Semiconductors

Survey: Understanding the Data-Centric Era

The Data-Centric Era is here. It demands highly flexible, high bandwidth and secure infrastructure to meet the demands of highly variable, large and diverse data. Composable infrastructure provides the flexibility, bandwidth and efficiency to meet that demand.

Gigaphoton: Semiconductor Manufacturing Survey Reveals Insights to End Chip Shortage

Gigaphoton Inc., a manufacturer of light sources used in semiconductor lithography, today released the results of a survey that provides insights into the current state of the semiconductor manufacturing industry.

GaN Systems Shrinks Size and Increases Class-D Audio Capabilities with Latest Reference Design

GaN is gladly being embraced in audio, enabling companies to launch better sounding, higher-performance, smaller, and more eye-catching audio systems. And GaN Systems is making it easier to reap the benefits of GaN with the introduction of the GeN2 Amplifier and SMPS Reference Design

Enabling Glass in a 300mm Si Line for Layer Transfer

Challenges and associated solutions in using glass in a standard 300mm Si fab are discussed. We demonstrate that functionalized glass wafers can pass all the requirements to enter a Si fab to enable layer transfer of RF components.

SPIE, the International Society for Optics and Photonics, Announces Its 2022 Fellows

This year, SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, welcomes 58 Members as new Fellows of the Society. They join their Fellow Member colleagues in being honored for their technical achievements, as well as for their service to the optics and photonics community and to SPIE.

Boston Semi Equipment Calibration Operations Receives ISO 17025 Certification

Boston Semi Equipment (BSE), a global semiconductor test cell automation company, announced today that its Penang, Malaysia calibration operation has passed its ISO/IEC 17025:2017 compliance audit.

Mauna Kea Semiconductors Raises $12.8 Million Pre-A+ Round, Launches Breakthrough Low Power Ultra-Wideband Product

Mauna Kea Semiconductors (MKSemi), a low power ultra-wideband (UWB) company, today announced the closing of Series Pre-A+ funding totaling $12.8 million led by Lightspeed China Partners with participation by marquee investors Qiming Venture and Ivy Capital.

Materials to Systems in Semiconductor Manufacturing and Beyond

Materials engineering — the ability to manipulate materials at an atomic level and on an industrial scale — continues to be the primary driver of innovation in the semiconductor and electronics industries. The same fundamental capability is of critical importance to multiple other industries ranging from life sciences, pharma, sustainable energy, engineered optics and displays.

NXP Ramps Flagship 4D Imaging Radar Chip to Production, Adds New Product Tailored for Fast-Growing L2+ Market

NXP Semiconductors has announced two updates to its industry leading automotive radar portfolio, now designed-in at 20 top global OEMs.

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 23.5% Year-to-Year in November; Industry Establishes Annual Record for Number of Semiconductors Sold

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor industry sales were $49.7 billion in the month of November 2021, an increase of 23.5% over the November 2020 total of $40.2 billion and 1.5% more than the October 2021 total of $49.0 billion.

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