SEMICONDUCTORS

SEMICONDUCTOR NEWS & FEATURES

ISSCC round-up: 2.5D packaging for IVRs, smallest NAND flash chip, more

02/22/2012

International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) is going on now, gathering semiconductor design and device architecture presentations from research firms like imec to chip companies like IBM. Here are some highlighted presentations.

MIT's nanowire growth control method could optimize LEDs, other semiconductors

02/22/2012

MIT researchers used gases to precisely control nanowires' width and composition as they grow, which could yield complex structures optimally designed for particular applications, like LED substrates or solar panels.

Chip substrate factory begins producing thermal-control substrates in Russia

02/22/2012

MCLR's factory in Vladimir, Russia, will manufacture substrates and panels for LEDs requiring thermal management, as well as other electronic devices such as 3D ICs and MEMS. It began operation at 10,000 panels/month.

Figure. Selected device lead times at chip distributors. SOURCE: Gartner.

Semiconductor inventory correction occurred, shows Gartner lead time analysis

02/21/2012

Semiconductor vendors had slow Q3 and Q4 revenues, indicating that the anticipated correction to chip inventory levels occurred, Gartner reports. The correction process will be largely completed by Q1 2012, evidenced by rising trends in the lead-time index.

Single-atom transistor.

The ultimate limit of Moore’s Law: The one-atom transistor

02/21/2012

A team of researchers at the University of New South Wales, Purdue University and the University of Melbourne have built the smallest transistor ever using a single phosphorous atom.

IRPS set for April in Anaheim

02/21/2012

The IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS) is set for April 15, 2012 – April 19, 2012, in Anaheim, CA.

Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset.

Combo chipsets to suffer against new embedded WiFi chipsets

02/21/2012

Processors like Qualcomm’s Snapdragon will make an impact on future chip revenues, reports analyst firm In-Stat, an NPD Group company.

SEMICONDUCTORS LIVE NEWS STREAM

Mouser Electronics Recognized as Leading Global Distribution Partner for New Product Introduction by ON Semiconductor

Mouser Electronics, Inc., a design engineering resource and distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, has been honored with ON Se...

CYMER REPORTS MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS BY VP MCGINNIS (California)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Cymer Inc. (CYMI), San Diego, has filed a Form 4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission noting the change in the bene...

-Broadcom Completes Acquisition of NetLogic Microsystems, Inc

ENP Newswire - 21 February 2012 Release date- 17022012 - IRVINE and SANTA CLARA, Calif - Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innov...

MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS REPORTS MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS BY VP TSENG (California)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Monolithic Power Systems Inc. (MPWR), San Jose, Calif., has filed a Form 4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission not...

FINANCIALS

SEMICONDUCTORS VIDEOS

EIQ2 SST

SEMICONDUCTORS WHITE PAPERS

Preventing the Destructive Potential of Partial Discharge on HV Optic Devices

The Partial Discharge phenomenon has been plaguing the electrical and electronic industries for many years, by damaging equipment and increasing pr...
Sponsored by

Cooling Thin Consumer Electronic Devices

Today’s modern electronic devices are more dense and capable than ever before. Cooling these devices is important not only for the reliabilit...

SEMICONDUCTORS WEBCASTS

FREE WEBCAST: Lens Tilt in Small Auto-Focus Cameras

This webinar will provide an introduction to miniature auto-focus camera technology and voice coil motors.

SEMICONDUCTORS PODCASTS

imec advances CMOS beyond silicon to Ge, III-V

12/14/2011 Marc Heyns, fellow at research consortium imec, discusses the group's work on chip fab materials beyond silicon, namely, Ge and III-V, presented in...

Self-powered electronics: Achievements and challenges @ IEDM

12/12/2011 Dennis Buss, a visiting scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and consultant at Texas Instruments (TI), presented "Rese...

KLA-Tencor enlarges monitor-wafer suite

12/07/2011 KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) added to its SensArray portfolio of advanced wireless temperature monitoring wafers. The products use time-ba...

EVG doubles process module space in XT Frame platform

12/05/2011 EV Group (EVG), wafer bonding and lithography equipment supplier, introduced the XT Frame equipment platform for better process throughput and tool...

Advertisement

Most Read



© 2011. PennWell Corporation. All Rights Reserved. PRIVACY POLICY | TERMS AND CONDITIONS