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Present at IEEE IEDM 2012

05/22/2012 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) is seeking original presentations on microelectronics research and development, with a focus on ...

Power discrete semiconductors grow with cloud computing, electric vehicle demand

05/22/2012 Power discretes’ sales revenue will grow at a CAGR of 6.5%, 2012-2016, estimates GBI Research. Power discretes are meeting demand for energy-effici...

ONNN opens IC design center in Czech Republic

05/21/2012 ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq:ONNN) expanded its Roznov, Czech Republic, operations with a new 4,000sq.m. research and design facility, a quarter of whi...
Figure. Worldwide gray handset shipment forecast (Millions of units). SOURCE: IHS iSuppli Research, May 20112.

Low-cost Flash memory boosted by gray-market cellphones

05/21/2012 The massive “gray market” for cellphones is propelling sales of lower-cost flash memories like eMMC and SPI NOR, as manufacturers of the unregulate...

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EpiGaN opens GaN-on-Si wafer production at new site

EpiGaN NV opened its GaN epitaxial material production site, on the Research Campus Hasselt in Belgium. EpiGaN’s GaN-on-Si material is used in next...

CMP carrier upgrades legacy fab tools

Axus Technology introduced the Titan Carrier Upgrade for IPEC and Strasbaugh legacy CMP chemical mechanical polishing/planarization (CMP) tools for...

North American semiconductor tool makers see higher bookings in April

North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor fab equipment posted $1.60 billion in orders and $1.45 billion in billings in April 2012 for a b...
Figure. Three new mechanisms at the nanoscale. A computer-model image of an island of metal atoms formed after bombardment by noble gas ions. Atoms disturbed by the bombardment cluster together under the surface and then glide back up in a matter of 2.1ps. SOURCE: Kim Lab/Brown University.

Researchers model ion bombardment for better nanofabrication

Brown University is using supercomputer simulations to better understand the ion bombardment of metal surfaces used in manufacturing nanoelectronics.

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