ClassOne Technology, global supplier of high-performance semiconductor electroplating and surface preparation systems, announced the sale of its Solstice S8 system to South Korean chip manufacturer, Point Engineering Co.
Semiconductors
JEDEC Wide Bandgap Power Semiconductor Committee Publishes New Test Method for Continuous-Switching Evaluation of GaN Power Conversion Devices
JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the global leader in standards development for the microelectronics industry, announces the publication of JEP182: Test Method for Continuous-Switching Evaluation of Gallium Nitride Power Conversion Devices.
Micron Delivers Industry’s First 1α DRAM Technology
Micron Technology today announced volume shipment of 1α (1-alpha) node DRAM products built using the world’s most advanced DRAM process technology and offering major improvements in bit density, power and performance.
ITRI and DuPont Jointly Inaugurate Semiconductor Materials Laboratory
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and DuPont Electronics & Imaging (DuPont) today celebrated the opening of a new semiconductor materials laboratory in Hsinchu, Taiwan. DuPont established the laboratory to stay close to the semiconductor industry in Taiwan. DuPont will conduct, in collaboration with ITRI, semiconductor material research, development and enhancement, and accelerate pilot testing and commercial viability to support DuPont’s customers as they pursue the next generation of semiconductors in Taiwan. The evolution…
Amber Solutions Closes 2020 With Series B Funding Totaling More than $8.5 Million
Amber Solutions, the young Silicon Valley company that is making the digital control of electricity in solid-state architecture a commercial reality, today announced that its 2020 series B funding round raised more than $8.5 million from new and existing investors, following a successful year of secured patents, partner discussions and multiple industry award wins. According to Amber Founder and CEO Thar Casey, the company’s progress in 2020 is all the…
Titanium Oxide Nanotubes Facilitate Low-Cost Laser-Assisted Photoporation
A research team at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology developed a nanosecond pulse laser-assisted photoporation method using titanium-oxide nanotubes (TNTs) for highly efficient and low-cost intracellular delivery.
indie Semiconductor Appoints David J. Aldrich to its Board of Directors
indie, an Autotech semiconductor and software innovator which is currently in the process of becoming a public company through a planned merger with Thunder Bridge Acquisition II.
Industry R&D Spending to Rise 4% After Hitting Record in 2020
Intel stays on top of research and development ranking, but its share of total industry R&D expenditures dipped after its spending decreased 4% in 2020. AMD moved into the R&D top 10, says new report.
SUTD Research Team Extends 4D Printing to Nanophotonics
The newly developed shape memory polymer resist which allows for high-resolution 4D printing, promises a platform for information hiding for optical anti-counterfeiting and tunable photonic devices.
Maskless Lithography Microfabrication for High Volume Production
New Spatial Light Modulators (SLM) allow a single light source to be parallelized into thousands or millions of smaller light beams that can be used to write simultaneously. With this new capability, machines with higher throughput can expose the entire wafer surface in a reasonable amount of time.
