The newly developed shape memory polymer resist which allows for high-resolution 4D printing, promises a platform for information hiding for optical anti-counterfeiting and tunable photonic devices.
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Light-Induced Twisting of Weyl Nodes Switches on Giant Electron Current
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and collaborators at Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of Alabama at Birmingham have discovered a new light-induced switch that twists the crystal lattice of the material, switching on a giant electron current that appears to be nearly dissipationless.
EV Group Establishes Customer Training Facility at Corporate Headquarters
EV Group (EVG) today announced that it has established the EVG Academy, a training facility for customers that provides technical training on all classes of EVG equipment as well as on EVG’s CIM Framework software platform in an optimized environment.
Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Grew 7.3% in 2020
Following a decline of 12% in 2019, worldwide semiconductor revenue rebounded in 2020 to total $449.8 billion, an increase of 7.3% from 2019, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.
CMOS-Compatible 3D Ferroelectric Memory with Ultralow Power and High Speed
A POSTECH research team has recently demonstrated a ferroelectric memory that exceedingly surpasses the performance of the conventional flash memory in terms of operation speed, power consumption, and device reliability.
CEA-Leti Reports Machine-Learning Breakthrough that Opens Way to Edge Learning
CEA-Leti scientists have demonstrated a machine-learning technique exploiting what have been previously considered as “non-ideal” traits of resistive-RAM (RRAM) devices, overcoming barriers to developing RRAM-based edge-learning systems.
Trillion Dollar Chip Industry Seen at SEMI ISS
The semiconductor industry is entering a “supercycle” as 5G, IoT, AI data analysis converge.
Newly Developed GaN Based MEMS Resonator Operates Stably Even at High Temperature
Liwen Sang, independent scientist at International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (also JST PRESTO researcher) developed a MEMS resonator that stably operates even under high temperatures by regulating the strain caused by the heat from gallium nitride (GaN).
Intel Appoints Tech Industry Leader Pat Gelsinger as New CEO
Intel today announced that its board of directors has appointed 40-year technology industry leader Pat Gelsinger as its new chief executive officer, effective Feb. 15, 2021. Gelsinger will also join the Intel board of directors upon assuming the role. He will succeed Bob Swan, who will remain CEO until Feb. 15.
SOI Industry Consortium Joins SEMI as Strategic Association Partner
SEMI today announced that the SOI Industry Consortium, a leading industry organization representing the complete SOI-based microelectronics value chain, has joined SEMI as a Strategic Association Partner effective January 1, 2021.
