Semiconductors

Tomorrow’s electronics are getting ever smaller. Researchers are thus searching for tiny components that function reliably in increasingly narrow configurations. Promising elements include the chemical compounds indium selenide (InSe) and gallium selenide (GaSe). In the form of ultra-thin layers, they form two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors. But, so far, they have hardly been used because they degrade when they get in contact with air during manufacturing. Now, a new technique allows the sensitive material to be integrated in electronic components without losing its desired properties. The method, which has been described in the journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b13442), was developed by Himani Arora, a doctoral candidate of physics at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR).

Cisco today announced the appointment of Dr. Lisa T. Su, AMD president and CEO, to its board of directors effective today. “Lisa is an accomplished business leader with deep expertise in the semiconductor industry,” said Chuck Robbins, chairman and CEO, Cisco. “We look forward to her contributions to Cisco’s board and our business as we continue to develop ground breaking technologies, and a new internet for the 5G era that will help our customers innovate faster than ever before.”

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), the global leader in silicon carbide technology, announces that Glenda Dorchak, a seasoned corporate operating executive and experienced director, has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective January 27, 2020. Ms. Dorchak has served as a director of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (Nasdaq: MLNX) since July 2009. Additionally, she serves as a director of Viavi Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: VIAV), ANSYS. Inc. (Nasdaq; ANSS), and GlobalFoundries, a private semiconductor foundry.

JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the global leader in the development of standards for the microelectronics industry, today announced that Dr. Howard Yang, co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Montage Technology, is an inaugural recipient of the JEDEC Distinguished Executive Leadership Award. The JEDEC Distinguished Executive Leadership Award honors the most distinguished senior executives in the electronics industry who have promoted and supported the advancement of JEDEC standards. Recipients of this award are making the industry better through their long-term support for JEDEC participation at both the strategic and managerial levels of open standards development.

A team of physicists has discovered an electrical detection method for terahertz electromagnetic waves, which are extremely difficult to detect. The discovery could help miniaturize the detection equipment on microchips and enhance sensitivity. The finding, reported today in Nature, is based on a magnetic resonance phenomenon in anti-ferromagnetic materials. Such materials, also called antiferromagnets, offer unique advantages for ultrafast and spin-based nanoscale device applications.

Miniaturization of integrated circuits and microchips, elevated wafer production, and consistent growth of the semiconductors industry are anticipated to propel the adoption of EUV lithography into chip manufacturing across the globe. EUV lithography market is estimated for a staggering CAGR of 22% during the forecast period of 2019-2029.