The vital importance of workplace inclusion and diversity to the growth of the global semiconductor industry will take center stage as the Women in Semiconductors (WiS) program returns in-person on May 1 in conjunction with the SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference (ASMC 2023) in Saratoga Springs, New York.
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Renesas Samples Its First 22nm Microcontroller
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has produced its first microcontroller (MCU) based on advanced 22nm process technology.
Mark Lewis Named Inaugural CEO of Purdue Applied Research Institute
Purdue University announced Tuesday (April 11) the hire of Mark Lewis as the first chief executive officer of the Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI), the nonprofit applied research arm of Purdue with a particular focus on national security, economic security and food security for the United States.
U.S. Semiconductor Companies Join Forces with Ireland as Part of Strategy to Boost Domestic Chip Industry
The digital transformation that continues apace worldwide will increasingly depend on a supply of integrated circuits but the always-fluctuating semiconductor industry must first get past the challenges of 2022 and the shortages and supply-chain issues that are now lowering near-term predicted growth.
Busch Vacuum Solutions USA Acquires Vacuum Service and Sales Provider
Vac-Tech has two locations, one in Phoenix, AZ, and the other in Richardson, TX.
Micron, National Science Foundation and Schumer Announce New Workforce Development Collaborations
Formation of Northeast University Semiconductor Network and publication of Dear Colleague Letter reiterate shared commitment to building semiconductor workforce of the future.
Global Semiconductor Sales Decrease 4% Month-to-Month in February
Worldwide chip sales down 20.7% year-to-year.
Samsung Electronics and AMD Extend Strategic IP Licensing Agreement
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and AMD today announced they have signed a multi-year agreement extension to bring multiple generations of high-performance, ultra-low-power AMD Radeon graphics solutions to an expanded portfolio of Samsung Exynos SoCs.
Wise-integration & Powernet Team Up to Deliver Digitally Controlled, Compact, Energy-Efficient GaN Power Supply Systems
Wise-integration, a French pioneer in digital control of gallium nitride (GaN) power supplies and GaN ICs, and Powernet, a Korean power supply manufacturer, today announced an agreement to build compact and energy-efficient technology for power-supply applications that are currently limited to analog control.
Archer Materials Advances to Wafer-Scale Quantum Device Fabrication
Hundreds of quantum electronic devices and qubit materials prepared for testing, measurement, integration, and optimisation towards qubit control and readout.
