Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments totaled 2,983 million square inches in the second quarter of 2019, down 2.2 percent from the 3,051 million square inches shipped in the first quarter of the year and 5.6 percent lower than shipments during the same period in 2018, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.
Semiconductors
Search For New Semiconductors Heats Up With Gallium Oxide
University of Illinois electrical engineers have cleared another hurdle in high-power semiconductor fabrication by adding the field’s hottest material – beta-gallium oxide – to their arsenal.
SEDC, CEG, and Cadence Highlight Campaign Enabling Innovation in Chip Design through the EDI 2 Saratoga Program Agreement Signed at SEMICON West
In a news conference at the inaugural ES Design West of SEMICON West, SEDC and Cadence announced the launch of a campaign by SEDC to actively recruit entrepreneurs and startups to NY’s growing advanced electronics cluster.
ULVAC Names New Senior Management for North American subsidiary, ULVAC Technologies, Inc.
ULVAC Technologies, Inc. has announced that Dr. Koukou Suu, of ULVAC Japan, will serve as the new CEO of ULVAC’s North American subsidiary, ULVAC Technologies, Inc., based in Methuen, MA.
Finding Marginal Semiconductor Wafer Defects
Final electrical test remains one of the best ways to assess a circuit’s ultimate viability. But we know, unfortunately, that even 100% end-of-line electrical testing of semiconductor wafers will not guarantee that chips will not fail in the field.
New Low-Cost Thermoelectric Material Works at Room Temperature
Material could be used to cool electronic devices, overheated vehicles.
Synopsys and Ixia, a Keysight Business, Announce Collaboration to Enable Scalable Networking SoC Validation Solution
Synopsys, Inc. and Ixia, a Keysight Technologies, Inc. business, today announced a multi-year, strategic collaboration to enable a paradigm shift for system validation of complex networking system-on-chips (SoCs) using emulation and a virtual tester.
Toshiba Memory to Rebrand as “Kioxia” in October
Toshiba Memory Holdings Corporation announced today that it will officially change its name to Kioxia Holdings Corporation on October 1, 2019.
Pioneer Micro Technology Launches Silvaco PDK for Its 0.35 µm Silicon Foundry CMOS Process
Silvaco Japan Co., Ltd. today announced that Pioneer Micro Technology Corp. (PMT) has begun providing a Process Development Kit (PDK) for Silvaco tool users targeting the manufacture of IC designs in PMT’s 0.35 µm CMOS process technology.
Semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) Market to Grow at 8.8% During 2018-2026 on the Back of Advancements in Multi-core Technology
The global semiconductor intellectual property market is prognosticated to expand at steady CAGR of 8.8% within the forecast period from 2018 to 2026. By the end of 2026, the semiconductor IP market is likely to be valued around worth US$ 9,437.8 mn.
