Samsung Electronics Develops Industry’s First Automotive SSD Based on 8th-Generation V-NAND

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced it has successfully developed the industry’s first PCIe 4.0 automotive SSD based on eighth-generation vertical NAND (V-NAND)

New CEA-Leti Technology Improves DC-DC Converter Efficiency and Paves the Way to Piezoelectric Converters Without Transformers

Building on its earlier breakthroughs introducing a new way of converting electrical power using piezoelectric resonators and developing a dual-bridge piezoelectric resonator converter, CEA-Leti has paved the way to isolating piezoelectric converters without transformers.

Soitec and Resonac Announce the Signing of a Joint Development Agreement

Resonac Corporation and Soitec have signed an agreement to develop 200mm (8-inch) SmartSiC silicon carbide (SiC) wafers using Resonac substrates and epitaxy processes, in a major step for the deployment of Soitec’s high-yielding silicon carbide technology in Japan and other international markets.  

SIA Urges House Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Streamline Environmental Review of CHIPS Projects

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer urging the House of Representatives to pass the Building Chips in America Act (S. 2228).

Jabil Expands Silicon Photonics Capabilities to Enable Next-Generation AI and Data Center Technologies

Jabil Inc. today announced its continued investment in silicon photonics-based products and capabilities to support the increasing demands of hyperscalers and next-wave cloud and AI data center growth.

HyperLight Accelerates Growth With $37M Funding Led by Summit Partners

HyperLight Corporation, a provider of thin film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic integrated circuits (PICs), today announced a US$37 million Series B investment led by Summit Partners.

Lam Research Honors Global Suppliers with 2024 Excellence Awards

Lam Research Corp. today announced this year’s recipients of its annual Supplier Excellence Awards, recognizing nine companies from around the world for performance across a range of categories.

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 18.7% Year-to-Year in July

Sales into the Americas jump 40.1% year-to-year to lead all markets; worldwide chip sales increase 2.7% month-to-month.

A New Ventilator-on-a-Chip Model to Study Lung Damage

In a new study, using a ventilator-on-a-chip model developed at The Ohio State University, researchers found that shear stress from the collapse and reopening of the air sacs is the most injurious type of damage.

The MMEC Receives Microelectronics Commons Project Awards

The Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC) announced the award of five technology development projects through Microelectronics Commons