COVID-19 has illustrated for all of us how fragile the technology supply chain is and can become due to a virus. The risk is similar if we have a natural disaster or a trade war or another action that can disrupt how our world runs.
Semiconductors
Applied Materials Launches Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
Applied Materials, Inc. today unveiled a major new initiative aimed at creating a more sustainable and just supply chain for semiconductor and display manufacturing.
SuCCESS2030 (Supply Chain Certification for Environmental and Social Sustainability) will optimize material and parts selection, procurement, packaging, warehousing, transportation and recycling to reduce energy and emissions and conserve resources. The initiative also aims to promote ethics, human rights, diversity and inclusion throughout the supply chain.
PerkinElmer Showcases New NexION 5000 Multi-Quadrupole ICP Mass Spectrometer at SEMICON West 2020
PerkinElmer is showcasing their new NexION 5000 multi-quadrupole ICP mass spectrometer at the Virtual SEMICON West 2020 this week.
Lion Semiconductor Collaborates with Renesas to Develop Advanced 50W Wireless Power Mobile Reference Design
Lion Semiconductor, Inc. announced it is working with Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, to develop ultra high-speed wireless charging solutions with up to 50W for use in flagship smartphones and other mobile devices.
KIOXIA SSDs Gain Compatibility Approval with Broadcom Tri-Mode Adapters
KIOXIA America, Inc. announced that its lineup of NVMe, SAS and SATA SSDs have been successfully tested for compatibility and interoperability with Broadcom’s 9400 series of host bus adapters (HBAs) and MegaRAID adapters.
INFICON to Provide Computer Vision Location Tracking System for the Semiconductor Industry with NextMove VTS
INFICON, a provider of Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 enabling software and hardware solutions for the electronics device manufacturing industry, today announced it has entered into a reseller agreement with VisAbility Solutions.
ASE Technology Holding Joins Apple’s Supplier Clean Energy Program
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd., announced today that it has joined the Apple Supplier Clean Energy Program.
ALLOS and Prof. Ohkawa from KAUST Are Working on High Efficiency Nitride-Based Red LEDs on Si
ALLOS Semiconductors has engaged in a collaboration with Prof. Ohkawa and his team at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) for realizing high efficiency nitride-based red LEDs on large diameter silicon substrates.
CGI Americas Appointed North American Distributor for Weisun Clean Room and Industrial Ovens
CGI Americas (Newport Beach, CA) has been appointed as exclusive distributors for Weisun Industrial Company Ltd.’s(Taipei, Taiwan) complete line of clean room, laboratory and industrial ovens and curing systems for the North American market.
KLA Introduces Breakthrough Electron-Beam Defect Inspection System
Today KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) announced the revolutionaryeSL10™ e-beam patterned-wafer defect inspection system.