Osaka Prefecture University observes the molecular orientation of thin-film materials with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) using an originally designed, 3D printed attenuated total reflectance (ATR) unit.
SIA Applauds Senate Introduction of FABS Act
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today applauded the introduction in Congress of the Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors (FABS) Act, bipartisan legislation that would establish an investment tax credit to incentivize greater semiconductor manufacturing in the United States.
Inducing and Tuning Spin Interactions in Layered Material
Magnetic-spin interactions that allow spin-manipulation by electrical control allow potential applications in energy-efficient spintronic devices.
Innovative Foundry Technologies Resolves Infringement Dispute with SMIC and Initiates New Patent Litigation
Innovative Foundry Technologies LLC (IFT) has resolved its patent dispute with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC).
AI System-on-Chip Runs on Solar Power
AI is used in an array of extremely useful applications, such as predicting a machine’s lifetime through its vibrations, monitoring the cardiac activity of patients and incorporating facial recognition capabilities into video surveillance systems.
New Manufacturing Technique for Flexible Electronics
Researchers at Stanford University have invented a manufacturing technique that yields flexible, atomically thin transistors less than 100 nanometers in length – several times smaller than previously possible.
Advantest Developing Innovative Methodologies for High-Speed Scan and Software-Based Functional Testing
Semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation is pilot testing a next-generation solution for performing both high-speed scan testing and software-driven functional device testing on the V93000 platform by leveraging the existing high-speed serial I/O interfaces on advanced integrated circuits (ICs).
IC Insights Raises Its 2021 Worldwide IC Market Forecast to +24%
Global IC market expected to exceed $500 billion for the first time.
Alliance Memory Moves Taiwan Office to Larger Facility to Accommodate Global Growth
To help accommodate its rapid global expansion while providing room for future growth, Alliance Memory has moved into a new building in Taiwan with twice the warehouse and office space of the company’s previous local facility.
Imec Reports First Electrical Demonstration of Integrated Forksheet Devices to Extend Nanosheets Beyond 2nm Technology Node
This week, at the 2021 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits (VLSI 2021), imec demonstrates for the first time fully functional integrated forksheet field-effect transistors.
