SEMI FlexTech today released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for advanced technology developments of flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) for sensors, power and other key electronic components.
Renesas Unveils RZ/V Microprocessor Series with Vision-Optimized Artificial Intelligence Accelerator
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the RZ/V series of microprocessors (MPUs), which features DRP-AI (Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor), Renesas’ exclusive vision-optimized artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator.
Xperi and Tower Semiconductor Announce New License for 3D Stacked Image Sensor Technology
Xperi Holding Corporation and Tower Semiconductor, a global leader in high-value analog semiconductor foundry solutions, today announced Tower’s license of Invensas ZiBond and DBI 3D semiconductor interconnect technologies.
StratEdge Expands Production Capacity of its RF Packaging Line
StratEdge Corporation announces the expansion of its production line for building ceramic and molded ceramic packages to support 5G infrastructure demands.
SUSS MicroTec and micro resist technology GmbH Partner in Advancing Nanoimprint Lithography
SUSS MicroTec, leading supplier of equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor industry, and micro resist technology GmbH, a leading company for the development and production of innovative photoresists and advanced nanoimprint materials, announced today their cooperation on Nanoimprint Lithography (NIL).
STMicroelectronics’ Reference Design Enables Compact and Cost-Effective Wearables with Social-Distancing, Contact-Tracing, and Remote Capabilities
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announces the availability of a compact and cost-effective reference design ideally suited for monitoring social distancing, assuring remote operation, provisioning, as well as warning, anti-tampering, and potentially providing contact tracing to protect human health in all environments, including in response to global or local pandemic conditions.
Engineers Put Tens of Thousands of Artificial Brain Synapses on a Single Chip
MIT engineers have designed a “brain-on-a-chip,” smaller than a piece of confetti, that is made from tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses known as memristors — silicon-based components that mimic the information-transmitting synapses in the human brain.
Novel Eco-Friendly Electrochemical Reaction Can Synthesize Useful Semiconductor Materials
In a new study published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, a research group at Okayama University, including Professor Seiji Suga and Associate Professor Koichi Mitsudo, developed a novel reaction system to synthesize thienoacene derivatives–key building blocks in organic semiconductor synthesis.
Semiconductor Fabs to Log Record Spending of Nearly $68 Billion in 2021 After 2020 Lull, SEMI Reports
2021 is poised to mark a banner year for global fab equipment spending with 24 percent growth to a record US$67.7 billion.
Spontaneous Formation of Nanoscale Hollow Structures Could Boost Battery Storage
An unexpected property of nanometer-scale antimony crystals — the spontaneous formation of hollow structures — could help give the next generation of lithium ion batteries higher energy density without reducing battery lifetime.
