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  1. SEMICON West preview: Conference keynotes and "Extreme Electronics"

    Article

    Fri, 18 May 2012

    SEMICON West is less than 2 months away, July 10-12 in San Francisco, CA. Plan your attendee schedule now with highlights from the Extreme Electronics “show within a show;” 4 strong keynotes; sessions on device architecture and node shrink, lithography, 450mm wafers and more.

  2. HB-LED makers drive economic improvement with alternative substrates, automation, and yield

    Article

    Tue, 8 May 2012

    SEMI’s Paula Doe covers the “commodity market” of LEDs, including capacity utilization at LED fabs, automation in manufacturing that could improve yields, LEDs fabbed on silicon and GaN instead of sapphire wafers, and more.

  1. SEMI educates policymakers on 450mm transition

    Article

    Wed, 11 Apr 2012

    This SEMI News and Views blog, written by Jonathan Davis, president, SEMI Semiconductor Business, covers SEMI's efforts with government and policy-shapers in the US and Europe.

  2. Become the Best of West at SEMICON West

    Article

    Tue, 1 May 2012

    Solid State Technology and SEMI will present the 2012 Best of West product awards at SEMICON West 2012, July 10-12 in San Francisco. Best of West recognizes important product and technology developments in the microelectronics industries.

  3. Major semiconductor makers order EUV lithography metrology tool from Carl Zeiss

    Article

    Wed, 25 Apr 2012

    Carl Zeiss won orders for its EUVL actinic aerial image metrology system, AIMS EUV, from 2 of the 4 members of SEMATECH’s EMI partnership. The tool allows chip makers to review defects in advanced masks needed for EUVL.

  4. SEMICON West heralds 22nm, EUVL, 450mm, mobile electronics speakers

    Article

    Mon, 2 Apr 2012

    Intel, SEMATECH, and other top chip makers, suppliers, and research organizations will send speakers to SEMICON West, July 10-12 in San Francisco. The event will single out new transistor architectures, advanced lithography, 450mm wafers, and other major developments.

  5. 3D integration: not a windfall for test

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    Sun, 1 Jan 2012

    After a seemingly interminable run of being “a year away,” it is clear that 3D integration (or at least the silicon-interposer-enabled 2.5D version) now offers a viable path to achieve the performance, cost, and feature integration required of next-generation mobile devices.

  6. SEMICON West 2012: Submit an abstract today

    Article

    Mon, 12 Dec 2011

    SEMI is looking for presenters for technical sessions and other opportunities at SEMICON West 2012, July 10-12 in San Francisco, CA.

  7. CMP consumables are back faster than expected

    Article

    Mon, 20 Jun 2011

    The global CMP consumables market recovered from the recession, 2 years ahead of schedule. According to Techcet Group's "CMP Consumables 2011 Critical Materials Report," market share is shifting from W and ILD slurry to copper and STI, and fabs are establishing "magic triangles."

  8. Semiconductor industry executives: Can't miss events at SEMICON West

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    Mon, 27 Jun 2011

    To maintain profitability and growth in the next 10 years, semiconductor executives must understand and successfully execute lab-to-fab transitions of new technologies. 2 SEMICON West sessions aim to tackle these issues.

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