Global semiconductor equipment billings surged 30% year-over-year and rose 16% to US$19.4 billion from the prior quarter, SEMI announced today in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.
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Status of the Advanced Packaging Industry
Revolutionary changes are happening in the advanced semiconductor packaging industry.
Hitting The Quantum ‘Sweet Spot’: Researchers Find Best Position for Atom Qubits in Silicon
Researchers from the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T) working with Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) have located the ‘sweet spot’ for positioning qubits in silicon to scale up atom-based quantum processors.
ZEISS, TRUMPF and Fraunhofer Research Team Awarded the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2020 for the Development of EUV Lithography
The German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced the winners of the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2020 (German Future Prize 2020) in a ceremony in Berlin today.
Microlight3D Unveils Smart Print-UV, a New Maskless Lithography System Equipped With UV Light
Microlight3D, a specialty manufacturer of high-resolution micro-scale 2D & 3D printing systems for industrial and scientific applications, today unveils Smart Print-UV (SP-UV), a new maskless lithography system equipped with a UV light source.
Game Changer in Thermoelectric Materials Could Unlock Body-Heat Powered Personal Devices
A new University of Wollongong study overcomes a major challenge of thermoelectric materials, which can convert heat into electricity and vice versa, improving conversion efficiency by more than 60%.
proteanTecs CEO to Present Universal Chip Telemetry at the Taiwan Semiconductor Executive Summit (TSES)
proteanTecs, a developer of Deep Data solutions for electronics’ health and performance monitoring, will present at the Taiwan Semiconductor Executive Summit (TSES), taking place in Hsinchu on December 1-2, 2020.
Keysight Expands European Distribution Channel
Keysight Technologies, Inc., a technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced the addition of two new partners – Batronix and Batter Fly – to the company’s expanding European distribution network.
Patterning Method Could Pave the Way for New Fiber-Based Devices, Smart Textiles
Multimaterial fibers that integrate metal, glass and semiconductors could be useful for applications such as biomedicine, smart textiles and robotics. But because the fibers are composed of the same materials along their lengths, it is difficult to position functional elements, such as electrodes or sensors, at specific locations.
BrainChip Appoints Geoffrey Carrick as Non-Executive Director
BrainChip Holdings Ltd, a provider of ultra-low power high performance AI technology, today announced that Geoffrey Carrick has joined the Company as a Non-Executive Director (NED). Mr. Carrick has extensive capital markets experience and provides governance and regulatory insights in Australia.
