The new Festo N2 purge system for silicon wafer manufacture significantly reduces the risk of oxidation caused by particle contamination. This Festo system is ideal for Front Opening Unified Pod (FOUP) applications by maintaining a consistent, low-particle nitrogen supply. It is the latest Festo innovation for automation in the semiconductor industry.
Semiconductors
Micron Drives DDR5 Adoption With Technology Enablement Program
Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today announced a comprehensive enablement program which will provide early access to technical resources, products and ecosystem partners. The Technology Enablement Program will aid in the design, development and qualification of next-generation computing platforms that use DDR5, the most technologically advanced DRAM available.
Tech to Help Autonomous Vehicles Better Scan for Nearby Fast-Moving Objects
A self-driving car has a hard time recognizing the difference between a toddler and a brown bag that suddenly appears into view because of limitations in how it senses objects using lidar.
Eulitha Introduces PhableX Line of Photolithography Systems for Volume Production of Photonic Products
EULITHA, a Swiss company offering innovative lithography equipment and services for the nanotechnology, photonics and optoelectronic markets, announced today that it has launched a new line of photolithography systems to address growing needs of customers for volume production of photonic devices.
Katy Crist of TEL Appointed to SEMI Foundation Board of Trustees
The SEMI Foundation has announced the appointment of Katy Crist, Director of Marketing and Communications at Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL), a leading global provider of semiconductors and flat panel display equipment, to the SEMI Foundation Board of Trustees.
SEMICON Taiwan 2020 on Schedule as First Comprehensive Virtual and On-Site Event
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.
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.
