Synopsys, Inc. today announced that TSMC has certified Synopsys’ digital and custom design solutions based on TSMC’s latest design-rule manual (DRM) and process design kits for its advanced 3-nanometer (nm) process technology.
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Global 200mm Fab Capacity on Pace to Record Growth to Meet Surging Demand and Address Chip Shortage
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are on track to boost 200mm fab capacity by 950,000 wafers, or 17%, from 2020 through 2024 to reach a record high of 6.6 million wafers per month, SEMI announced today.
Meghan Biery Joins Semiconductor Industry Association as Director of Global Technology and Security Policy
Biery most recently served as senior national security policy advisor at the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security.
Kurt Sievers, President and CEO of NXP Semiconductors, Joins GSA’s Board of Directors
The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) Board of Directors welcomes Kurt Sievers, President and CEO of NXP Semiconductors (NXP).
Busch Vacuum Solutions Nominated for Rudolf Diesel Medal
Europe’s oldest innovation award honors entrepreneurs and companies that have demonstrated both their inventive spirit and their ability to successfully implement ideas in an entrepreneurial manner.
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Memory Upswing Returns, New Record High Expected in 2022
Fueled by economic recovery and the transition to a digital economy, memory IC sales are forecast to reach $180.4 billion in 2022, exceeding the previous record high set in 2018.
Robust Federal Incentives for Domestic Chip Manufacturing Would Create an Average of Nearly 200,000 American Jobs Annually as Fabs are Built
Semiconductor industry currently employs 277,000 people in the U.S. across 49 states, supports 1.6 million additional U.S. jobs, according to Oxford Economics/SIA study.
‘Bite’ Defects Revealed in Bottom-up Graphene Nanoribbons
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), narrow strips of single-layer graphene, have interesting physical, electrical, thermal, and optical properties because of the interplay between their crystal and electronic structures.
How A Helium Shortage Could Put The Brakes On The Tech Boom
Semiconductors—some call the “New World Oil” with massive global implications–are in short supply. And Helium, a gas critical to their manufacturing, is experiencing a supply squeeze that can’t be remedied without new exploration and development.
