SEMICON West, North America’s premier microelectronics exhibition and conference, opens tomorrow with more than 150 industry visionaries and leaders from the semiconductor ecosystem, academia and government gathering for on-site keynotes, fireside chats, and executive panels on the latest microelectronics developments, trends and innovations.
MEMS
ULVAC Expands Process Capability of Production Proven Optima Dry Strip Systems
ULVAC Technologies, Inc. a manufacturer of semiconductor equipment as the US subsidiary of ULVAC, Inc. announces the release of expanded processing capability for the Optima line of dry strip tools.
Foundry Revenue Rises by 12% QoQ for 3Q21 Thanks to Peak Season, New Production Capacity, and Rising Prices, Says TrendForce
Although the demand for end products related to the stay-at-home economy slowed down as many countries saw rising vaccination rates and were partially lifting social distancing restrictions, the decline in foundry orders from this source was more than offset by the traditional peak season for smartphones, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
Leon Panetta, Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director, Joins Center for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Advisory Board
The Center for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue welcomes Leon Panetta, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, to its distinguished bipartisan Global Advisory Board
CEA-Leti Research Team Proposes New Approach for Next-Generation Memories with RRAM Energy-Storage Breakthrough
In a breakthrough that is expected to significantly advance in-memory energy-storage in resistive-RAM (RRAM) devices, CEA-Leti has proposed a “newfangled approach” that allows these devices to operate as energy-storage elements as well as memory, depending on the applied bias.
Deloitte TMT 2022 Predictions: Chip Shortage Continues; AI Regulation Increases
Deloitte today released its Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) 2022 Predictions report, which highlights how worldwide trends in TMT may affect businesses and consumers worldwide.
CEOs of Chip, Auto, Medical Device, Tech, Telecom, Other Companies Call on Congress to Strengthen U.S. Semiconductor Research, Design, Manufacturing
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today applauded a letter sent this morning to congressional leaders by a broad coalition of 59 CEOs and senior executives urging swift action to fund the CHIPS for America Act and enact a strengthened version of the FABS Act to bolster U.S.-based semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing.
IDC Forecasts Worldwide Quantum Computing Market to Grow to $8.6 Billion in 2027
International Data Corporation (IDC) today published its first forecast for the worldwide quantum computing market, projecting customer spend for quantum computing to grow from $412 million in 2020 to $8.6 billion in 2027.
xMEMS Announces Tomales, the World’s First Monolithic MEMS Tweeter for Smart Glasses and Extended Reality Headset Applications
xMEMS Labs today introduced Tomales, the world’s first monolithic MEMS tweeter µspeaker. Tomales’ top and side-firing package options and 1mm-thin profile simplify speaker placement and positioning to direct audio toward the ear in smart glasses and xR headset applications.
Quantum Computers Getting Connected
Research team with participation of the University of Stuttgart succeeds in integrating color centers into nanophotonic silicon carbide structures.
