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Metrology needs double as semiconductors move from 90nm to 32nm node 05/29/2012 KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) measures a 70% increase in fab process steps from 90nm to 32nm semiconductor nodes. This doubles the critical inspection steps required, report Citi analysts.
Process Watch: The dangerous disappearing defect 05/29/2012 In this first installment of a series called "Process Watch,” experts from KLA-Tencor explain why a defect might be classified as “Not Found” or “SEM Non-visual (SNV),” and how a SNV count can disguise or hide real problems.
	Directed self-assembly lithography research yields contact holes on semiconductor wafer 05/28/2012 Stanford University researchers, sponsored by Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), have created contact hole patterns for logic and memory semiconductors using a next-generation directed self-assembly (DSA) lithography process.
	Spansion (CODE) unveils SLC NAND with extended roadmap for embedded designs 05/25/2012 Flash memory chip maker Spansion Inc. (NYSE:CODE) debuted its first family of single-level cell (SLC) NAND products using 4Xnm floating-gate technology. Spansion plans to roll out 3X and 2Xnm node versions of the NAND chips in the near future, without obsoleting the more mature designs.
Field report: CMP users group 05/25/2012 Michael A. Fury reports on the NCCAVS CMP Users Group meeting, held on May 16th.
ITF: Reconfigurable radios and scaled CMOS for a true mobile life 05/25/2012 The next big thing according to Charlotte Soens, manager mm-wave communication program at imec, is that people will start using these mobile devices to watch high-quality photos and videos, stored in the cloud. Soens presented details at imec's International Technology Forum.
ITF: The technology knobs for system scaling 05/25/2012 At imec's International Technology Forum, An Steegen, Senior Vice President Process Technology at imec, discusses the three technology knobs that are key for a further system scaling.
ITF: Life has changed 05/25/2012 At imec's International Technology Forum, the research consortium's CEO, Lec van den Hove, draws attention to the need for the industry to solve the world's health problems.

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