The worldwide shortage of semiconductors is expected to last for years to come amid increasing risk and supply constraints.
Semiconductors
Phononic Raises $50 Million Growth Financing from Goldman Sachs Asset Management
To support the global demand for Sustainable innovations that address climate change, Phononic, a developer of solid-state cooling and heating technology, today announced that it has secured a significant growth investment led by $50 million from the Sustainable Investing business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs).
Main Attraction: Scientists Create World’s Thinnest Magnet
The development of an ultrathin magnet that operates at room temperature could lead to new applications in computing and electronics – such as high-density, compact spintronic memory devices – and new tools for the study of quantum physics.
TESCAN Launches Next Generation AutoSlicer Module for High Throughput TEM Sample Preparation
TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING a.s. announces its latest generation AutoSlicer module for unattended, semi-automated transmission electron microscope (TEM) lamella preparation in semiconductor failure analysis and materials science.
NXP Semiconductors and MOTER Technologies Join Forces to Extend Connected Vehicle Insurance Opportunities
NXP Semiconductors N.V. and MOTER Technologies have announced a secure data exchange platform that links deep data from connected vehicles to the insurance industry to power data science solutions for risk assessment, cost modeling, and more.
GlobalFoundries Plans to Build New Fab in Upstate New York in Private-Public Partnership to Support U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing
GlobalFoundries (GF) today announced its expansion plans for its most advanced manufacturing facility in upstate New York over the coming years.
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Scientists Take First Snapshots of Ultrafast Switching in a Quantum Electronic Device
They discover a short-lived state that could lead to faster and more energy-efficient computing devices.
Taiwan Maintains Edge as Largest Base for IC Wafer Capacity
As a percent of worldwide total, China achieves largest increase in fab capacity at expense of all other regions, but still trails Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan in installed capacity.
Renesas Announces Schedule of Yamaguchi Factory Consolidation
Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has decided to consolidate the Yamaguchi Factory (Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture) of its wholly owned subsidiary, Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. at the end of June 2022.
