Current and emerging smart applications in 5G, medtech and artificial intelligence (AI) that are transforming the way we work and live and have helped the world battle the COVID-19 pandemic will take center stage at SEMICON Taiwan 2020.
Semiconductors
Chae Lee Joins Lion Semiconductor Board of Directors
Lion Semiconductor, a company developing switched-capacitor power ICs with world leading efficiencies, today announced that Chae Lee has joined the company’s board of directors.
Keysight Expands Scienlab Charging Discovery Systems Portfolio
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, has expanded the company’s Scienlab Charging Discovery System (CDS) portfolio with two new test and certification solutions for charging interfaces within an electric vehicle (EV) or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE).
Analog Devices Announces Combination with Maxim Integrated, Strengthening Analog Semiconductor Leadership
Analog Devices, Inc. and Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ADI will acquire Maxim in an all stock transaction that values the combined enterprise at over $68 billion.
NREL Research Points to Strategies for Recycling of Solar Panels
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have conducted the first global assessment into the most promising approaches to end-of-life management for solar photovoltaic (PV) modules.
For Next-Generation Semiconductors, 2D Tops 3D
POSTECH research team has developed a memory device using a two-dimensional layered-structure material, unlocking the possibility of commercializing the next-generation memory device that can be stably operated at a low power.
New Materials for Extra Thin Computer Chips
For a long time, something important has been neglected in electronics: If you want to make electronic components smaller and smaller, you also need the right insulator materials.
Traditional PC Shipments Continue to Grow Amid Global Economic Slowdown, According to IDC
The second quarter of 2020 (2Q20) ended well for the Traditional PC market, comprised of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, with global shipments growing 11.2% year over year reaching a total of 72.3 million units.
Entegris Acquires Global Measurement Technologies Inc.
Entegris, Inc. announced today it has acquired Global Measurement Technologies Inc. (GMTI), an analytical instrument provider for critical processes in semiconductor production, and its manufacturing partner Clean Room Plastics, Inc. Located in Chandler, Arizona, GMTI is now part of the Advanced Materials Handling (AMH) Division of Entegris.
Looking at Linkers Helps to Join the Dots
Better understanding the science that underpins well-known techniques for developing quantum dots–tiny semiconducting nanocrystals–can help reduce the guesswork of current practices as material scientists use them to make better solar panels and digital displays.
