Pete Singer

Co-Founder / Editor-in-Chief

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Pete has over 40 years of publishing experience. He co-founded Semiconductor Digest and the Gold Flag Media company with publisher Kerry Hoffman in 2019. Previously, he spent over 25 years at Semiconductor International and 11 years at Solid State Technology.

Time-Resolved, In-Line Airborne Particle Sensing

IPS and wireless wafer/reticle format counters can detect particulate contamination events exactly when and where they occur, with results available in real-time, or stored for later analysis.

How Can a Digital Twin Help Semiconductor Systems Design?

A digital twin is a virtual, extremely detailed version of a physical asset. People create them as single components and all the way up to entire factories. Doing so can let them see the impact of certain decisions before moving ahead with them in real life.

Emerging Vacuum Challenges Posed by New Materials and Cluster Tool Architectures

New processes and materials pose many challenges for supporting vacuum equipment. Intelligent design choices can address these challenges.

North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts July 2021 Billings

North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $3.86 billion in billings worldwide in July 2021. The billings figure is 4.5% higher than final June 2021 billings of $3.69 billion and 49.8% higher than July 2020 billings of $2.57 billion.

Semiconductor Packaging Market to Reach $60.44B by 2030

A new report predicts that the global semiconductor packaging market will reach $60.44 billion by 2030 from $27.10 billion in 2020, growing at a CAGR of 9.10% from 2021 to 2030.

Getting the Most Out of Your System

In an article published in the June/July issue of Semiconductor Digest, imec researchers introduce a unique simulation framework. This helps designers manage the complexity of performing cross-‘world’ optimizations – in order to enable the grand applications of the future.

New Insight into Two Widely Accepted Forms of Deep Learning

Experts at BrainChip offered new insights and considerations for the use of transfer learning and incremental learning in edge AI/IoT environments.

Singapore’s Five Research Pillars Outlined at SEMICON Southeast Asia

At SEMICON Southeast Asia 2021, Mr. Terence Gan, SVP, Semiconductors, Economic Development Board (EDB) of Singapore, outlined five research pillars.

JEDEC publishes XFM Embedded and Removable Memory Device Standard

JEDEC announced the publication of JESD233: XFM Embedded and Removable Memory Device (XFMD) standard. 

onsemi to Acquire GT Advanced Technologies

ON and GT Advanced Technologies, a producer of SiC, entered into a definitive agreement under which onsemi will acquire GTAT for $415 million in cash.