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Outlook for 2022: Executive Viewpoints
Each year, Semiconductor Digest turns to industry leaders and analysts to get their viewpoints on what they expect to see in the coming year in terms of critical tech and business trends. For 2022, in addition to ongoing technical advances, expect to see a focus on supply chain challenges, sustainability, the workforce shortage and reshoring.
UV LED: After the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, What Is the Status of This Industry?
The COVID-19 pandemic has created some perfect use-cases for UV lighting technologies to spread throughout a rapidly changing disinfection market.
inTEST Closes Acquisition of Acculogic
inTEST Corporation announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Acculogic, Inc. and its affiliates.
SUTD Researchers Develop Ultra-Scalable Artificial Synapse
A research team, led by Assistant Professor Desmond Loke from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), has developed a new type of artificial synapse based on two-dimensional (2D) materials for highly scalable brain-inspired computing.
Semiconductors Reach the Quantum World
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and Cornell University in New York State have identified a composite material that could integrate quantum devices into semiconductor technology, making electronic components significantly more powerful.
Renesas Completes Acquisition of Celeno
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the successful completion of acquisition of Celeno Communications, a provider of smart, innovative Wi-Fi solutions, as of December 20, 2021.
Micro Monument for Nanoscience Carries a Flag into the Microscale
A small team of designers working with The Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology at Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world’s first monument to nanoscience, honoring the technology’s vital role in solving global issues, particularly regarding the development of Covid-19 vaccines and testing platforms.
Biosensors Using Field-Effect Transistors Show Great Promise
Electrolyte-gated carbon nanotube field-effect transistor biosensors detect a wide range of biomolecules but have a few challenges to overcome.
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts November 2021 Billings
The billings figure is 5.0% higher than final October 2021 billings of $3.74 billion and 50.6% higher than November 2020 billings of $2.61 billion.
