Semiconductors

Cadence Appoints Mary Louise Krakauer to Board of Directors

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced the appointment of Mary Louise (ML) Krakauer to its board of directors, effective January 31, 2022.

Moov Announces Austin as HQ2

Moov, a data-fueled marketplace for used manufacturing equipment, today announced that Austin, Texas, will be the location of the company’s second headquarters.

ClassOne Expands Engineering Team, Appoints Alia Doll as Director of Engineering

ClassOne Technology, a provider of high-performance semiconductor wet processing tools, today announced the appointment of Alia Doll (formerly with Micron Technology) as its new director of engineering.

Scientists Weave Atomically Thin Wires Into Ribbons

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have succeeded in using nanowires of a transition-metal chalcogenide to make atomically thin “nanoribbons”.

Taiwan’s Intellectual Property and Commercial Court Announced Its Ruling on UMC and Other Defendants with Respect to Micron Case

Taiwan’s Intellectual Property and Commercial Court announced its ruling on UMC and other defendants with respect to the case of the violation of the Trade Secrets Act.

Semiconductor Shortage Issues Migrating from Front-End to Back-End Manufacturing with COVID, According to IDC

With COVID-19 continuing to impact the global economy in its second year, the semiconductor market continues to experience uneven shortages and tight supply.

Nonvolatile Control of Valleytronic Properties of Interlayer Excitons

Valleytronics, based on the valley degree of freedom, is a promising candidate for next-generation information devices beyond traditional field-effect transistors.

SmartSens Selects PDF Solutions Exensio Fabless for Data Analytics of CMOS Image Sensors

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS), a global provider of differentiated data and analytics solutions to the semiconductor and electronics industries, today announced that SmartSens, a CMOS image sensor (CIS) semiconductor company, has selected Exensio Fabless as the platform to perform data management and analytics for their entire family of CIS products.

Intel’s Rebirth Could See it Become the US National Chip Champion, Says GlobalData

Following the publication of Intel’s Q4 and full-year 2021 financial results, analysts at GlobalData, a data and analytics company, give their comments on the results.

The Real Reason Behind the Automotive Industry IC Shortage — A Step-Function Surge in Demand

After years of moderate increases, IC suppliers blindsided by automotive IC demand spike in 2021.

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