Today, a multitude of industries, including optics, electronics, water purification, and drug delivery, innovate at an unprecedented scale with nanometer-wide rolls of honeycomb-shaped graphite sheets called carbon nanotubes (CNTs).
Scientists Develop Method to Detect Charge Traps in Organic Semiconductors
Scientists at Swansea University have developed a very sensitive method to detect the tiny signatures of so called ‘charge traps’ in organic semiconductors.
Samco Supplies Konka Group Co., with ICP Etching and PECVD Systems for the Production of MicroLEDs
Samco, a manufacturer of plasma processing equipment for the compound semiconductor industry, announced that KONKA Group Co., Ltd. based in Shenzhen, China had installed multiple Samco systems for the production of MicroLEDs.
Cleanroom vs the Sub-fab and the 5 Key Reasons to Align
By Alan Ifould, Edwards Vacuum Edwards is uniquely positioned to understand the differences between the cleanroom and sub-fab.
Former NVIDIA Vice President Alex Lo joins Kneron as Chief Strategy Officer
Kneron, a on-device edge artificial intelligence (AI) solutions-provider based in San Diego, is today announcing it has hired Alex Lo as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). Lo, a former Corporate Vice President of Sales at NVIDIA in Taiwan, will be responsible for driving Kneron’s objective of enabling AI for everyone.
Q3 Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 11 Percent Compared to Q2
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $113.6 billion during the third quarter of 2020, an increase of 11.0 percent over the previous quarter and 5.8 percent more than the third quarter of 2019.
Cadence Wins Four 2020 TSMC OIP Partner of the Year Awards
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that it has received four OIP Partner of the Year awards from TSMC for IP and EDA solutions.
‘Transparent Solar Cells’ Can Take Us Towards a New Era of Personalized Energy
Today, the imminent climate change crisis demands a shift from conventionally used fossil fuels to efficient sources of green energy. This has led to researchers looking into the concept of “personalized energy,” which would make on-site energy generation possible.
300mm Fab Spending to Boom Through 2023 With Two Record Highs, SEMI Reports
300mm fab investments in 2020 will grow by 13% year-over-year (YoY) to eclipse the previous record high set in 2018 and log another banner year for the semiconductor industry in 2023, SEMI reported today in its 300mm Fab Outlook to 2024.
SEMICON Japan 2020 Goes Virtual to Highlight Electronics Innovations Powering a Smarter World
The promise of growing prosperity worldwide through digital transformation and smart technology innovations will take center stage at SEMICON Japan 2020 Virtual, December 11-18, as industry leaders and visionaries gather for the latest technologies, developments and trends across the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain.