Just slight variations from optimal environmental conditions can result in defective chips or batch failures, causing significant delays and financial setbacks.
MEMS
Advancing Semiconductor Manufacturing with Innovative Pedestal Heating
The role of pedestal heating in maintaining precise temperatures cannot be overstated, and recent technological advancements are pushing the boundaries of what these critical components can achieve.
Laser Heating Enabling Sustainable Semiconductor Manufacturing
Laser heaters show promise to impact sustainability in numerous ways, ranging from increased tool efficiency, shorter process cycle time, and lower maintenance and consumables burdens associated with thermal processing, all of which lighten the impact of a process on fab infrastructure.
FAMES Pilot Line Launches Open-Access Call
Initiated in December 2023 by the Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) and coordinated by CEA-Leti, FAMES envisions a strategic leap in semiconductor innovation, while reinforcing Europe’s industrial leadership.
Imec and ZEISS Sign a New Strategic Partnership Agreement
The signed Strategic Partnership Agreement extends the existing strategic partnership between imec and ZEISS, which has been in place since 2019, until 2029.
Critical Manufacturing MES Supports Plessey’s Experimental MicroLED Processes
Critical Manufacturing announced that Plessey, renowned for its microLED display technology, has selected Critical Manufacturing MES to support its manufacturing workflows.
Imec Honors Apple’s Johny Srouji with the 2025 Innovation Award
Imec announced today that Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware technologies, will receive the 2025 imec Innovation Award.
Twisting Atomically Thin Materials Could Advance Quantum Computers
Placing two layers of special 2D materials together and turning them at large angles creates artificial atoms with intriguing optical properties.
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ASML and imec Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement
ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) and imec, a research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, today announce that they have signed a new strategic partnership agreement, focusing on research and sustainability.
