A research group led by Simone Fabiano at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, has created an organic material with superb conductivity that doesn’t need to be doped. They have achieved this by mixing two polymers with different properties. In order to increase the conductivity of polymers, and in this way obtain higher efficiency in organic solar cells, light-emitting diodes and other bioelectronic applications, researchers have until now doped the material with various substances.
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Inphi Announces Third Generation, Low-Power Porrima PAM4 Platform for Hyperscale Data Center Networks
Inphi Corporation (NYSE: IPHI), a leader in high-speed data movement interconnects, today announced its new Porrima™ Gen3 Single-Lambda PAM4 platform, the third generation of its industry-leading PAM4 platform solution optimized for hyperscale data center networks. The Porrima Gen3 platform reduces the total module power consumption, lowers total cost of ownership and enables a wider range of lasers, enriching the ecosystem with the next generation of innovation.
Global Fab Equipment Spending Poised for 2021 Record High
Global fab equipment spending promises to rebound from its 2019 downturn and see a modest recovery this year before a sharp uptick drives record investments in 2021, SEMI reported today in the latest update of its World Fab Forecast report. The report shows a slow recovery in 2020 – 3% year-over-year (YoY) growth to US$57.8 billion – owing in large part to an 18% expected slump in the first half of 2020 from the second half of 2019. The picture should brighten in the second half of this year as a recovery starts to take hold.
Intel Announces 2019 Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement Awards
Today, Intel recognizes 37 suppliers for their exceptional commitment to quality and performance in 2019. These suppliers have collaborated with Intel to implement innovative process improvements and operate with the highest level of integrity while providing superior products and services.
A Filter For Cleaner Qubits
Researchers at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), RIKEN, and the University of Tokyo propose an improved method for isolating the qubits in a quantum computer from the external environment, which may help usher in the era of practical quantum computing.
ZEISS Semiconductor Mask Solutions Receives Intel’s Preferred Quality Supplier Award
ZEISS Semiconductor Mask Solutions has been recognized by Intel as a recipient of a 2019 Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) Award. The PQS Award recognizes companies like ZEISS that Intel believes have relentlessly pursued excellence and conducted business with resolute professionalism.
A Small Step for Atoms, a Giant Leap for Microelectronics
Step by step, scientists are figuring out new ways to extend Moore’s Law. The latest reveals a path toward integrated circuits with two-dimensional transistors. A Rice University scientist and his collaborators in Taiwan and China reported in Nature today that they have successfully grown atom-thick sheets of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) as two-inch diameter crystals across a wafer.
Samsung Executive Joins Si2 Board of Directors
Jung Yun Choi, corporate vice president for the Samsung Electronics Design Technology team, has been elected to the Silicon Integration Initiative board of directors. A 17-year Samsung veteran, Choi leads the team responsible for developing all design tools and methodologies for Samsung memory products: technologies and environments impacting product values, new process and package technologies, new applications and new working environments such as the Cloud.
SK Siltron Completes Acquisition of U.S. DuPont’s SiC Wafer Division
SK Siltron, a global maker of semiconductor wafers, announced today it has completed the acquisition of DuPont’s Silicon Carbide Wafer (SiC Wafer) unit. The acquisition was decided through a board meeting in September and closed on February 29.
Integra Technologies Enhances Test Services with Presto Engineering Partnership
Integra Technologies, a global provider of semiconductor services for high reliability applications, announced today a partnership with Presto Engineering’s, San Jose, Calif.-based hub, a provider of test and qualification services to the radiofrequency (RF) market in the U.S. Integra and Presto Engineering have entered into an agreement whereby Presto will consign its existing RF test equipment set, located in its San Jose, Calif. facility, to Integra Technology’s Milpitas, Calif. location.
