Semiconductors

Critical Materials Council Celebrates 30 Years

TECHCET celebrates the 30th year anniversary of the Critical Materials Council (CMC).

SEMI and Semiconductor Digest Announce 2024 Best of West Award Finalists

The Best of West Award winner will be announced at SEMICON West 2024 on Thursday, July 11 at 11:00 a.m. PDT in the Media Hub.

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 19.3% Year-to-Year in May

May sales increase on a year-to-year basis by largest percentage since April 2022; worldwide chip sales increase 4.1% month-to-month.

Flexible Nanoimprint Lithography Enables Efficient Fabrication of Biomimetic Microstructures

Gallium nitride (GaN)-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have transformed the lighting industry by replacing conventional lighting technologies with superior energy efficiency, longer operating life and greater environmental sustainability.

Axus Technology Receives Orders for Capstone CMP System from World’s Top SiC Device Makers

Axus Technology, a global provider of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) equipment, critical for semiconductor and compound semiconductor fabrication, today announced strong sales momentum for its innovative Capstone CS200 Series – the industry’s latest CMP processing tool.

Applied Materials Unveils Chip Wiring Innovations for More Energy-Efficient Computing

Applied Materials Inc. today introduced materials engineering innovations designed to increase the performance-per-watt of computer systems by enabling copper wiring to scale to the 2nm logic node and beyond.

JST Wins New Order for 300mm Ospray Multi-Chamber Single-Wafer Wet Processing System

Highly flexible platform delivers unprecedented flexibility, precision, and repeatability during the etching and deposition process.

How to Solve Top ALD and ALE Semiconductor Processing Challenges

The key to precisely controlling the chemicals used in ALD and ALE during the thousands of “on and off” steps to deposit or etch one layer is the valve design.

Managing Complex Logistics in Today’s Semiconductor Industry

The complexity of the semiconductor manufacturing process is well known, but the logistics of supplying a megafab with equipment and materials can be equally complex. Delivering just one EUV lithography tool, for example, takes three Boeing 747 cargo planes, 40 freight containers and 20 trucks.

What’s in the July Issue?

Each issue of Semiconductor Digest has articles found only in the magazine. Click on the links to read the articles in the July issue. Pick up an issue in print at SEMICON West from the publication bins or from our booth, #248.

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