Yield Engineering Systems (YES), a provider of technology solutions and process equipment for the semiconductor ecosystem and applications, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today for its new 123,000-square-foot facility in Chandler, Arizona.
Semiconductors
onsemi and Magna Sign Strategic Agreement, Invest in Silicon Carbide Manufacturing for Growing Electric Vehicle Market
Magna to integrate onsemi EliteSiC into its traction inverter solutions to improve range and efficiency of electric vehicles.
Enhanced Light Absorption in Thin Silicon Photodetectors with Photon-Trapping Structures
Researchers devise an approach to vastly enhance the near-infrared absorption in silicon, which could lead to affordable, high-performance photonic devices.
Materials “Sweet-spot” – ALD/CVD Precursor Supply Chain
Mo may replace HVM applications, which could reduce future WF6 supply strains.
Micron Delivers Industry’s Fastest, Highest-Capacity HBM to Advance Generative AI Innovation
Micron Technology, Inc. today announced it has begun sampling the industry’s first 8-high 24GB HBM3 Gen2 memory with bandwidth greater than 1.2TB/s and pin speed over 9.2Gb/s, which is up to a 50% improvement over currently shipping HBM3 solutions.
Department of Commerce and Department of Defense Sign Memorandum of Agreement to Strengthen U.S. Defense Industrial Base
The United States Departments of Commerce (DoC) and Defense (DoD) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to expand collaboration to strengthen the U.S. semiconductor defense industrial base.
Growing Colorado’s Semiconductor Industry: Polis Administration Capturing Federal CHIPS and Science Act Funding for Colorado Jobs and Economy
Today, Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) announced the CHIPS Refundable Tax Credits Program to aid Colorado companies in securing federal funding available through the CHIPS and Science Act.
Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments Rise in Q2 2023, SEMI Reports
Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 2.0% quarter-over-quarter to 3,331 million square inches in the second quarter of 2023, down 10.1% from the 3,704 million square inches recorded during the same quarter last year.
A Nano Switchable Polar Column System that Allows High-Density Data Storage
Scientists have developed a new urea-based metal-free system that can improve data storage in device.
America Faces Significant Shortage of Tech Workers in Semiconductor Industry and Throughout U.S. Economy
An estimated 67,000 jobs for technicians, computer scientists, engineers in semiconductor industry—and 1.4 million such jobs across the U.S. economy—risk going unfilled by 2030, according to new SIA/Oxford Economics study.
