After two strong years, the sensor and actuator market has cooled off as a result of inventory drawdowns, slowing unit shipments, and economic uncertainty, says report.
SEMI Spring Washington Forum – Connecting Members with Policymakers at a Critical Time
Tensions between the United States and China have reached fever pitch. Ongoing trade negotiations between the U.S. and China broke down earlier this month over reported backpedaling by China on key concessions in a proposed Trump administration deal.
Audi First Carmaker To Join SEMI
SEMI membership will give Audi access to SEMI core competencies in developing international standards and harmonizing technology roadmaps and enable the automaker to leverage the global SEMI platform to promote industry alignment across supply-chain segments.
Intel Recaptures Number One Quarterly Semi Supplier Ranking from Samsung
After surpassing Samsung in 4Q18, Intel further extends its lead in 1Q19.
Analog Bits and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Deliver Differentiated Analog and Mixed Signal IP
Analog Bits and GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) announced the availability of Analog Bits analog and mixed signal IP design kits for GF’s 12nm Leading-Performance (12LP) process technology. Through collaboration with GF, the IP portfolio includes wide range fractional Phase-Lock Loop (PLL) with…
How Small Can They Get?
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology and University of Tsukuba demonstrate that polymers could play a key role in the fabrication of single-molecule electronic devices, allowing us to push the boundaries of the nanoelectronics revolution.
Russian Scientists Investigate New Materials for Li-ion Batteries of Miniature Sensors
Researchers are developing new materials for solid-state thin-film Li-ion batteries for micro and nanodevices
Overcoming Challenges of Futuristic Transistor Technology below 5nm Node
By Pavan H Vora, Akash Verma, Dhaval Parikh Abstract: To scale down a transistor below a 5nm node is one of the vital concerns for VLSI industry as there are various challenges due to the shrinking of components. Several researches…
Process Watch: The (Automotive) Problem With Semiconductors
By David W. Price, Douglas G. Sutherland and Jay Rathert Author’s Note: The Process Watch series explores key concepts about process control—defect inspection, metrology and data analysis—for the semiconductor industry. This article is the first in a five-part series on…
Process Watch: Reducing Production Costs with Process Control
Author’s Note: This is the last in a series of 10 installments that explore certain fundamental truths about process control—defect inspection and metrology—for the semiconductor industry. Each article introduces one of the 10 fundamental truths and highlights its implications. Within…
