The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), in partnership with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), today released a study analyzing the impact of proposed federal incentives for domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
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Lattice Extends Industry-Leading Security and System Control to Automotive Applications
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC), the low power programmable leader, today announced new versions of its MachXO3LF™ FPGAs for flexible deployment of robust automotive control applications and MachXO3D™ FPGAs for system security that support extended temperature operating ranges for automotive and other ruggedized applications.
Electronics Division of Meridian Adhesive Group Enters Electric Vehicle Market
Meridian Adhesives Group, a leading manufacturer and custom formulator of high-value adhesives technologies, will now be serving the electric vehicle market with custom solutions by way of the company’s Electronics Division.
ACM Research Introduces Thin Wafer Cleaning System for High-volume Power Semiconductor Device Manufacturing
ACM Research, Inc., a leading supplier of wafer-processing solutions for semiconductor and advanced wafer-level packaging (WLP) applications, today announced the introduction of its Thin Wafer Cleaning System, a high-throughput, four-chamber system designed for single-wafer wet processes, including cleaning, etching and surface finishing.
SOT-MRAM Pioneer Antaios Secures 11 Million Dollars in Funding
Antaios, a pioneer in SOT-MRAM technology (Spin-Orbit Torque Magnetic Random-Access Memory), announced today that it has secured 11 million dollars in funding to accelerate innovation and develop new strategic partnerships.
AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su to Receive Semiconductor Industry’s Top Honor
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced Dr. Lisa Su, president and CEO of AMD and an accomplished leader in advancing semiconductor technology, has been named the 2020 recipient of SIA’s highest honor, the Robert N. Noyce Award.
2020 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting To Highlight Innovative Devices for a Better Future
The 66th annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), to be held virtually December 12-16, 2020, will uphold the conference’s tradition as the world’s premier forum for the presentation of applied research in transistors and related devices, which are the building blocks of modern electronics technology.
SiFive To Introduce New RISC-V Processor Architecture and RISC-V PC at Linley Fall Virtual Processor Conference
SiFive, Inc., the provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP and silicon solutions, announced that Dr. Yunsup Lee, CTO of SiFive, and Dr. Krste Asanovic, Chief Architect of SiFive, will present at the technology industry’s premier processor conference, the Linley Fall Virtual Processor Conference.
Four Tips on The Uses of Electronic Loads
Bill Griffith, Power Product Manager, Keysight Technologies, Santa Rosa, CA Electronic loads began as a specialized product for testing DC power supplies; electronic loads reveal a power supply’s reaction to various load conditions. The use of FET switches and non-reactive components, commonplace within electronic loads, avoid resonances and instability. DC electronic loads are growing in popularity as more electronic devices convert and store energy. They are utilized in testing most…
Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 4.9 Percent Year-to-Year in July
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors were $35.2 billion in July 2020, 4.9 percent more than the July 2019 total of $33.5 billion and 2.1 percent greater than the June 2020 total of $34.5 billion.
