Final electrical test remains one of the best ways to assess a circuit’s ultimate viability. But we know, unfortunately, that even 100% end-of-line electrical testing of semiconductor wafers will not guarantee that chips will not fail in the field.
Semiconductors
New Low-Cost Thermoelectric Material Works at Room Temperature
Material could be used to cool electronic devices, overheated vehicles.
Synopsys and Ixia, a Keysight Business, Announce Collaboration to Enable Scalable Networking SoC Validation Solution
Synopsys, Inc. and Ixia, a Keysight Technologies, Inc. business, today announced a multi-year, strategic collaboration to enable a paradigm shift for system validation of complex networking system-on-chips (SoCs) using emulation and a virtual tester.
Toshiba Memory to Rebrand as “Kioxia” in October
Toshiba Memory Holdings Corporation announced today that it will officially change its name to Kioxia Holdings Corporation on October 1, 2019.
Pioneer Micro Technology Launches Silvaco PDK for Its 0.35 µm Silicon Foundry CMOS Process
Silvaco Japan Co., Ltd. today announced that Pioneer Micro Technology Corp. (PMT) has begun providing a Process Development Kit (PDK) for Silvaco tool users targeting the manufacture of IC designs in PMT’s 0.35 µm CMOS process technology.
Semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) Market to Grow at 8.8% During 2018-2026 on the Back of Advancements in Multi-core Technology
The global semiconductor intellectual property market is prognosticated to expand at steady CAGR of 8.8% within the forecast period from 2018 to 2026. By the end of 2026, the semiconductor IP market is likely to be valued around worth US$ 9,437.8 mn.
Magnetite Nanowires with Sharp Insulating Transition
Osaka University-led researchers make ultra-thin nanowires of Fe3O4, with a remarkable ‘Verwey transition’ from metal to insulator at low temperature — a highly sought-after property for nanoelectronics.
SiC and GaN-based Power Electronics to Boost Automotive Semiconductor Efficiencies and Profitability
Strategy Analytics predicts that as HEV/EV (hybrid electric vehicle/electric vehicle) platforms become a greater proportion of the global vehicle manufacturing mix, the demand for power electronic components will account for over 55% of the total semiconductor demand from HEV/EV powertrain by 2026. The Strategy Analytics Powertrain Body Chassis & Safety (PBCS) service report, “HEV-EV Semiconductor Technology Outlook: What Role will SiC and GaN Play?,” finds the emphasis on improving system efficiencies…
Limitation Exposed in Promising Quantum Computing Material
Metallic surfaces no longer protected as topological insulators become thinner.
Breakthrough Material Could Lead to Cheaper, More Widespread Solar Panels and Electronics
Two physics research groups at the University of Kansas have generated free electrons from organic semiconductors when combined with a single atomic layer of molybdenum disulfide, a recently discovered two-dimensional semiconductor.
