the compensation and finance committees.
Automotive IC Market Forecast With Strongest CAGR Through 2024
IC Insights released its June Update to the 2020 McClean Report earlier this month. This Update included a 2018-2024 IC database that segmented the IC market by major product type including Consumer, Auto, Computer, Industrial, Communications, and Government/Military end-use applications in the Americas, Europe, Japan, China, and Asia-Pacific regions.
Excitons Form Superfluid in Certain 2D Combos
Mixing and matching computational models of 2D materials led scientists at Rice University to the realization that excitons — quasiparticles that exist when electrons and holes briefly bind — can be manipulated in new and useful ways.
Cadence Collaborates With TSMC and Microsoft to Reduce Semiconductor Design Timing Signoff Schedules With the Cloud
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced the results of a three-way collaboration with TSMC and Microsoft focused on utilizing cloud infrastructure to reduce semiconductor design signoff schedules.
Discovery of Graphene Switch
Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have successfully measured the current-voltage…
QuickLogic Announces Open Reconfigurable Computing Initiative
QuickLogic Corporation today announced its ground breaking QORC (QuickLogic Open Reconfigurable Computing) initiative, making it the first programmable logic vendor to actively embrace a fully open source suite of development tools for its FPGA devices and eFPGA technology.
GaN Systems Announces Sixth Annual “GaN Systems Cup” China Power Supply Society Design Competition
GaN Systems, the global leader in GaN (gallium nitride) power semiconductors, is proudly sponsoring the distinguished China Power Supply Society (CPSS) design competition, which focuses on innovation in energy conservation, emission reduction, and new energy utilization.
