Semiconductor electronics is getting faster and faster – but at some point, physics no longer permits any increase. The shortest possible time scale of optoelectronic phenomena has now been investigated.
Semiconductors
Nexperia Officially Launches New Dallas Design Center
First R&D Facility in North America enables entry to power management IC market.

Analog Market Momentum to Continue Throughout 2022
Market forecast of 12% growth in 2022 follows historic 30% jump in analog sales in 2021.
Pusan National University Scientists Review Latest Progress in Wearable Energy Harvesting and Storage
Pusan National University scientists take stock of the latest developments in energy harvesting and storage technology for wearable devices, with a focus on nanomaterials and their assembly into various macroscale structures.
CEA and Startup C12 Join Forces to Develop Next-Generation Quantum Computers with Multi-Qubit Chips at Wafer Scale
CEA, a French key player in research, development and innovation, and C12 Quantum Electronics, a startup focused on developing the next-generation of quantum computers using carbon nanotubes, today announced a partnership to produce the first multi-qubit chips at wafer scale.
Lam Research President and CEO Tim Archer Testifies Before the United States Senate Commerce Committee
Lam Research Corp. President and CEO Tim Archer testified today before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for a hearing entitled, “Developing Next Generation Technology for Innovation.”
Kioxia Corporation to Expand 3D Flash Memory Production Capacity by Building New Fabrication Facility at Kitakami Plant
Kioxia Corporation today announced it will begin construction of a new fabrication facility (Fab2) at its Kitakami Plant in Iwate Prefecture, Japan for the possible expansion of production of its proprietary 3D Flash memory BiCS FLASH.

Global Fab Equipment Spending Expected to Hit New High of $107 Billion in 2022, SEMI Reports
Industry drive to expand and upgrade capacity to push spending over $100 billion for first time.
ICE Launches Biotechnology Index Futures and Semiconductor Index Futures Contracts
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced that it has launched two new thematic equity index futures contracts: the ICE Biotechnology Gross Total Return (GTR) Index and the ICE Semiconductor GTR Index futures contracts.
Pusan National University Researchers Develop “Corrosion-Free” Copper Thin Films
The atomically flat copper thin films suppress the growth of copper oxides on their surface.