SEMICON Europa, Europe’s largest event connecting the entire electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, from innovation to application, will spotlight smart technologies and the talent vital to continuing industry growth 12-15 November, 2019 at Messe München, in Munich, Germany.
MEMS
Quanergy Appoints Strategic Growth Marketer Enzo Signore as Chief Marketing Officer
Quanergy Systems, Inc., a provider of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors and smart sensing solutions, today announced it has appointed Enzo Signore as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer.
Tiny Vibration-Powered Robots Are the Size of the World’s Smallest Ant
Researchers have created a new type of tiny 3D-printed robot that moves by harnessing vibration from piezoelectric actuators, ultrasound sources or even tiny speakers.
Magnetite Nanowires with Sharp Insulating Transition
Osaka University-led researchers make ultra-thin nanowires of Fe3O4, with a remarkable ‘Verwey transition’ from metal to insulator at low temperature — a highly sought-after property for nanoelectronics.
Electronic Chip Mimics the Brain to Make Memories in a Flash
Engineers have mimicked the human brain with an electronic chip that uses light to create and modify memories.
Limitation Exposed in Promising Quantum Computing Material
Metallic surfaces no longer protected as topological insulators become thinner.
Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 1.5 Percent in Second Quarter of 2019
After two quarters of decline, the worldwide PC market grew 1.5% in the second quarter of 2019, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Shipments totaled 63 million units in the second quarter of 2019, up from 62 million units in the second quarter of 2018.
Standards Industry Leaders Honored at SEMICON West 2019
SEMI yesterday honored five industry leaders at SEMICON West 2019 for their outstanding accomplishments in developing Standards for the electronics and related industries. The SEMI Standards awards were announced at the SEMI International Standards 1000th Standard Celebration.
How the MEMS Market Is Holding Up in a Gloomy Economy
The semiconductor market had its best year in 2018, reaching almost US$470 billion. However, growth was slower than anticipated due to sluggish smartphone and automotive sales.
SEMI 2019 Mid-Year Total Equipment Forecast – 2019 Market Reset With 2020 Recovery
Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are projected to drop 18.4 percent to $52.7 billion in 2019 from last year’s historic high of $64.5 billion.
