Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) discovered a new method to passivate defects in next generation optical materials to improve optical quality and enable the miniaturization of light emitting diodes and other optical elements. “From a chemistry standpoint,…
2018 global semiconductor equipment sales jump to record $64.5B
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment surged 14 percent from $56.62 billion in 2017 to an all-time high of $64.5 billion in 2018, SEMI, reported. The data is now available in the Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report. For…
Measurement of semiconductor material quality is now 100,000 times more sensitive
The enhanced power of the new measuring technique to characterize materials at scales much smaller than any current technologies will accelerate the discovery and investigation of 2D, micro- and nanoscale materials. The enhanced power of the new measuring technique to…
Semiconductor industry calls for bold federal policies to sustain U.S. leadership in chip technology
As foreign governments take big steps to advance their domestic semiconductor capabilities, new blueprint lays out research, workforce, trade initiatives needed to help keep America on top in chip technology The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released a set of…
Intel announces broadest product portfolio for moving, storing and processing data
Customers turn to Intel for processor performance, advanced AI optimization and breakthrough persistent memory capabilities Intel unveiled a new portfolio of data-centric solutions consisting of 2nd-Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, Intel Optane DC memory and storage solutions, and software and…
Global semiconductor sales decrease 7.3% month-to-month in February
Year-to-year sales fall across all regions, decrease 10.6 percent overall The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $32.9 billion for the month of February 2019, a decrease of 7.3 percent from the January 2019 total of…
ON Semiconductor reaches key milestones in Roznov facility expansion
New operations site focuses on advancing innovations for industrial, consumer, computing and automotive market segments ON Semiconductor today announces a very important step in the evolution of the company. ON Semiconductor has completed the first of at least two expansions…
DRAM market to shrink substantially in 2019
Despite market challenges, Samsung continued to lead in unit shipment volume Recent concerns over market conditions, coupled with a sharp downturn in average selling prices, will lead the DRAM market to reach just $77 billion in 2019 – a 22…
Process Watch: Baseline Yield Predicts Baseline Reliability
By David W. Price, Douglas G. Sutherland and Jay Rathert Author’s Note: The Process Watch series explores key concepts about process control—defect inspection, metrology and data analysis—for the semiconductor industry. This article is the second in a five-part series on…
Metal nanoclusters can be used as semiconductors: Key properties observed for first time
Tiny nanoclusters of metal atoms – such as gold and silver – have properties which mean they can be used as semiconductors, a joint Swansea-Hamburg research team has discovered. The finding opens the door to a wide range of potential…
