Design

ASCA Acquires the World’s Largest Intellectual Property Portfolio for Printed Organic Photovoltaics

ASCA – an ARMOR Group company, the organic photovoltaics (OPV) global leader, has purchased the most relevant device- and module-related intellectual property (IP) portfolio regarding printed OPV.

Sensor/Actuator and Discrete Sales Surge in 2021, Not So for Opto

Shortages, tight supplies, and higher prices drive up most O-S-D products in the economic rebound while CMOS image sensor sales are muted by U.S.-China disputes and softness in some systems, says report.

Semiconductor Shortage Issues Migrating from Front-End to Back-End Manufacturing with COVID, According to IDC

With COVID-19 continuing to impact the global economy in its second year, the semiconductor market continues to experience uneven shortages and tight supply.

SRC and NSF to Support Semiconductor Research Experiences for Undergraduates

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) recently signed a memorandum of understanding to support hands-on research opportunities for undergraduate students in technical areas related to semiconductors.

NucleiSys Adopts Breker’s System Coherency TrekApp

Breker Verification Systems announced Nuclei System Technology deployed its System Coherency Synthesis TrekApp to ensure coherency of its configurable low-power and high-performance 32- and 64-bit RISC-V processor intellectual property (IP) designs.

SmartDV and NSITEXE Sign Agreement

SmartDV Technologies, a supplier of Design and Verification Intellectual Property (IP), and NSITEXE, developer of advanced processors, today signed a multi-year agreement that enables SmartDV to license NSITEXE’s recently announced RISC-V-based, 32-bit CPU core to its customers.

America COMPETES Act of 2022 Is a Much-Needed Bill, but Not Sufficient to Compete with China, Says ITIF

Following the introduction of the America COMPETES Act of 2022 from the House of Representatives, companion legislation to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), which passed the Senate last June, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the leading think tank for science and technology policy, released the following statement.

North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts December 2021 Billings

After record-breaking billings of North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers in November 2021, December billings remained robust and were the second-highest ever.

SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium Europe to Spotlight Environmental Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Supply Chain Resilience

SEMI announced today the return of the Industry Strategy Symposium Europe (ISS Europe) 2022 as an in-person event to Brussels, Belgium, May 30, with insights from leading analysts, economists, policymakers and technologists on major forces impacting the semiconductor industry.

Addressing the Microchip Shortage

This country’s semiconductor chip shortage is likely to continue well into 2022, and a Georgia Tech expert predicts that the U.S. will need to make major changes to the manufacturing and supply chain of these all-important chips in the coming year to stave off further effects.

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