Part of the processes in the N3 Building of the Naka Factory caught fire on March 19, an event which has halted production on the 300mm line for likely the next month.
Semiconductors
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts February 2021 Billings, Surpassing $3 Billion for Second Consecutive Month
The billings figure is 3.2 percent higher than the final January 2021 billings of $3.04 billion and is 32 percent higher than the February 2020 billings level of $2.37 billion.
Mecart Cleanrooms Obtains FM Approval for Cleanroom Panels with Best-in-Class Performance
This places Mecart in an elite group of cleanroom suppliers and makes Mecart the first North American panel manufacturer to gain FM-4882 certification for panels with non-combustible core for cleanroom occupancy.
American Innovation and Jobs Act Would Advance U.S. Leadership in Semiconductor Research
Bipartisan legislation would repeal a harmful tax provision that would make it more expensive for companies to perform R&D in the U.S.
Global Semiconductor Materials Market Sets New High of $55.3 Billion With 5% Expansion in 2020, SEMI Reports
The global semiconductor materials market grew 4.9% in 2020 to $55.3 billion in revenue, surpassing the previous market high of $52.9 billion set in 2018, SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, reported today in its Materials Market Data Subscription (MMDS).
Investment Needed in US$500M Sulfuric Market
IC fabs “life blood” may soon be in short supply in US.
NUST MISIS Scientists Take Step Towards Quantum Supremacy
A Russian-German research team has created a quantum sensor that grants access to measurement and manipulation of individual two-level defects in qubits.
Size Matters When It Comes to Atomic Properties
A study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has yielded new answers to fundamental questions about the relationship between the size of an atom and its other properties, such as electronegativity and energy.
GaN Systems Introduces the Industry’s Smallest and Smartest 100W GaN Charger Reference Design
GaN Systems announced today the release of the industry’s smallest 100W dual USB-C intelligent PD GaN charger.
Isolated Gate Driver from STMicroelectronics Safely Controls Silicon-Carbide MOSFETs
Joining STMicroelectronics’ STGAP family of isolated gate drivers, the STGAP2SiCS is optimized for safe control of silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs and operates from a high-voltage rail up to 1200V.
