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Semiconductors
Edwards Joins MIT.nano as Founding Member
New MIT facility features state of the art lab space and equipment for nanoscale research.
Silvaco Partners With Incubator Silicon Power Technology to Accelerate Success of Semiconductor Startups
Silicon Power Technology, a Sino-foreign joint venture and technology incubator, and Silvaco Inc., a supplier of EDA software and design IP, today announced their partnership to support the growth of the next generation of power semiconductor companies in China.
SEMICON Europa Drives Smart: Transportation, MedTech, Design and Workforce
SEMICON Europa, Europe’s largest event connecting the entire electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, from innovation to application, will spotlight smart technologies and the talent vital to continuing industry growth 12-15 November, 2019 at Messe München, in Munich, Germany.
Second Quarter 2019 Silicon Wafer Area Shipments Fall 2.2 Percent from First Quarter Levels
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.

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.