Global supply-chains are being disrupted by the U.S./China trade wars, driving increased awareness of the strategic importance of rare-earth elements (REE).
Semiconductors
X-rays Reveal Monolayer Phase in Organic Semiconductor
A team of researchers from Russia, Germany, and France featuring materials scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology has investigated how the electrical properties of dihexyl-quarterthiophene thin films depend on their structure.
KLA Announces New Defect Inspection and Review Portfolio
On Tuesday, KLA Corp. announced the 392x and 295x optical defect inspection systems and the eDR7380TM e-beam defect review system.
CEO Panel Tackles the Future of Moore’s Law Question
On Tuesday morning, Applied Materials hosted a CEO panel discussion with Aart de Geus, PhD, Chairman and co-Chief Executive Officer, Synopsys; Victor Peng, President and CEO, Xilinx; Lisa Su, PhD, President and CEO, AMD; Sanjay Mehrotra, President and CEO, Micron; and Gary Dickerson, President and CEO, Applied Materials. John Markoff, author and former technology writer with The New York Times acted as moderator.
SEMI Announces Election and Re-Election of Board Members
SEMI today announced at SEMICON West 2019 the election of Kazuo Ushida, Chairman of the Board, Representative Director, Nikon Corporation, as a new member of the SEMI International Board.
SEMI 2019 Mid-Year Total Equipment Forecast – 2019 Market Reset With 2020 Recovery
Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are projected to drop 18.4 percent to $52.7 billion in 2019 from last year’s historic high of $64.5 billion.
Nanoscale Visualization of the Distribution and Optical Behavior of Dopant in GaN
Significant advances in the understanding of P-Type GaN semiconductor formation mechanisms and techniques enabling mass production of GaN devices.
UK Researchers Develop Ultrafast Semiconductors
UK researchers have developed world-leading Compound Semiconductor (CS) technology that can drive future high-speed data communications.
SEMICON West 2019 Opens with Smart Technologies, Workforce Development, Industry Opportunities in Spotlight
Smart technologies take center stage today as SEMICON West, the flagship U.S. event for connecting the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, opens for three days of insights into leading technologies and applications that will power future industry expansion.
SEMICON West 2019 Opens with Smart Technologies, Workforce Development, Industry Opportunities in Spotlight
Smart technologies take center stage today as SEMICON West, the flagship U.S. event for connecting the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, opens for three days of insights into leading technologies and applications that will power future industry expansion.
