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IDC predicts semiconductor market to experience 3-4% revenue growth in 2013
May 22, 2013
IDC expects the semiconductor market to return to growth in 2013 with revenues forecast to increase by 3.5 percent this year. |
Eleven companies move up in Q1’13 top 20 semi supplier ranking
May 21, 2013
Qualcomm, TSMC, and SK Hynix each register greater than 20 percent year-over-year growth. |
Extending optical lithography; outlook for DSA
May 20, 2013
This year’s SEMICON West front-end processing TechXPOTs on lithography and transistors below 20nm will provide critical updates on how technologists are coping with the next scaling challenges. |
Samsung announces industry-first 45nm embedded flash logic process development
May 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...
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SMIC deploys NanoYield High-Sigma for 28nm process development
May 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. |
EU announces achievements of three-year power microelectronics program
May 16, 2013
LAST POWER, the European Union-sponsored program aimed at developing a cost-effective and reliable technology for power electronics, today announced its three-year program achievements. |
Global semiconductor sales outpace last year through Q1 of 2013
May 14, 2013
Sales in March 2013 were up slightly compared to February 2013 and March 2012. |
Chip Memory Technologies Inc. reveals unique embedded NV memory solution
May 14, 2013
Chip Memory Technology Inc. (CMT), a new embedded memory technology developer, has emerged from stealth mode to reveal company details and its latest product. |
HELIOS develops supply chain for integrating photonics with CMOS circuit
May 14, 2013
The €8.5 million European Commission project developed a complete design and fabrication supply chain for integrating a photonic layer with a CMOS circuit, using microelectronics fabrication processes. |
Studying 1/f noise
May 13, 2013
1/f noise is an important characteristic for various semiconductor devices, such as MOSFETs, BJTs, JFETs, Diode, and IC resistors. Not only does it directly impact the circuit performance of modern ICs, but it has been used also as an important technique to characterize the manufacturing process ...
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IQE and II-VI Inc. launch 150mm GaN HEMT epi wafers on SiC substrates
May 13, 2013
IQE plc announces the launch of gallium nitride-based, high electron mobility transistor (GaN HEMT) epitaxial wafers on 150mm diameter semi-insulating silicon carbide (SiC) substrates. |
North American Semiconductor Industry: Continuing with high levels of investments
May 9, 2013
While investments and capital spending in Asia-Pacific garner much of the attention regarding semiconductor manufacturing, spending on equipment and materials in North America has totaled more than $100 billion over the past decade as leading device manufacturers expand capacity and invest in new...
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Top industrial electronics semiconductor suppliers suffer declining revenue in 2012
May 9, 2013
The eight leading suppliers of industrial electronics suffered revenue declines in 2012, reflecting weak conditions for the beleaguered market. |
A new way to discover and monitor defects
May 9, 2013
In the world of optical defect inspection, finding on defect on a 300mm wafer can be like trying to find a single coin on the island of Taiwan. Now imagine being able to find that coin in just an hour, along with any other coins that look exactly like it. |
First quarter 2013 reports slight decrease in silicon wafer shipments
May 9, 2013
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments decreased during the first quarter 2013 when compared to fourth quarter 2012 area shipments, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.
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