Osaka University-led researchers apply pressure to a thermoelectric material to better understand quantum phenomena and in doing so are able to increase the material’s ability to produce electricity from waste heat by 100%.
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SEMI Teams with Cornell University To Accelerate Technology Development Using Machine Learning and AI
SEMI today announced a research and development (R&D) project to speed technology progress and problem-solving in microelectronics manufacturing and across the supply chain by driving new efficiencies using machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI).
Lattice Semiconductor Wins AI Breakthrough Award
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announced the company’s popular Lattice sensAI solutions stack was named “Best AI-Based Solution for Engineering” in the 2019 AI Breakthrough Awards.
What to Make of the ‘Quantum Advantage’ at SEMICON West?
SEMICON West participants will gain first look at Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) roadmapping activities devoted to the pursuit of U.S. leadership in the rapidly emerging global quantum industry.
Air Products Awarded Contract to Supply MEMC Korea’s New 300mm Silicon Wafer Fab in Cheonan, South Korea
Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced it has been awarded a contract by MEMC Korea to supply a new 300mm silicon wafer fab being built adjacent to its existing fab in Cheonan, South Korea. MEMC Korea—wholly-owned by GlobalWafers, which is the world’s third largest silicon wafer manufacturer—is a leading global wafer supplier to the semiconductor industry. Air Products will provide MEMC Korea’s new production line with its turnkey solutions, including a PRISM®…
Shell Increases Versatility of Nanowires
Laboratory experiments show that semiconductor nanowires can be tuned over wide energy ranges.
NXP Semiconductors Appoints Three New Non-Executive Directors
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) announced the results of its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders…
Rahul Goyal of Intel Re-elected Board Chair of Silicon Integration Initiative
Rahul Goyal of Intel has been reelected to a one-year term as board chair of…
Littelfuse Breaks Ground on New Power Semiconductor Assembly Facility
Littelfuse, Inc., a global manufacturer of leading technologies in circuit protection, power control and sensing,…
Machine Learning Reveals How Strongly Interacting Electrons Behave At Atomic Level
For the last 100 years materials such as gold and silicon have been conduits to…
