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NIST Researchers Resurrect and Improve a Technique for Detecting Transistor Defects
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have revived and improved a once-reliable technique to identify and count defects in transistors, the building blocks of modern electronic devices such as smartphones and computers.
The Micron Foundation Commits Over $1 Million to Promote Greater Diversity in Engineering in Idaho
Micron Technology, Inc. and the Micron Foundation today announced more than $1 million in grants to the colleges of engineering at Boise State University and the University of Idaho (U of I).
SIA Commends House Passage of Critical Semiconductor Manufacturing and Research Investments
House and Senate must now reach agreement on joint competitiveness legislation containing CHIPS Act investments that can be passed by both chambers and signed into law by President Biden.
American Semiconductor Academy (ASA) Initiative and SEMI Partner to Bolster Microelectronics Industry Talent Pool
SEMI and the American Semiconductor Academy (ASA) Initiative, a collaborative national education network of faculty at universities and colleges across the U.S. who are engaged in semiconductor research and education, today announced a partnership to build a comprehensive workforce development program designed to close the microelectronics industry’s widening talent gap.
Intrinsic Announces Breakthrough as Memory Devices Successfully Demonstrated at Commercially Relevant Nanometre Scale
Intrinsic Semiconductor Technologies Ltd today announces that it has successfully scaled its silicon oxide-based resistive random access memory devices (RRAM) and demonstrated electrical performance characteristics that will enable their use as high-performance, low-cost, embedded, non-volatile memory in logic devices at advanced processing nodes.
ASCA Acquires the World’s Largest Intellectual Property Portfolio for Printed Organic Photovoltaics
ASCA – an ARMOR Group company, the organic photovoltaics (OPV) global leader, has purchased the most relevant device- and module-related intellectual property (IP) portfolio regarding printed OPV.
Sensor/Actuator and Discrete Sales Surge in 2021, Not So for Opto
Shortages, tight supplies, and higher prices drive up most O-S-D products in the economic rebound while CMOS image sensor sales are muted by U.S.-China disputes and softness in some systems, says report.
Veeco Receives Multi-Tool Order
Veeco Instruments Inc. today announced that a manufacturer of optoelectronic components has ordered multiple Lumina Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems for production of leading-edge photonics applications.
Kulicke & Soffa Expands Thermal Compression Bonding Capabilities to Accelerate Innovation in the Integration of Semiconductor and Silicon Photonics
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. announced it is expanding its Thermal Compression Bonding (TCB) capabilities to accelerate innovation in the integration of semiconductor and Silicon Photonics.
