AI and ML have great potential in many areas of the semiconductor manufacturing process, ranging in scale from improving the performance of individual tools to managing an entire fab and optimizing the global supply chain
Semiconductors
The Semiconductor Industry Relies on Fluoropolymers to Power the Modern World
Fluoropolymers are a high performing group of substances with a unique combination of properties that are critical to semiconductor manufacturing but are under threat from misguided and misinformed policies making their way through Washington, D.C., and many states.
AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su to Receive Semiconductor Industry’s Top Honor
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced Dr. Lisa Su, president and CEO of AMD and an accomplished leader in advancing semiconductor technology, has been named the 2020 recipient of SIA’s highest honor, the Robert N. Noyce Award.
Samsung Expands Advanced 0.7μm-Pixel ISOCELL Image Sensor Offerings for Wider Mobile Applications
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today introduced four new Samsung ISOCELL image sensors for its 0.7 micrometer (μm)-pixel product lineup; 108-megapixel (Mp) ISOCELL HM2, 64Mp ISOCELL GW3, 48Mp ISOCELL GM5 and 32Mp ISOCELL JD1. With the new 0.7μm ISOCELL technology, Samsung plans to expand the ultra-high-resolution offerings to mainstream smartphones.
2020 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting To Highlight Innovative Devices for a Better Future
The 66th annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), to be held virtually December 12-16, 2020, will uphold the conference’s tradition as the world’s premier forum for the presentation of applied research in transistors and related devices, which are the building blocks of modern electronics technology.
Semiconductor Memory Market: USD 134.95 Billion by 2027
The global semiconductor memory market was valued at more than USD 90 billion in 2019 and poised to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 6.1% during the forecast period 2020 to 2027.
Samco Launches New PECVD and ALD Facility to Support Growth of Deposition and Coating Business
Samco, a leading manufacturer of plasma processing equipment for the compound semiconductor industry, has announced the opening of its new Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition (PECVD) and Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) demonstration facility at Samco’s headquarters, Kyoto.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Goes Virtual with 2020 Global Technology Conference Series
GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) today announced it will launch its Global Technology Conferences (GTC) 2020 series virtually with their first event, GTC North America on September 24.
Four Tips on The Uses of Electronic Loads
Bill Griffith, Power Product Manager, Keysight Technologies, Santa Rosa, CA Electronic loads began as a specialized product for testing DC power supplies; electronic loads reveal a power supply’s reaction to various load conditions. The use of FET switches and non-reactive components, commonplace within electronic loads, avoid resonances and instability. DC electronic loads are growing in popularity as more electronic devices convert and store energy. They are utilized in testing most…
Redefining Reliability: A Game of Integrity Verification
Four factors lead to device integrity: Correct functional execution, effective infrastructure operation, safe operation in adverse conditions, and secure execution in the face of malicious attack.
