100 Years of Vacuum Innovation – A Critical Enabler for Semiconductor Manufacturing

A look back at the history of vacuum technology and a look
forward into the future.

Broadcom to Acquire Symantec Enterprise Security Business

Broadcom, Inc., a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, today announced an agreement to acquire the enterprise security business of Symantec Corporation for $10.7 billion in cash.

Axcelis Appoints Jorge Titinger To Its Board Of Directors

Axcelis Technologies, Inc., a supplier of enabling ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry, announced today that Jorge Titinger has joined the Company’s Board of Directors.

Newfound Superconductor Material Could Be the ‘Silicon of Quantum Computers’

Possible ‘topological superconductor’ could overcome industry’s problem of quantum decoherence.

A Field of Sensor Dreams

TERRA-REF aims to transform plant breeding by using remote sensing to quantify plant traits such as plant architecture, carbon uptake, tissue chemistry, water use and other features to predict the yield potential and stress resistance of 400+ diverse sorghum lines.

Meera Rao Joins Rambus Board of Directors

Rambus Inc., a silicon IP and chip provider making data faster and safer, today announced the appointment of Meera Rao to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

StratEdge Expands Packaging and Assembly Services for High-Frequency and High-Power Devices

New facility equipped with cleanrooms and latest eutectic die attach systems.

Greener, Faster and Cheaper Way to Make Patterned Metals for Solar Cells and Electronics

An innovative way to pattern metals has been discovered by scientists in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Warwick, which could make the next generation of solar panels more sustainable and cheaper.

The First Metal-Organic Coordination Polymers Were Synthesized at the Samara Polytech

The resulting nanostructured materials have unique properties.

Edwards Vacuum Opens North American Semiconductor HQ in Hillsboro

Innovation and manufacturing center will employ 250+ workers, including 100 new jobs.