IEDM 2011 Preview: Chipworks' must-see picks for IEDM
December 4, 2011
Chipworks' Dick James maps out the entire 2011 2011 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, taking a closer look at what he sees as the more interesting papers in various sessions and what he ...
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Toshiba implementing chip plant closures, rolling shutdowns
November 30, 2011
Sluggish demand in Western markets and a persistently-strong yen are cited as reasons to adjust output and institute shutdowns across the company's Japanese manufacturing footprint. |
Partnership forms to commercialize advanced photonic chip innovations
November 29, 2011
The Institute of Microelectronics, a research institute of Singapore's A*STAR, plans to commercialize key innovations in silicon photonic chips designed to support high-speed, high-bandwidth optica...
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Nvidia's ConFab keynote will portray "the virtual IDM"
November 29, 2011
Dr. John Chen, VP of technology and foundry operations at Nvidia, and Thomas Jefferson, ISMI's 450mm project manager, are among the updated speaking roster of ConFab 2012, which will address the ec...
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Applied Materials' Onyx treatment restores lost carbon, strengthens film structure
November 29, 2011
Applied Materials released a new film treatment, Applied Producer Onyx, that reduces the power consumption in semiconductor chips while increasing mechanical strength. The product targets the chall...
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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...
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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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Innovation in Semiconductor Manufacturing Instrumentation
As the semiconductor industry moves toward smaller geometries, manufacturing processes are becoming more complex. In particular, they’re more deman...
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