Global Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry Strengthens in Q2 2024, SEMI Reports

The global semiconductor manufacturing industry in the second quarter of 2024 continued to show signs of improvement with significant growth of IC sales, stabilizing capital expenditure, and an increase in installed wafer fab capacity, SEMI announced today

2025 IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference Announces Call for Papers

The IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), the premier technical conference and product exhibition for the world’s semiconductor packaging industry, has announced a Call for Papers for ECTC 2025, the conference’s 75th anniversary.

Greene Tweed Highlights ONX 600 for Semiconductor Applications

This material provides peak durability, performance, and safety in critical environments.

Archer Sends New Biochip gFET Design for Manufacture to Bolster Functionality

Archer Materials Limited, a semiconductor company advancing the quantum technology and medical diagnostics industries, has sent a new graphene field effect transistor (gFET) design for its Biochip to VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd for manufacture 200mm diameter wafers via a MPW run for integration with CMOS readout.

MetroLED Launches Pixel LED Displays to Expand Growing LED Display Product Line

MetroLED announced the expansion of Pixel LED Displays, a division established in 2010, dedicated to enhancing its successful LED display product line.

Texas Instruments to Receive $1.6B in CHIPS and Science Act Funding for Semiconductor Manufacturing in Texas and Utah

Proposed funding, coupled with an estimated $6 billion to $8 billion in investment tax credit, will help TI provide geopolitically dependable, 300mm capacity for analog and embedded processing semiconductors.

Groundbreaking Precision in Single-Molecule Optoelectronics

Scientists from the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Fritz Haber Institute have made an innovative discovery in nanoscale optoelectronics, as detailed in their recent publication in Nature Communications.

New Technique Prints Metal Oxide Thin Film Circuits at Room Temp

Researchers have demonstrated a technique for printing thin metal oxide films at room temperature, and have used the technique to create transparent, flexible circuits that are both robust and able to function at high temperatures.

Rice Baker Institute: Coercive Annexation of Taiwan Would Unleash Globally Destructive Consequences

A new paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy argues that an annexation of Taiwan by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) would trigger economic shocks and diminish the quality of life for populations across Asia and beyond, as well as have devastating impacts on American interests and Americans’ well-being.

AI Use Cases in Semiconductor Manufacturing and the Theory of Adjacent Possible

Keynote speaker at SEMI Pac NW event discussed specific AI use case examples in manufacturing before finishing with TAP and a Cambrian explosion.