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IEDM: Samsung to present 20-nm process
IEDM: Samsung to present 20-nm process
Technology News |
Researchers from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., are set to unveil the company's upcoming 20-nm logic process at the International Electron…
Gartner warns over semiconductor inventory levels
Gartner warns over semiconductor inventory levels
Market news |
Days of inventory of semiconductors are at “worrisome levels given current conditions,” according to market research firm, Gartner. The expectation…
Fraunhofer IIS co-operates on nanometer technology with Fujitsu
Fraunhofer IIS co-operates on nanometer technology with Fujitsu
Technology News |
Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe and the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) are facilitating the development of future-proof nanometer chips for…
BMZ opens new battery production plant in North America
BMZ opens new battery production plant in North America
Business news |
Batterien-Montage-Zentrum is continuing the company's ongoing expansion of its own production facilities in Germany, Poland and China by opening via…

Fujitsu standardizes on Cadence DFM technologies for 28-nm ASIC and mixed-signal designs
Fujitsu standardizes on Cadence DFM technologies for 28-nm ASIC and mixed-signal designs
Technology News |
Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited has adopted Cadence signoff design-for-manufacturing (DFM) technologies for the company’s complex 28-nm ASIC and system-on-chip (SoC) mixed-signal designs. Deploying the Cadence DFM offerings is helping Fujitsu Semiconductor…
Intel to talk of compound FinFET at IEDM
Intel to talk of compound FinFET at IEDM
Technology News |
An Intel-led team will reveal a tri-gate FinFET-type quantum-well InGaAs MOSFET at the upcoming International Electron Devices Meeting being held Washington D.C. December 5 to 7.The full IEDM program has…
CICC talk: Graphene could succeed CMOS
CICC talk: Graphene could succeed CMOS
Technology News |
CMOS semiconductor technology could run out of gas at about 7 nm in 2024, and graphene is the leading candidate to replace it, according to a keynote address to be…
IEDM: Hynix takes NAND to 15-nm
IEDM: Hynix takes NAND to 15-nm
Technology News |
While many experts have expressed doubts about the ability of flash memory to scale and indicated the need for an alternative non-volatile memory technology, Hynix has just gone ahead and…
Saft begins industrial production at lithium-ion battery plant in Jacksonville,USA
Saft begins industrial production at lithium-ion battery plant in Jacksonville,USA
Business news |
Saft has inaugurated the world's most advanced automated lithium-ion battery factory, in Jacksonville, Florida, USA following the injection of US DOE stimulus money to help fund energy storage systems creating…
eBeam Initiatitive expands membership
eBeam Initiatitive expands membership
Market news |
The eBeam Initiative, a forum dedicated to build out the ecosystem for new e-beam technologies, has filled its ranks with five new members: Applied Materials, IMS CHIPS, Mentor Graphics Corp,…
Globalfoundries revamps BCD process for automotive chips, LED drivers
Globalfoundries revamps BCD process for automotive chips, LED drivers
Technology News |
Globalfoundries has announced a foundry technology optimized for automotive applications such as power management devices, audio amplifiers, displays and LED driver integrated circuits (ICs). Built on a proven process used…
TSMC says equipment vendors late for 14 nm
TSMC says equipment vendors late for 14 nm
Technology News |
Time is running out to make critical decisions for how to make 14-nm chips expected to hit production in 2015, and capital equipment vendors are falling behind. That was the…
Tegal to sell nanolayer deposition patents
Tegal to sell nanolayer deposition patents
Technology News |
Semiconductor production equipment vendor Tegal Corp., plans to sell its portfolio of patents related to nanolayer deposition technology (NLD) after several semiconductor firms and chip equipment providers expressed interest in…
Etchant/dopant material offers non-contact inkjet selective emitter solution for solar front contacts
Etchant/dopant material offers non-contact inkjet selective emitter solution for solar front contacts
Technology News |
Trident Solar is launching the company’s new single-step VersaEtch Etchant/n-Dopant material for inkjet selective emitter application of solar front contacts (c-Si). Used with the Trident 256Jet-S printhead, the new VersaEtch…
GlobalFoundries charts road to 14 nm
GlobalFoundries charts road to 14 nm
Technology News |
In the latest look down its road map, GlobalFoundries claims it is shipping thousands of 32-nm wafers a week, gearing up multiple 28-nm offerings for 2012 and planning first customer…
IDT moving from Fab-lite to Fabless business model
IDT moving from Fab-lite to Fabless business model
Business news |
Integrated Device Technology announced that it intends to sell its Hillsboro, Oregon wafer fabrication facility and related assets to Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited. Under a foundry service arrangement with…
GlobalFoundries, Amkor forge alliance
GlobalFoundries, Amkor forge alliance
Technology News |
GlobalFoundries Inc., struck a broad partnership with Amkor to develop integrated assembly and test solutions for advanced silicon nodes, including 3-D ICs. The partnership is the first in a series…
HDTVs among the second most cited purchase intentions after smartphones in Asia Pacific
HDTVs among the second most cited purchase intentions after smartphones in Asia Pacific
Market news |
Among Chinese respondents, HDTVs were the second most cited device when considering CE purchase intentions in the next six months, according to a recent trio of surveys conducted by ABI…
Global sourcing by large japanese enterprises to recover in 2011, says Gartner
Global sourcing by large japanese enterprises to recover in 2011, says Gartner
Market news |
Of large Japanese companies with annual sales of over 100 billion yen, 19.1 percent have used offshore IT services in 2011, a 3.9 percent increase compared to 2010, according to…
IPF advocates clear benefits of Objet 3D printing materials
IPF advocates clear benefits of Objet 3D printing materials
Business news |
Objet GmbH, a subsidiary of Objet Ltd., a leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing, has announced that IPF, a prototyping service bureau in the UK, has…
LED market growth accelerated by high demand in lighting applications
LED market growth accelerated by high demand in lighting applications
Market news |
According to DisplaySearch's latest Quarterly LED Supply/Demand Market Forecast Report, market indicators continue to predict a rise in LED usage across applications, with lighting leading the way in LED applications…
Faked in China: learning from Apple’s misery
Faked in China: learning from Apple’s misery
Market news |
Fake staff, fake interior decoration and a complete shop full of fake electronic devices: The recent news regarding five bogus Apple stores in China; perfect one-to-one copies of the original…
Drawing superconducting shapes for future microcircuits
Drawing superconducting shapes for future microcircuits
Technology News |
A breakthrough in controlling defects could lead to new generation of electronic devices. Reporting in Nature Materials this week, researchers from the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the Physics Department…
Rochester Electronics reinstates manufacturing of AMCC’s standard products
Rochester Electronics reinstates manufacturing of AMCC’s standard products
Technology News |
Manufacturer and distributor of end-of-life and mature semiconductors, Rochester Electronics is now providing continuing manufacturing services for more than 50 products from Applied Micro Circuits Corporation's standard semiconductor product portfolio.
SiP and MCM pick and place machine offers high repeatability
SiP and MCM pick and place machine offers high repeatability
New Products |
Assembléon has announced the A-Series Hybrid, a new solution within its A-Series lineup targeting manufacturers in the semiconductor back end industry. The A-Series Hybrid introduces Assembléon's proven parallel placement technology…
Visteon expands activities in China
Visteon expands activities in China
Business news |
In order to strengthen its presence in China as the world's largest automotive market, Visteon Corp., plans to invest in Wuhu Bonaire Auto Electrical Systems Co., Ltd. (Bonaire). The company…
IMS Research forecasts Chinese low voltage AC motor revenues to triple by 2016
IMS Research forecasts Chinese low voltage AC motor revenues to triple by 2016
Market news |
IMS Research forecasts that the Chinese market for low-voltage integral horsepower AC motors will nearly triple in revenues to USD7.9 billion in 2016 from 2010. Unit shipments are expected to…
Apple retakes top mobile PC market share position from HP in Q2’11
Apple retakes top mobile PC market share position from HP in Q2’11
Market news |
Apple shipped over 13.5 million mobile PCs in Q2'11 for 136% year-on-year shipment growth, overtaking HP for the top spot, according to preliminary results from the latest DisplaySearch Quarterly Mobile…


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