SEMICONDUCTORS

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05/01/2013
Volume 56, Issue 3

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SEMICONDUCTOR ARTICLES

Printed, flexible and organic electronics sees 15.2% CAGR over the next decade

05/17/2013

The new report from IDTechEx titled "Printed, Organic & Flexible Electronics: Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2013-2023" finds that the total market for these technologies will grow from $16.04 billion in 2013 to $76.79 billion in 2023.

Samsung announces industry-first 45nm embedded flash logic process development

05/17/2013 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the industry’s first 45nm embedded flash logic process development called eFlash. Samsung successfully implemented the new process into the smart card test chip, which means that this process technology...

GT Advanced Technologies acquires Thermal Technology LLC

05/16/2013

GT Advanced Technologies today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the business of Thermal Technology LLC for purchase consideration.

SMIC deploys NanoYield High-Sigma for 28nm process development

05/16/2013

ProPlus Design Solutions, Inc. announced today that Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation has deployed ProPlus' NanoYield High-Sigma (HS) within its advanced technology development flow.

Vishay Intertechnology enhances precision thin film chip resistor arrays

05/16/2013

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced that the company has enhanced its ACAS 0606 AT and ACAS 0612 AT precision thin film chip resistor arrays with tighter absolute tolerance, relative tolerance, and relative TCR for the new S, T, and U accuracy grades.

Imec and Renesas collaborate on ultra-low power short range radios

05/16/2013

Imec and Renesas Electronics Corporation announced today that they have entered into a new strategic research collaboration at Holst Centre.

Silicon Valley foundry Noel Technologies adds advanced lithography services

05/16/2013

Foundry hires former ASML’s Keith Best as director of photolithography; tasked with driving roadmap to 0.15 microns

HEADLINES

Intel executive endorses Leixlip amid decision on new investment

Intel's global chief technology officer has endorsed the company's Leixlip plant and promised that it is to have a key rol...

Stacking 2-D materials produces surprising results

India, May 19 -- CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Graphene has dazzled scientists, ever since its discovery more than a decade ago, with i...

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR REPORTS MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS BY SENIOR VP DEITRICH (Bermuda)

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Freescale Semiconductor Ltd. (FSL), Hamilton, Bermuda, has filed a Form 4 with the Securities and Ex...

FORM 8-K: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR FILES CURRENT REPORT

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Cypress Semiconductor Corp., San Jose, Calif., files Form 8-K (current report) with Securities and E...

FORM 8-K: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR FILES CURRENT REPORT

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Freescale Semiconductor Ltd., Austin, Texas, files Form 8-K (current report) with Securities and Exc...

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY REPORTS DISPOSITION BY VP WORLDWIDE SALES AND APPLICATIONS LITTLE (Arizona)

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP), Chandler, Ariz., has filed a Form 4 with the Securities and Exchan...

FINANCIALS

TECHNOLOGY PAPERS

Rapid Defect Indentification with Layout-Aware Diagnosis

Scan logic diagnosis is a powerful tool to help failure analysis engineers determine the root cause of a failing die. Yield engineers, on the other hand, are...

Flip Chip Devices get Flat and Happy

Thin is definitely in, but what our modern flip chip devices really want is to be flat and happy! As flip chip die have become increasingly thinner in recent...
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Surface Cleaning and Preparation

This introduction requires the development of new critical and selective cleans tackling galvanic corrosion, pattern collapse both in FEOL and BEOL...

450mm Status Report

Hear from the G450C General Manager, Paul Farrar Jr., on the current status of activities, key milestones and schedules, and imec’s senior business...
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COMSOL Multiphysics 4.3b offers new additions to simulation platform

May 16, 2013 COMSOL Inc., a multiphysics simulator software developer, recently announced the release of major new additions to the COMSOL s...

Spectra-Physics introduces industrial picosecond laser

May 10, 2013 Spectra-Physics, a Newport Corporation brand, introduces Spirit ps 1040-10, an industrial-grade picosecond laser for precision ...

Multitest announces ecoAmp for high-power applications

May 8, 2013 Multitest announces that its ecoAmp high power Kelvin contactor successfully passed a challenging evaluation for an automotive ...

EV Group rolls out EVG120 processing system

May 7, 2013 EV Group (EVG), a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, t...

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