Covalent Metrology, a North American analytical services company located in the heart of Silicon Valley, announced that it has formed a new Semiconductor Consulting practice group, and that Dr. Yihung Lin, a recognized leader in semiconductor metrology, has joined Covalent to lead the new initiative.
Semiconductors
Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments Reach Record High in Third Quarter of 2021, SEMI Reports
Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 3.3% to 3,649 million square inches in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the previous quarter, a new industry record, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.
Semtech’s LoRa Devices and the LoRaWAN Standard Boost Urban Forest Management
Semtech Corporation announced that ICT International, an Internet of Things (IoT) solution provider for environmental applications, is leveraging Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN standard to improve urban forest management and carbon accounting.
POET Technologies Collaborates with a Leading Global Supplier of Lasers for POET’s Optical Interposer Platform
POET Technologies Inc. today reported that it has agreed on the first phase of a supply agreement with a global supplier of lasers and other components used in high-speed optical networking equipment.
Aehr Receives $7.6 Million Order for WaferPak Full Wafer Contactors
Aehr Test Systems today announced it has received a $7.6 million order from its lead silicon carbide test and burn-in customer for WaferPak full wafer Contactors to meet their increased production capacity needs.
FLEX Conference to Co-locate with SEMICON West in 2022
SEMICON West, North America’s premier microelectronics exhibition and conference that unites players across the entire electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, and FLEX Conference, the annual event focused on flexible hybrid and printed electronics innovations, will co-locate at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, July 11-14, 2022.
Towards Self-Restoring Electronic Devices with Long DNA Molecules
The potential of DNA structural properties in single-molecule electronics has finally been harnessed by researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) in a single-molecule junction device that shows spontaneous self-restoring ability.
Optomechanical Signal Processing Through Acoustic-Wave Interference on a Silicon Chip
Recently, a research team led by Professor Heedeuk Shin of the Department of Physics at POSTECH has successfully demonstrated an optical-wave signal that can be amplified or canceled using optically driven acoustic waves on a silicon chip for the first time in the world.
Micron Issues $1 Billion Inaugural Green Bond
Micron Technology, Inc. today announced the closing of its first $1 billion green bond.
NEW Mass Spectrometer APIMS Delivers Repeatable Low Parts Per Trillion Detection Limits for Impurities in Ultra-High Purity Gases
Extrel, a manufacturer of research and process mass spectrometers, has expanded its high-performance product portfolio with the launch of its new VeraSpec APIMS for ultra-high purity (UHP) gas contamination analysis.
