ROHM Introduces Industry-first AC/DC Converter ICs in a Surface Mount Package with Built-in 1700V SiC MOSFET

ROHM Semiconductor today introduced the industry’s first AC/DC converter ICs with a built-in 1700V SiC MOSFET (BM2SC12xFP2-LBZ) in the TO263-7L package.

Winbond Unveils New 1.8V 512Mb SPI NOR flash for 5G and Other High-End Server Applications

Winbond Electronics Corporation, a global supplier of semiconductor memory solutions, today announced it is expanding its total solution of SPI NOR Flash with the introduction of the new single die monolithic 1.8V 512Mb SPI NOR flash.

Breathing New Life into Existing Tech: FT-IR Spectrometer Shows Molecular Orientation

Osaka Prefecture University observes the molecular orientation of thin-film materials with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) using an originally designed, 3D printed attenuated total reflectance (ATR) unit.

SIA Applauds Senate Introduction of FABS Act

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today applauded the introduction in Congress of the Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors (FABS) Act, bipartisan legislation that would establish an investment tax credit to incentivize greater semiconductor manufacturing in the United States.

Inducing and Tuning Spin Interactions in Layered Material

Magnetic-spin interactions that allow spin-manipulation by electrical control allow potential applications in energy-efficient spintronic devices.

Innovative Foundry Technologies Resolves Infringement Dispute with SMIC and Initiates New Patent Litigation

Innovative Foundry Technologies LLC (IFT) has resolved its patent dispute with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC).

AI System-on-Chip Runs on Solar Power

AI is used in an array of extremely useful applications, such as predicting a machine’s lifetime through its vibrations, monitoring the cardiac activity of patients and incorporating facial recognition capabilities into video surveillance systems.

New Manufacturing Technique for Flexible Electronics

Researchers at Stanford University have invented a manufacturing technique that yields flexible, atomically thin transistors less than 100 nanometers in length – several times smaller than previously possible.

Advantest Developing Innovative Methodologies for High-Speed Scan and Software-Based Functional Testing

Semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation is pilot testing a next-generation solution for performing both high-speed scan testing and software-driven functional device testing on the V93000 platform by leveraging the existing high-speed serial I/O interfaces on advanced integrated circuits (ICs).

IC Insights Raises Its 2021 Worldwide IC Market Forecast to +24%

Global IC market expected to exceed $500 billion for the first time.