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.

Edwards: How Cryogenics and High-Speed Vacuum Pumps Enable High Aspect Ratio Etch

Edwards has a new cryogenic chiller called Polycold that provides cryogenic wafer chuck cooling. The company also announced a new line of turbopumps.

SCREEN Focuses on Sustainability, New Coat/Develop Track Systems

SCREEN offers a diverse range of systems, from its flagship models for 300mm wafers, offering high functionality and superior productivity for the cutting-edge device market, to 200mm and under models that handle wafers of various sizes and shapes for the IoT device market

How to Solve Top ALD and ALE Semiconductor Processing Challenges

The key to precisely controlling the chemicals used in ALD and ALE during the thousands of “on and off” steps to deposit or etch one layer is the valve design.

Managing Complex Logistics in Today’s Semiconductor Industry

The complexity of the semiconductor manufacturing process is well known, but the logistics of supplying a megafab with equipment and materials can be equally complex. Delivering just one EUV lithography tool, for example, takes three Boeing 747 cargo planes, 40 freight containers and 20 trucks.

The Impact of AI and ML on Embedded Systems

AI and ML are fundamentally reshaping the landscape of embedded technology by enabling these devices to learn from data, make intelligent decisions, and adapt to their surroundings.

U.S. Aims for 20% of World’s Leading Edge Semiconductor Production by 2030

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo believes investments in leading-edge logic chips manufacturing will put the U.S. on track to produce roughly 20 percent of the world’s leading-edge logic chips by the end of the decade.

Semiconductor Innovations in the Agriculture Market

Semiconductor sensors provide farmers most advanced, robust, and energy-efficient systems that help in monitoring the health, welfare, and reproductive cycle.

I’m Boldly Going to Medlab in Search of the Fabled Tricorder

While the Star Trek tricorder remains the stuff of science fiction, diagnostics companies globally continue to beaver away behind the scenes in search of a machine capable of diagnosing the highest number of possible conditions within a single technology.

Chip Sales Look to Bounce Back In 2024

After a challenging 2023, where the semiconductor industry witnessed a 9.4% decline in sales, dropping to $520 billion, 2024 is poised for a significant rebound. This is due to the expected surge in global sales to $588 billion as forecast by WSTS – a 13% increase from 2023, surpassing 2022’s record revenues of $574 billion.

Semiconductor Tech Received Most Granted Patents in 2023

An annual analysis of publicly available patent data from IP management firm Anaqua found that semiconductor technologies received the most granted patents in the US in 2023, the second year in a row that semiconductors have topped the list.