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March
Revolutionizing Memory Technology: Multiferroic Nanodots for Low-Power Magnetic Storage
In a significant milestone for multiferroic memory devices, a team of researchers led by Professor Masaki Azuma and Assistant Professor Kei Shigematsu from Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan has successfully developed nanodots with single ferroelectric and ferromagnetic domains.
IBM, Government of Canada, Government of Quebec Sign Agreements to Strengthen Canada’s Semiconductor Industry
The agreements reflect a combined investment valued at approximately $187M CAD.
Carlos Morales Joins Ambiq As Vice President of AI
Ambiq announces that Carlos Morales has joined the company as Vice President of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Navitas Highlights Electrification Opportunities for Next-Gen Semiconductors at Baird Global Industrial Conference
Navitas Semiconductor, a developer of gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuits, has announced that it will take part in Baird’s 2021 Global Industrial Conference on November 11th.
KLA Announces Grand Opening of $200 Million Second Headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan
KLA Corporation today announced the official opening of its second U.S. headquarters, a $200 million facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Pure Storage Partners with Microsoft Azure to Speed Semiconductor Design
Pure Storage today announced it has partnered with Microsoft Azure to significantly speed next-gen chip design by delivering a data layer that can keep up with massive, concurrent high-performance computing (HPC) workloads running in the cloud.
DuPont and Kempur Microelectronics Announce Collaboration
DuPont Electronics & Industrial and Kempur Microelectronics, Inc. today announced a collaboration program to supply materials for microlithography in China.
Trymax Moves to a New Green Manufacturing Facility
Trymax Semiconductor Equipment BV (Trymax), a developer of plasma solutions for semiconductor manufacturers, announces the move to a new green manufacturing facility.
Amkor Technology Announces Plans to Expand Advanced Packaging Technology Capacity with New Factory in Bac Ninh, Vietnam
Amkor Technology, Inc., a provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced that it plans to build a smart factory in Bac Ninh, Vietnam.
Global Semiconductor Alliance Announces 2021 Award Nominees
The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) announced its 2021 award nominees. The prestigious awards will be presented at GSA’s Virtual Awards Celebration on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021.
New Ultra-High Material Efficient, Low-Cost Solar Cells — Using Nanowires
A research group at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has developed a method for making an ultra-high material efficient solar cell using semiconductor nanowires.
Energetiq Technology Adds New VP of Quality and Environmental Compliance
Dr. Tichenor brings over 18 years’ executive experience in quality, reliability, and environmental health and safety, most recently as the VP of Quality and Reliability at Gatan, Inc.
French Semiconductor Ecosystem: Design House IC’Alps Raises €4.2 Million To Sustain Business Growth For Custom Chip Design
Acting on General Shareholders Meeting, semiconductor company IC’Alps announced today it has raised €4.2 Million from French industrial group DOLIAM.
ACM Research Receives Orders from a Leading Global IDM for Wet Stripping Systems for Wafer-Level Packaging
ACM Research, Inc. today announced receipt of two orders for ACM’s Ultra C pr wet stripping system from a leading global integrated device manufacturer (IDM).
Covalent Metrology Announces New Semiconductor Consulting Practice Group
Covalent Metrology, a North American analytical services company located in the heart of Silicon Valley, announced that it has formed a new Semiconductor Consulting practice group, and that Dr. Yihung Lin, a recognized leader in semiconductor metrology, has joined Covalent to lead the new initiative.
Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments Reach Record High in Third Quarter of 2021, SEMI Reports
Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 3.3% to 3,649 million square inches in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the previous quarter, a new industry record, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.
SensiML Teams with onsemi for Industrial Edge AI Sensing Applications
SensiML Corporation, a developer of AI tools for building intelligent Internet of Things (IoT) endpoints, today announced that it has teamed with onsemi to deliver a complete machine learning solution for autonomous sensor data processing and predictive modeling.
OQmented Secures $9.3M of Funding
OQmented today announced that it extended its seed round and secured an additional USD 9.3 million. New investors IT-Farm, Leblon Capital, and Deeptech-A join a syndicate that includes Vsquared Ventures (Vsquared), Salvia, and Baltic Business Angels, along with several Angel investors.
The Lab of the Future May Be Here Before We Know It
Momentum for digital technologies in lab research is growing and was further accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, causing teams to rapidly adopt digital tools and rethink their current processes, according to new data from Lux Research.
Semtech’s LoRa Devices and the LoRaWAN Standard Boost Urban Forest Management
Semtech Corporation announced that ICT International, an Internet of Things (IoT) solution provider for environmental applications, is leveraging Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN standard to improve urban forest management and carbon accounting.
POET Technologies Collaborates with a Leading Global Supplier of Lasers for POET’s Optical Interposer Platform
POET Technologies Inc. today reported that it has agreed on the first phase of a supply agreement with a global supplier of lasers and other components used in high-speed optical networking equipment.
Aehr Receives $7.6 Million Order for WaferPak Full Wafer Contactors
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.
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.
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U.S. Aims for 20% of World’s Leading Edge Semiconductor Production by 2030
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo believes investments in leading-edge logic chips manufacturing will put the U.S. on track to produce roughly 20 percent of the world’s leading-edge logic chips by the end of the decade.
Water Supply Challenges for the Semiconductor Industry
The energy-hungry nature and large carbon footprint of semiconductor manufacturing have received considerable attention in the context of reducing our emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases. It turns out we are just as thirsty as we are hungry.
Professors from MIT, UCLA to be Honored for Excellence in Semiconductor Research
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), in collaboration with the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), today announced the winners of its 2019 University Research Awards.
What Do Small Companies Need to Know about the CHIPS Act?
IBM’s Poughkeepsie, N.Y. site was the backdrop for one of President Biden’s speeches promoting the passage of the $52B CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) and Science Act, a rare piece of legislation for which the president won bipartisan support.
Intel 4 Process Drops Cobalt Interconnect, Goes with Tried and Tested Copper with Cobalt Liner/Cap
At the VLSI Symposia in June, Intel presented a paper “Intel 4 CMOS Technology Featuring Advanced FinFET Transistors Optimized for High Density and High-Performance Computing.” Blogger Dick James reports on details of the interconnect strategy.
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