The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced Dr. Robert H. Dennard, pioneer of transformational breakthroughs in semiconductor technology and IBM Fellow Emeritus, has been named the 2019 recipient of SIA’s highest honor, the Robert N. Noyce Award.
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Emerging Semiconductor Substrates: What Will Be The Next Game-Changer?
Yole Développement (Yole) expects the emerging semiconductor substrate market to surpass US$400 million, growing at a 24% CAGR between 2018 and 2024.
Shell Increases Versatility of Nanowires
Laboratory experiments show that semiconductor nanowires can be tuned over wide energy ranges.
U.S. Companies Dominate Worldwide IC Marketshare
China and Taiwan companies register double-digit shares in the fabless segment but very low shares of the IDM IC segment. U.S. companies had just over 50% of the total worldwide IC market.
GaN and SiC Power Semiconductor Market to Hit $3B by 2025
The renewable energy applications in the GaN and SiC power semiconductor market are expected to gain traction during the forecast period as PV inverters, which play a crucial role in converting sunlight into electricity, are expected to adopt these devices to have more efficient power conversion.
Memory Business: Applications Are Driving the Long-Term Growth
Despite some cyclicality and seasonality, the stand-alone memory market has experienced extraordinary growth over the past decade. This has been driven by important megatrends, such as mobility, cloud computing, AI, and IoT.
Imec Doubles Energy Density Of Its Solid-State Batteries to 400Wh/Liter
Imec, a research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, digital and energy technologies and partner in EnergyVille, announced a solid-state Li-metal battery cell with an unsurpassed energy density of 400 Wh/liter at a charging speed of 0.5C
Can We Believe The Hype About China’s Domestic IC Production Plans?
Tariffs and trade issues are forcing China to scale its domestic IC production plans, but do its claims line up with reality? IC Insights believes they do not.
Ultra-Low Power Chips Help Make Small Robots More Capable
An ultra-low power hybrid chip inspired by the brain could help give palm-sized robots the ability to collaborate and learn from their experiences. Combined with new generations of low-power motors and sensors, the new ASIC could help intelligent swarm robots operate for hours instead of minutes.
MEMS: Who Is Leading The Race?
For another year, Broadcom and Robert Bosch (Bosch) remain the global MEMS leaders. Almost every player exhibited a stable yearly growth (From 2017 to 2018) though a bit weaker than the previous period (From 2016 to 2017).
