Aiming to accelerate the adoption of smart manufacturing across the worldwide microelectronics supply chain, the first SEMI Global Smart Manufacturing Conference will gather Industry 4.0 experts October 20-23 to share best known methods (BKMs) for improving data capture and analysis in microelectronics manufacturing. Registration for the virtual conference featuring keynotes, case studies and tutorials is open.
Semiconductors
Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 4.9 Percent Year-to-Year in August
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors were $36.2 billion in August 2020, 4.9 percent more than the August 2019 total of $34.5 billionand 3.6 percent higher than the July 2020 total of $35.0 billion.
Five Trends That Will Shape the Future Semiconductor Technology Landscape
Is Moore’s Law still alive, and which applications will benefit from ultra-scaled technologies? How will data centers cope with the overwhelming amount of data? And will we be able to break the memory wall in traditional Von Neumann computing architectures?
How COVID-19 is Impacting the Memory Industry
Heading into 2020 both the DRAM and NAND industries were projected to have turn-around years after suffering through much of 2018 and 2019. However, with the global lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic the outlook for the industry has changed considerably, and not all the change is for the worse. In this article we explore the impact on memory demand, how suppliers are expected to react to the pandemic, and the likely impact to pricing over the near-to-midterm.
Thomas L. Deitrich Joins the ON Semiconductor Board of Directors
ON Semiconductor Corporation today announced that Thomas L. Deitrich was appointed to its board of directors.
Physicists Build Circuit That Generates Clean, Limitless Power from Graphene
A team of University of Arkansas physicists has successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene’s thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current.
Semtech Appoints New Directors to Its Board
Semtech Corporation today announced that the Company has increased the size of its board of directors to 11 members and has appointed Paula LuPriore and Martin S.J. Burvill to fill the vacancies as a result of the increase in the number of directors.
Intel and Sandia National Labs Collaborate on Neuromorphic Computing
Today, Intel Federal LLC announced a three-year agreement with Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) to explore the value of neuromorphic computing for scaled-up computational problems.
Intel Wins US Government Advanced Packaging Project
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Intel Federal LLC the second phase of its State-of-the-Art Heterogeneous Integration Prototype (SHIP) program.
Metrology Solutions for Gate-All-Around Transistors in High Volume Manufacturing
High-speed, non-destructive OCD metrology has the capability needed to support process control throughout the GAA process flow.
