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Large-Aperture MEMS Modulator Paves Way for High-Speed, Energy-Efficient Optical Communication Systems
A new Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) grating modulator has been developed, offering significant advancements in optical efficiency and scalability for communication systems.
Semikron Danfoss Celebrates its First GAINS Registered Apprenticeship Graduates
On Wednesday, Semikron Danfoss celebrated 15 apprentices who successfully completed the Industrial Manufacturing Technician RA program, advancing their careers in New York’s growing semiconductor and advanced manufacturing industry.
Wafer Fab Equipment: 2024 Revenue Holds Steady, Poised for 2025 Surge
Yole Group announces a 2024 revenue (calendar year) to increase by 1.3% year-on-year, reaching $108.1 billion, despite a 12% quarter-to-quarter drop in Q1 2024.
Optimizing Risk Mitigation in the Fab and Sub-Fab
Service is starting to come into the risk mitigation category, said Alex Smith, Vice President of Marketing, Semiconductor Service at Edwards.
KLA: 40 Years of Broadband Plasma Inspection
Broadband plasma inspectors use advanced optical and data processing technologies to discover critical defects on patterned wafers during chip manufacturing.
Bechtel: Now Is the Time for Digital Integration
We recently caught up with Dr. Evann Smith, the digital solutions manager for Bechtel’s Manufacturing & Technology business unit where they lead the strategic development and deployment of the digital ecosystem.
Edwards: How Cryogenics and High-Speed Vacuum Pumps Enable High Aspect Ratio Etch
Edwards has a new cryogenic chiller called Polycold that provides cryogenic wafer chuck cooling. The company also announced a new line of turbopumps.
SCREEN Focuses on Sustainability, New Coat/Develop Track Systems
SCREEN offers a diverse range of systems, from its flagship models for 300mm wafers, offering high functionality and superior productivity for the cutting-edge device market, to 200mm and under models that handle wafers of various sizes and shapes for the IoT device market
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Silicon Photonics Light the Way Toward Large-Scale Applications in Quantum Information
Silicon-based frequency-entangled qubits enable secure quantum information distribution across a five-user quantum network without the need for trusted nodes.
Inorganic Ventures acquires PURE Analytical Laboratories
IV Labs Inc, the parent company of Inorganic Ventures, has acquired PURE Analytical Laboratories in a move to produce materials with higher purities than currently available and to create new, high-purity materials for emerging applications from semiconductors and computing to pharmaceuticals and diagnostic equipment.
Electronic System Design Industry Posts $4.5 Billion in Revenue in Q1 2024, ESD Alliance Reports
Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 14.4% to $4,521.6 million in the first quarter of 2024 from the $3,951.1 million registered in the first quarter of 2023, the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, announced today in its latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report.
Intel Launches Its First US Apprenticeship for Manufacturing Facility Technicians
The program will train facility technician apprentices over the next five years in Arizona.
Aitomatic Unveils SemiKong: AI Breakthrough Set to Reshape $500B Semiconductor Industry
Unveiled at SEMICON West 2024, SemiKong aims to revolutionize semiconductor processes and fabrication technology, potentially reshaping the $500B semiconductor industry in the next five years.
Adeia Wins ECTC Award for Paper on “Fine Pitch Die-to-Wafer Hybrid Bonding”
Adeia Inc. was awarded Best Session Paper at the 2024 Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) held in Denver, Colorado on May 28-31, 2024.
Nanotronics Unveils Gen V AI Model and Two New, Affordable Inspection Products
Nanotronics is set to redefine industry standards with the introduction of its next generation AI, and two new hardware products that leverage it.
SEALSQ RISC-V Semiconductors is Pioneering Sustainability Through Decentralized Processing
SEALSQ Corp announces the breakthrough adoption and future potential of its RISC-V technology. SEALSQ’s adoption of RISC-V will materialize with the first engineering samples in late 2024 and certification is expected to be ready for production in Q3 2025.
Pankaj Kukkal of NXP Semiconductors Reelected Board Chair Of Silicon Integration Initiative
Pankaj Kukkal, executive vice president of MCU/MPU Engineering for NXP Semiconductors, has been reelected to a third term as board chair of Silicon Integration Initiative for 2024-2025.
EV Group’s EVG880 LayerRelease System Wins 2024 Best of West Award
The EVG®880 LayerRelease system from EV Group (EVG) has won the 2024 Best of West award, SEMI and Semiconductor Digest announced today at SEMICON West 2024 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
Kaman Measuring Highlights High Precision Displacement Sensors for Extreme Environments
The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc. highlights the availability of high precision displacement sensors for extreme environments such as power generation including nuclear and aerospace propulsion, materials research and development, with operating temperatures from -320°F to +1000°F (+1200°F short term) at pressures up to 5000 psi.
Si2 Announces Recipients of Annual Power of Partnerships Award
Silicon Integration Initiative has announced the winners of the annual Power of Partnerships Award, which recognizes the Si2 volunteer teams that have made the most significant contributions to the success of the electronic design automation industry.
ISE Labs Expands Capabilities, Doubles Lab Space with Opening of Second Silicon Valley Location
ISE Labs, Inc., a provider of semiconductor engineering services, today announced it is broadening customer access to its world-class capabilities with the opening of a second U.S. facility, located in San Jose, Calif.
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At SEMICON West 2024, Advanced Energy further expanded on the theme of ‘Advancing the Angstrom Era’ by demonstrating its latest plasma power, high-voltage and critical temperature measurement and control technologies. Editor-in-Chief Pete Singer talked to Dhaval Dhayatkar, a Senior Director of Marketing of Plasma Power at Advanced Energy, about the company’s latest products, including new, modular platforms that meet demands for high power, high efficiency and power density AC-DC solutions across semiconductor processing and test equipment.
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Building Fabs in the U.S. vs Taiwan: Twice as Long, Twice as Much
Construction costs in the U.S., compared to Taiwan, are about twice as much (the process equipment costs are similar). “Building a wafer fab in the west costs twice as much and takes twice the time of building it in Taiwan,” Exyte’s Blaschitz said at SEMI’s ISS.
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