Thermal Management Expo Europe Unveils Business Opportunities for High-Tech Industries

The flagship event of the global Thermal Management Expo portfolio, Thermal Management Expo North America is a unique, free-to-attend exhibition and conference that connects senior engineers and key decision-makers with suppliers specializing in thermal systems and materials.

SEMIFIVE Starts Mass Production of its 14nm AI Inference SoC Platform-based Product

This marks SEMIFIVE’s third commercialization of its SoC Platform solutions built on Samsung Foundry’s mass production proven FinFET process technologies.

How to Increase Fab Efficiency: Look into the Future

What if you could see 60 days into the future? Alex Smith, a VP at Edwards Vacuum, sees a day when that’s possible – at least when it comes to certain areas of fab operations.

Brewer Science Presents Best Practices for Workplace Culture at SEMICON West

Brewer Science, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of next-generation materials and processes for the microelectronics and optoelectronics industries, will be presenting its trailblazing efforts as a Certified B Corporation™ at the SEMICON West annual conference.

BMW Group Signs Agreement with Inova Semiconductor and GlobalFoundries to Secure Supply

The BMW Group is exploring new ways of working with suppliers and, in the case of strategically important components, becoming more closely involved in the supplier network.

Everspin Technologies Wins SEMI Americas Award at SEMICON West 2021 Hybrid

Everspin Technologies, a leading worldwide producer of Magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) nonvolatile solutions for the world’s mission-critical memory applications, has won the 2021 SEMI Americas Award, SEMI announced today at SEMICON West 2021 Hybrid in San Francisco.

Intel Launches Integrated Photonics Research Center

Intel Labs recently opened the Intel Research Center for Integrated Photonics for Data Center Interconnects.

Microchip to Provide Silicon Carbide MOSFETs and Digital Gate Drivers for Mersen’s SiC Power Stack Reference Design

Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the collaboration with Mersen on their 150 kilovolt-ampere (kVA) three-phase silicon carbide Power Stack Reference Design.

Semiconductor Market Has Surpassed $150B in a Single Quarter as Samsung Takes Over Top Spot in Revenue Ranking

Semiconductor revenue rose 7.6% in Q3 2021 from Q2 2021 and climbed above $150 billion in revenue during a single quarter for the first time since research group Omdia began tracking the market in 2002.  

Reimagining Simulation Essential to Create Advanced Chip Designs. But How?

Past efforts to accelerate simulation with special-purpose hardware have repeatedly fallen behind the ever-improving performance of general-purpose computers, enabled by Moore’s Law. But Moore’s Law is ending, and the time is right to fundamentally rethink simulation algorithms, methodologies, and computational strategies.

LITHOSCALE Maskless Exposure System from EV Group Wins 2021 Best of West Award

The LITHOSCALE maskless exposure system from EV Group (EVG) has won the 2021 Best of West award, SEMI and Semiconductor Digest announced today at SEMICON West 2021 Hybrid, December 7-9 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Show Daily 2021 — Day Two

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Increasing Fab Productivity with New Chamber Solutions

To speed throughput, equipment makers such as Applied Materials, Lam and TEL have implemented new tools that are smarter and denser.

Gartner Predicts Chip Shortages Will Drive 50% of the Top 10 Automotive OEMs to Design Their Own Chips by 2025

By 2025, chip shortages and trends such as electrification and autonomy will drive 50% of the top 10 automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to design their own chips, according to Gartner, Inc. As a result, it will give them control over their product roadmap and supply chains.

‘Unprecedented Collaboration’ – Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Addresses CHIPS Act and Asks for Industry Coordination

Deputy Secretary Don Graves of the U.S. Department of Commerce joined SEMI President Ajit Manocha on the keynote stage Tuesday morning to share the current status of the CHIPS Act, as well as address the current struggles of the chip supply chain.

Development of a Transparent and Flexible Ultra-Thin Memory Device

Zero-dimensional quantum dots monolayered between hexagonal boron nitrides. Retained memory function with transparency above 80% while flexing.

DNP Develops Interposer, a Primary Component in Next-Generation Semiconductor Packaging

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. has developed an interposer, a high-performance intermediate device that electrically connects multiple chips and substrates.

Show Daily 2021 — Day One

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Lam Research Unveils Syndion GP to Help Chipmakers Meet Demand for Advanced Power Devices

Lam Research Corp. today announced Syndion GP: a new product that provides deep silicon etch capabilities to chipmakers developing next generation power devices and power management integrated circuits used in the automotive, electric power delivery and energy industries.

Semiconductor Skills Shortage Threatens U.S. Reshoring Plans

Eightfold AI, the provider of the Talent Intelligence Platform, today announced the publication of a new report, “How the U.S. Can Reshore the Semiconductor Industry.”

Massive Reinvigoration of Semiconductor Industry Underway

Joe Sawicki, Executive Vice President, Siemens EDA provided a very optimistic view of the semiconductor industry’s future on Monday, speaking at the Design Automation Conference (DAC), which is co-located at Moscone with this year’s SEMICON West.

Chip Shortages Continue, but What About EDA Tools? Here Are Three Reasons for Optimism

Charles Shi from Needham and Company sees EDA growth accelerating as Moore’s Law slows down.

Collaboration Needed on Environmental Sustainability

The market drivers behind the semiconductor industry’s explosive growth are well known: AI, 5G, cloud computing, super computing, the IoT, gaming, automotive, medical and smart manufacturing, and of course, the work from home trend driven by the global pandemic.

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Ultrapure Water Monitoring for Semiconductor Sustainability
Is your semiconductor plant seeking methods to enhance sustainability in wafer manufacturing and water reclamation? The semiconductor sector faces two challenges: waste reduction and water usage. The use of on-line water analytics can assist in overseeing water quality in both wafer manufacturing and reclamation/reuse procedures. This video underscores the significance of monitoring the levels of conductivity, TOC, and microbes to identify impurities that may lead to rejected wafers. Monitoring these parameters also ensures the purity of water to improve wafer quality and yield. Furthermore, this video emphasizes the importance of monitoring the levels of dissolved oxygen, TOC, and pH in waste streams to optimize water recovery.

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